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Archive for May, 2010

Biogen Idec joins the movement to end MS

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Posted on May 21st, 2010

Biogen Idec has arranged activities in support of World MS Day 2010 Biogen Idec, an international pharmaceutical company, has joined the global movement to end MS. They are celebrating World MS Day in many of their national offices as well as working with local MS societies. Highlights include: In the United States, conducting a  MyMS Yoga class for MS patients with world-renowned yoga instructor Baron Baptiste and teaming up with O’Jay’s singer Walter Williams as he shares his experiences about living with MS; In France, hosting an art exhibit with paintings from MS patients and partnering with local MS societies for the opening of the “House of MS” where patients and their families can go to learn more about MS and discuss living with their…

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European Union newsletter dedicated to MS and World MS Day

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Posted on May 20th, 2010

To mark World MS Day the monthly EU health newsletter has an MS theme this month In support of WMSD the European Union health newsletter has an MS theme this month. It includes a feature article about WMSD as well as usual features such as health news from around Europe. To read the newsletter click here Tweet This Post Share on Facebook

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From Zurich to Venice. Cycling to raise money for MS research

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Posted on May 18th, 2010

US and UK cyclists raise thousands of dollars (and pounds) for their national societies A group of cyclists from the US and the UK will cycle from Zurich to Venice to raise thousands of dollars (and pounds) for their national societies. A group of fifteen cyclists will ride from Zurich to Venice to raise money for the national US and UK MS Societies. So far the team has raised thousands of dollars for MS research. The 13 team members will spend five days cycling through the Dolomite mountains from Swizerland to Italy. Read about their experience and see pictures from their trip at the Zurich2Venice website. Watch a video about the riders’ motivation below. Tweet This Post Share on Facebook

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From Italy to China, Australia to LA, MS affects people from all over the world

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Posted on May 18th, 2010

A trip of a lifetime. Analia, Italy, travels around the world to find out how people in other countries live with MS. Analia, who is originally from Argentina but now lives in Italy, has been living with MS for 13 years. Since she was a child she had dreamed of traveling the world but for many years her MS prevented her from doing so. This year Analia finally realised her dream and traveled to all four corners of the globe in an epic six week trip. Having lived with MS for so long she decided to dedicate her trip to finding out how other people with MS live in different cultures, climates, and circumstances. To find out more about her trip watch her video…

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World MS Day – 1 week to go

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Posted on May 18th, 2010

With only one week to go until World MS Day 2010, MS activists in more than 50 countries are working hard to make sure their activities go off with a bang on 26 May. In Palestine, a full programme of events includes a meeting with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health to discuss the issues faced by people with MS. In Morocco, media interest has been high and the Society has been invited to participate in a special edition of a popular television show called “Ask the Doctor”. The focus of this episode will be MS. In the USA, the NMSS has launched a text-to-give campaign to enable supporters to donate at any time of the day or night. Individual supporters, like…

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