Tag Archives: carers
New tablet is very exciting and a double dose of good news for MS patients.
Norwich hospital in new MS pill trials
Kim Briscoe, Health correspondent
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
6:30 AM
A Norwich hospital has been at the forefront of trials for a new pill for multiple sclerosis which has today been approved for use in the UK.
Fingolimod is the first oral treatment developed for the autoimmune disease.
Virus and low sunlight ‘raises multiple sclerosis risk’
Virus and low sunlight ‘raises multiple sclerosis risk’
There are many suspected risk factors for MS and the disease is known to be more common away from the equator.
Fluttering butterflies brilliant blog for Mental Health week
Monday, April 18, 2011
This week I’d like to discuss something very important and personal to me … mental illness. It’s something that I feel very strongly about, having struggled with various forms throughout my life. I feel, even now, that there is a huge stigma attached to people who suffer from mental health issues and I’d like to do something, even as small as hosting this themed week, in order to take away some of the shame associated with admitting to mental illness.
