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Appeal board rejects MS treatment claim
A tribunal has rejected an Eastern Ontario woman’s bid to force the Ontario Health Insurance Plan to pay for a controversial treatment that relieved her multiple sclerosis symptoms. Judy Butcher, a 48-year-old resident of Jasper, Ont., near Merrickville, paid $7,000 for [Read More]
Feds to fund clinical trial of controversial MS treatment in Canada
Canada’s Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced Wednesday that the federal government will fund a clinical trial for “liberation treatment,” an experimental vein therapy for multiple sclerosis developed by an Italian doctor. The MS Society of Canada, a [Read More]
Unblocking veins in M.S.: New U.S. study supports Zamboni’s CCSVI theory
Eight months ago, on the advice of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) president, Alain Beaudet, federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced funding for an early (phase 1/2) clinical study of venoplasty (the so-called “ liberation treatment ”) for chronic [Read More]
