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So...what is wrong with a sham treatment arm? The PREMiSe trial by the University at Buffalo Neurosurgery & BNAC is testing 20 people, all get catheter venograms with IVUS, and 10 also get venoplasty. Among a battery of other tests, all of which are the most extensive I have ever received in 10 ...

I believe it was just that Mehta did not have an IRB approval and did not submit the requisite paperwork before proceding. In general, angioplasty balloons are not approved for use in veins, so this is why he would have had to seek IDE exemption. His trial may not have had adequate follow-up to ensu...

Please do not refer to this as a cure. It is most likely an excellent means of alleviating symptoms, and may reduce progression but it is not a cure. I wold hate for the world to think MS has been cured and cease supporting research. Much remains to be done to restore myelin and repair damaged axons...

Who says people with MS cannot sweat? I can sweat profusely.

You cannot make a blanket statement like this.

McMaster University, in conjunction with St. Joseph's Hospital will be doing a study to determine what type of screening is most effective (MRV, Duplex Doppler Ultrasound, etc.) Professor Ian Roger is running the program. Mark Haake is the Director of Imaging Dr. Paulseth is the director of the MC c...