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I am the Webmaster for the greatest little charity in the world. The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre - http://www.msrc.co.uk Help support the charity by visiting my personal site Squiffy's House of Fun - Laughter for Multiple Sclerosis - http://www.shof.msrcsites.co.uk/ and if you laugh, donate, it's as simple as that! Thanks in advance and tell everyone you know! squiffs xx

May 8, 6:13am: This is my Permanent Post.

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Catch all the latest from Squiffy on Twitter - twitter.com/squiffy2 [twitter.com/squiffy2]

Get all the latest MS news on Twitter - twitter.com/MSRC [twitter.com/MSRC]

I created this blog to create more awareness of The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre, who I am the Webmaster for. To find out what we do for people with MS please go to our website - msrc.co.uk [msrc.co.uk]

To raise money for the MSRC I created "Squiffy's House Of Fun - Laughter For Multiple Sclerosis - shof.msrcsites.co.uk [shof.msrcsites.co.uk] - the concept behind the site is very simple. People go to the site, read the jokes etc, if they enjoyed it they can make a small (or large!:O) donation towards the work of the MSRC at Squiffy's - Laugh for the MSRC - justgiving.com/laughforMS [justgiving.com/laughforMS] .

Please pass on the MSRC website address to anyone you know affected by MS anywhere in the world and help make a difference.

SU now has a MS Discussion Group, why not pop in and say Hi? - multiple-sclerosis.group.stumbleupon.com [multiple-sclerosis.group.stumbleupon.com]

MSRC Online:

Website: msrc.co.uk [msrc.co.uk]
MSRC MS Message Boards: msrcsharing.yuku.com/directory [msrcsharing.yuku.com/directory]
Facebook: facebook.com/group.php [facebook.com/group.php]
Twitter: twitter.com/MSRC [twitter.com/MSRC]
Twitter Group: twittgroups.com/group/themsrc [twittgroups.com/group/themsrc]
Youtube: youtube.com/MSResourceCentre [youtube.com/MSResourceCentre]
Myspace: groups.myspace.com/MSResourceCentre [groups.myspace.com/MSResourceCentre]
Bebo: bebo.com/themsrc [bebo.com/themsrc]
Flickr: flickr.com/groups/msrc [flickr.com/groups/msrc]
Linkedin: linkedin.com/groups [linkedin.com/groups]

Thanks guys and gals.

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6:25am: Choose Archive Page

My review pages are now over 7250 entries (!), yeah, I know, sad, sad little clown :O)

Anyhow to see any of my pages just type in a number between 1 and 729.

Enjoy

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Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre Further Possible MS Drugs and Treatments...: 6:14am (1 review) brain-disorders, science, multiple-sclerosis, ms, ms-research http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseacti...; Clinical trial update on therapeutic effects of combined treatment with ribavirin and tiazofurin for MS

Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS) Chief Scientist with its Slavica BioChem subsidiary, Dr. Sanja Pekovic provided updates on recent clinical trials with animal subjects in regards to the use of Ribavirin And Tiazofurin for the potential treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Dr. Pekovic reported; "It is now well accepted that axonal injury begins at an early stage in MS, and likely accounts for clinical progression seen later in the disease course, suggesting that early, aggressive treatment is critical in order to suppress long-term disability progression. Researchers from IBISS group (a related research group) tested the effect of combined treatment with ribavirin (R) and tiazofurin (T) administrated during the effecter phase of disease."

Dr. Pekovic added: "We are hopeful, that with additional funding, we will be able to continue along this promising path, and continue researching the potential applications of a combination of ribavirin and tiazofurin in the treatment of MS."

Source: Medical News Today � 2009 MediLexicon International Ltd (03/07/09); Delete this site from your blog? or Delete review only

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Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre Extracranial Venous Outflow Research...: 5:32am (1 review) brain-disorders, ms, multiple-sclerosis, ms-research http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseacti...; Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) a new model of Multiple Sclerosis
Background:
The extracranial venous outflow routes in clinically defined multiple sclerosis (CDMS) have not previously been investigated.

Methods:
Sixty-five patients affected by CDMS, and 235 controls composed, respectively, of healthy subjects, healthy subjects older than CDMS patients, patients affected by other neurological diseases and older controls not affected by neurological diseases but scheduled for venography (HAV-C) blindly underwent a combined transcranial and extracranial colour-Doppler high-resolution examination (TCCS-ECD) aimed at detecting at least two of five parameters of anomalous venous outflow. According to the TCCS-ECD screening, patients and HAV-C further underwent selective venography of the azygous and jugular venous system with venous pressure measurement.

Results:
CDMS and TCCS-ECD venous outflow anomalies were dramatically associated (OR 43, 95% CI 29 to 65, p<0.0001). Subsequently, venography demonstrated in CDMS, and not in controls, the presence of multiple severe extracranial stenosis, affecting the principal cerebrospinal venous segments; this provides a picture of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) with four different patterns of distribution of stenosis and substitute circle. Moreover, relapsing-remitting and secondary progressive courses were associated with CCSVI patterns significantly different from those of primary progressive (p<0.0001). Finally, the pressure gradient measured across the venous stenosies was slightly but significantly higher.

Conclusion:
CDMS is strongly associated with CCSVI, a scenario that has not previously been described, characterised by abnormal venous haemodynamics determined by extracranial multiple venous strictures of unknown origin. The location of venous obstructions plays a key role in determining the clinical course of the disease.

P Zamboni,1 R Galeotti,1 E Menegatti,1 A M Malagoni,1 G Tacconi,1 S Dall�Ara,1 I Bartolomei,2 and F Salvi2
1 Vascular Diseases Center, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
2 Department of Neurology, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy

Source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2009 April; 80(4): 392-399. (03/07/09); Delete this site from your blog? or Delete review only

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Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre Help Higgy Hit a Hundred!: 2:20am (1 review) running, ms, multiple-sclerosis, higgy-s-heroes http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseacti...; Help Higgy Hit a Hundred!

Event: STROUD HALF MARATHON
Date: SUNDAY 25th OCTOBER

Higgy's Heroes� are at it again! Not content with raising over �14,000 for MSRC in the 2008 Stroud Half Marathon, MSRC Patron, Alastair 'Higgy' Hignell has raised the bar even higher.

The challenge is on to find 100 Higgy's Heroes� who are ready to take part in the 2009 Stroud Half Marathon.

The fantastic event starts in the heart of Stroud and takes runners through the picturesque scenery of Gloucestershire, before finishing back in the town at Marling School.

The race is voted in the Top Twenty of Half Marathons in the UK but you don't have to be an Elite athlete to join Higgy's Heroes�!

We need 100 people who are committed to training for several months in anticipation of the half marathon distance and who also want to raise much needed funds for MSRC.

We will be there on the day to support all of Higgy's Heroes and we will be providing:

Higgy's Heroes� Fundraising Pack
Higgy's Heroes� t-shirt
Higgy's Heroes� Cheering Points
Higgy's Heroes� post-Marathon meeting point
Refreshments
Sports Massage
Guaranteed Higgy's Heroes� Welcome!

To Help Higgy Hit a Hundred, contact Abi on 01206 505444 or email abi@msrc.co.uk places are going fast, so join the team today!

To support Higgy's 100 why not donate on Higgy's Justgiving page - justgiving.com/higgy [justgiving.com/higgy]; Delete this site from your blog? or Delete review only

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Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre Who Are MSRC: 1:32am (1 review) brain-disorders, ms, multiple-sclerosis, msrc http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseacti...; MSRC Featured Page
Who Are MSRC

Welcome to MSRC and our web site.

The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre (MSRC) is a proactive and innovative charity, passionately committed to supporting anyone affected by Multiple Sclerosis through access to unbiased information and advice. Our approach is to encourage individuals to make choices that are appropriate to their daily lives, empowering them to maximise their potential.

We hope you find the MSRC Website as useful as the thousands of others who visit.

MSRC firmly believes that our role is simply to act as a conduit for people to share their thoughts, experience and knowledge. We believe that given sufficient information anyone who visits is capable of making their own decisions appropriate for their lives.

Our Message Boards are a friendly, inspiring and very supportive place to visit, even if you just read what goes on, and our Chat Room is another place to recieve friendly help, support or just some social time with others with MS. We hope you will visit them and find them places you want to be.

This is hopefully a place where you can be an individual in the knowledge that although unique, you are not alone.

You can either use any of the buttons to the left to navigate around our comprehensive website, or, you can use the Google Search facility and search for words or topics which may interest you.

You can contact us with any questions, write to us or give us a call and we will respond quickly to any request.

To contact us online click here.

Our postal address is : The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre, 7 Peartree Business Centre, Peartree Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex. CO3 0JN

Telephone us on 01206 505444, Fax us on 01206 505449; Delete this site from your blog? or Delete review only