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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has a leaflet called Multiple Sclerosis.
Multiple Sclerosis Society
The largest national voluntary organisation providing support to people with MS and their families.
Women and MS
Information for young women who have recently been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
MS Trust
A UK charity with a positive approach to MS; funding research; providing information and establishing a national network of MS nurses for people who have MS now.
Action MS
The Multiple Sclerosis Action Group in Northern Ireland was formed by a small group of people with MS, families and friends who decided to do something to fight multiple sclerosis. Information and support services are offered.
Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre
Information and support for people with MS and their families and friends.
Shift.ms
Shift.ms is a web-based community for young people affected by Multiple Sclerosis. Users can share, support and interact with each other throughout the site.
Multiple Sclerosis Decision Aid
This site has been created with funding from the UK Department of Health as an independent source of assistance and advice. If you are making a decision about Disease Modifying Drug treatment of your Multiple Sclerosis, this web site may be of interest to you.
Pain in Multiple Sclerosis
Information from the Pain Relief Foundation.
Multiple sclerosis - natalizumab
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Functional Electrical Stimulation for Drop Foot of Central Neurological Origin
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Medicine Guide for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Conditions
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
MS Research
Charity dedicated to research and extending knowledge about MS with the aim of providing better treatment and hastening a cure.
MSActivesource.co.uk
"Positive living with MS." - website full of useful information about MS and living with MS.
Multiple Sclerosis
Information from the British Brain and Spine Foundation.
MS First
Furthering information, research,support and training by putting MS first. It seeks a future in which MS can be treated more effectively through a better understanding of the disease.
Jooly's Joint
Free global support network for people with MS, run by British women with MS. 10,000 members. Webpals, support boards, email groups, live chat, short stories, competitions and much more.
Multiple sclerosis
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.