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Scottish government short-sightedly ignores essential facts

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:41 pm
by MSUK
Scottish government short-sightedly ignores essential facts on Vitamin D and MS

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The Scottish Government yesterday ruled out a move to provide Vitamin D supplements on the NHS to make up for a lack of sunlight and to help combat chronic disorders such as multiple sclerosis.

Experts recommended that Scotland should become the first to fund the free Vitamin D supplement for everyone – which could cost up to £15 million.

Professor George Ebers, Professor of Clinical Neurology at Oxford University, was one of those who made the call during a one-day summit examining the possible link between multiple sclerosis and vitamin D deficiency....Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/1334