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People With MS Applaud Budget Money For NDIS
MS Australia today welcomed the Federal Government’s Budget announcement of substantial foundation funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – the most...
People With MS Applaud Budget Money For NDIS
MS Australia today welcomed the Federal Government’s Budget announcement of substantial foundation funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – the most...
Australian Scientists Discover Key to Halt Nerve Fibre Damage in MS
Scientists at RMIT and Monash have discovered that blocking a specific protein may have the ability to act as a "hand brake" to the progression of multiple sclerosis. These findings were published in Oxford University Press journal Brain today.
MEDIA STATEMENT - CCSVI
This evening Channel Seven’s Sunday Night program aired a story about Chrissy Amphlett’s battle with multiple sclerosis (MS). The story also featured information about chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, also known as CCSVI.
Several bodies around the world are currently...
MEDIA STATEMENT - Pregnancy and MS
Research published in the journal Neurology today show results of a study into an effect of pregnancy on multiple sclerosis (MS).
The study was conducted by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and featured 800 women. It has shown that the risk of getting MS may be related to the...
Round Table To Address Need For Insurance Scheme
Some of Australia’s largest disability and chronic illness organisations will come together with politicians in Melbourne today for a roundtable discussion about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and what must be done to get it up and running.
ACT Government Urged To Fund Help For Summer Sufferes
MS Australia launched a campaign today to urge the ACT Government to introduce a Medical Cooling Electricity Concession for people suffering from the debilitating effects of heat intolerance.