June

July

• 16-18 - Kids’ Journey Camp
• 20 - Living Well with MS (Teleconference)
• 31 – Walk MS: Ketchikan

August

September

• 10-11 – Bike MS Ride: Hope
• 30 – Dinner of Champions
• 23 – Breakthrough Treatment Options (Teleconference)

October

• 5-26 - Take Charge of Your MS (Teleconference)

Multiple Sclerosis Resources
Healthday News

• Genetic Variants Tied to MS, Study Finds
• Sunlight May Play Role in Multiple Sclerosis Risk
• Twins Study Points to Environmental Cause for MS
• Cholesterol Drugs May Slow MS

Clinical Trial

• ESTRIOL in MS (click here for more information)
  The estrol trial is taking place at sixteen (16) medical centers across the US. Women between 18-50 who are diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS and are interested in participating in this clinical trial should contact the nearest site to discuss their eligibility.

MS Exchange Issue

• MS Exchange: May 2010 Volume 14 number 2
  Inside:All about the MS Coalition;MS Icon Jimmy Heuga Dies; IOMSRT Section: Spotlight on Jutta Hinrichs; IOMSN Education Schedule

Meet the Experts

• Social Security Disability and MS: The Impact of the “MS Listing”
  Jamie R. Hall
  During recent research, the author discovered that the Social Security Administration has issued an MS Listing for applicants. Basically, this listing provides an alternative method for an MS patient to obtain MS benefits, allowing them to forego the generic standard (including prior work and age-based requirements). Mr Hall reviewed the standards under the MS listing, and has condensed the topic into the attached two-page article.Consortium of MS