MS Support Websites

MS Patient Sites

Shift.ms (www.shift.ms)
A place for young people affected by Multiple Sclerosis to share, support and interact with each other.

MS Blogs

MS Blog (http://www.allaboutms.ca)
Provides information about MS from the perspective of an MS patient

Sites for the Family

MS for Kids (www.msforkids.com)
A safe website for children to find out information about the MS that’s affecting their parent

MS for Teens (www.msforteens.com)
A place for teens to learn more about MS and communicate with their peers.

MS for Young Adults (www.someonelikeme.ca)
A branch of the MS Society of Canada where young adults can get and share information about MS.

MS Moms (www.msmoms.com)
A resource focusing on the issues that affect women and mothers with MS

MS Sites

The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (http://www.mssociety.ca)
"The Society is dedicated to finding a cure for multiple sclerosis and enabling people affected by MS to enhance their quality of life."

The National MS Society (US) (http://www.nmss.org)
"The National Multiple Sclerosis Society supports more MS research and serves more people with MS than any national voluntary MS organization in the world."

The International Federation of National MS Societies (http://www.ifmss.org.uk)
"The International Federation of National MS Societies"

Understanding MS (www.understandingms.com)
Articles and webcasts about MS.

MS Crossroads (http://www.mscrossroads.org/)
"A collection of essential MS sites on the Net."

Medical Sites

National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (http://www.ninds.nih.gov)
"The leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders of the brain and nervous system."

MRI Images at Harvard (http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html)
MRI images at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. See case five, which displays an MS time lapse sequence.

The American Academy of Neurology (http://www.aan.com)
Information on neurological disorders

The Myelin Project (http://www.myelin.org)
Dedicated to funding research projects related to myelin repair.

NabFeron (http://nabsmatter.com)
Helping you understand the impact of neutralizing antibodies (NAb's) on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatment.

Government sites and other resources

Occupational Therapy Resources in Canada (www.otworks.ca)
Site offering occupational therapy resources for Canadians.

The Canadian Food Guide (www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php)
The Canadian Food Guide for healthy eating

Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits (www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/isp/cpp/disaben.shtml)
Site from the Government of Canada

Health Canada (www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/index.html)