Possible MS Breakthrough

by Nadine
(Canada)

Hi all, wanted to bring attention to the article I read over the weekend regarding a possible breakthrough for MS sufferers - the premise is that rather than it being an autoimmmune disease, it is vascular - treatment (and if the article is accurate) is highly effective in the common remittant form of MS - procedure is a similar to when there is a blockage in the heart (angioplasty), but this is a blockage in the jugular veins to the brain - insertion of catheter/balloon to clear the blockages - Dr. Zamboni pioneered this procedure on his wife, who has now been symptom free for 3 years! - They site several other candidates who had undergone procedure with successful outomes.

Anyway for those who have family members afflicted with MS, there may be hope for a better quality of life down the road.

** interesting to note, HOWEVER, that while the MS Society in Canada is maintaining a cautious stance, the US Society goes further to urge sufferes NOT to have procedure or even check to see if veins are blocked (experimental surgery) but to stay with the pharma program of chemo/corticosteriods/pain meds et al....obviously, there would then be nothing for the societies to do.....and a huge loss of income for pharma.......

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