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Du Pré Fellowship and Grants 2007 - nominations now open to researchers

Nominations for MSIF's 2007 Du Pré Fellowship and Grants for young MS researchers are now open. The awards are named in honour of the life and work of Jacqueline du Pré, a renowned cellist who had MS.

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Caregiving and MS survey

Thank you to everyone who took part in the caregivers and MS survey on our website. The results of the survey will appear in Issue 9 of MS in focus, which is due to be published in January 2007.

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Profile of the Month : January 2008

Mohammad Tabiee

Country: Thailand
Age: 34
Year of diagnosis: 1998
Occupation: Quality Control Manager

English Spanish Italian German French Russian

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Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for chronic low-back pain in a Multiple Sclerosis population: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

This study in 90 MS patients with chronic low-back pain did not find a statistically significant benefit from the use of TENS machines.

authors: Warke K, Al-Smadi J, Baxter D, Walsh DM, Lowe-Strong AS

source: Clin J Pain. 2006 November/December;22(9):812-819.

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Interferon therapy for ocular disease

This review examines the role of interferons in treating ocular problems associated with MS and other autoimmune diseases.

authors: Mackensen F, Max R, Becker MD.

source: Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2006 Dec;17(6):567-73.

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Identification of fibers at risk for degeneration by diffusion tractography in patients at high risk for MS after a clinically isolated syndrome

This paper seeks to establish a new methodology to investigate fibres in the normal appearing white matter which are at risk from secondary degeneration following focal inflammation.

authors: Simon JH, Zhang S, Laidlaw DH, Miller DE, Brown M, Corboy J, Bennett J.

source: J Magn Reson Imaging. 2006 Nov;24(5):983-8.

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How can we help employees with chronic diseases to stay at work? A review of interventions aimed at job retention and based on an empowerment perspective

This review of studies exploring vocational rehabilitation in chronic illness concludes that these interventions can be effective, and that more medical attention should be directed at getting patients back to work.

authors: Varekamp I, Verbeek JH, van Dijk FJ.

source: Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2006 Nov;80(2):87-97. Epub 2006 Jun 7.

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Vitamin B12 and MS – comment from the UK MS Society

source: UK MS Society

The UK MS Society provides a comment on recent UK news stories carrying a report that suggests that vitamin B12 may help address some symptoms of MS.

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Canadian MS Society appoints new President and Chief Executive

source: MS Society of Canada

Due to the retirement of Alistair Fraser, the Canadian MS Society has appointed Yves Savoie as their new President and Chief Executive, effective from February 7, 2007.

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