CIHR
CIHR
What happened in 2010....
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
They say that there is not enough evidence, yet they are not prepared to research it....
“There was unanimous agreement from the scientific experts that it is premature to support pan-Canadian clinical trials on the proposed Liberation Procedure. There is an overwhelming lack of scientific evidence on the safety and efficacy of the procedure, or even that there is any link between blocked veins and MS.”
Link to news release (English)
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/42382.html
Link to news release (French)
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/f/42382.html
Link to summary report (English)
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/42381.html
Link to summary report (French)
Please read the following rebuttals:
•by Dr. Lorne Brandes dated Sept. 8,2010
•by Ashton Embry,An Executive Summary and an In-Depth Analysis
•by Ashton Embry direct-ms.org (worth reading Alberta Health Service Info Sheet)
•by CCSVI in Multiple Sclerosis, learn about Dr. Beaudet of the CIHR
What is happening in 2011...
Canadian Government to fund CCSVI trials!
News headlines and interviews:
CCSVI Coalition - Research yes, still no right to treatment
CTV - Feds OK funding for MS 'liberation therapy' trials
CBC - MS therapy clinical trials get federal OK
RICK HOWE SHOW- interview with Christopher Alkenbrack
The Globe and Mail - Ottawa to fund clinical trials for controversial MS treatment
Le Devoir - Traitement de la sclérose en plaques - Ottawa teste la «méthode Zamboni»
Montreal Gazette - Ottawa to fund clinical trials of MS treatment
Ottawa Citizen Funding ‘liberation’ treatment trials not enough, says Ottawa MS patient
The Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia - Province awaiting details on MS trials
Leading up to the CIHR new decision:
Maclean’s - Liberals push for CCSVI trials in Canada