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Thanks for posting this. I have already forwarded to about ten people. If you can, try to use the NYT web site to email it so that it will show up on their "Most Emailed" list. This will get it more exposure!

I'm no Dr. but in my simple mind, the best (and quickest) way to get up and running would be to partner with another DR. S we know... Had a question for Dr. Siskin about something else and so I mentioned Dr. Sclafani's IRB rejection. Here's what Dr. Siskin replied: I want you to know that I am in c...

Dearest Dr. Sclafani, That is so disappointing to hear about your rejected trial. All I can do is shake my head. One thought: could you use all you have learned to help educate others who are performing the procedure? I have been in contact with Dr. Siskin's office in Albany, NY, and I believe that ...

How about those headaches? Still there?

Cheer,
Dr. Siskin's clinic has a 2 web page spread on his site regarding CCSVI and the fact that they are treating people. Rokkit created a thread on it about a month ago:
http://www.thisisms.com/ftopict-11660.html

Any of you Canucks know how to find these recordings on the CPAC site? This Yank can't seem to find any. Can you only watch it live?

hwebb wrote:So not so important how much sun you've seen, or even how much sun your mother has seen

If only metabolism were important than the birthdate studies would not have shown such a drastic bias of spring birthdays for pwMS. Sun exposure for your mom during your pregnancy matters!

Clavicle ... SUBClavian ... DOH! Some of these vein names actually make sense.

BooBear, that is awesome.

I recall reading that Tokyo, Japan has a similar latitude to Melbourne, Australia. However, in Melbourne the MS rate is high (approx 1 in 1000)...in Tokyo low (approx 1 in 10,000). Interestingly, the rate in Scotland is approx 1 in 250. The rate in neighbouring England and Wales is approx 1 in 1000...

Done and done.

I could be wrong but I seem to remember reading that the doctors in Albany (Siskin, Mandato) do not prescribe anti-coagulants. Maybe someone can confirm that or say that I'm incorrect. I would find this very odd since these drugs are pretty standard for at least a week following a ballooning of the...

Informative link on IRB: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_review_board Institutions that conduct human research and receive funding from Health and Human Services (HHS) must have an IRB that operates according to federal guidelines (i.e., no IRB = no government funding). The IRB process en...

As I understand it, the FDA presides over drugs and DEVICES. The devices would have to be stents, which have never been approved by the FDA for use in VEINS, only in Arteries. Use of a device or drug that has been approved by the FDA for another purpose is very common and is known as "off label" use.

Stix, (WARNING: THIS MINOR RANT IS ONLY FRACTIONALLY RELATED TO YOUR POSTING SO FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD IT ENTIRELY) I would like a magic bullet as much as the next guy. Certainly Liberated people with a medical background carry more weight than the rest of us in this battle and they ARE speaking up....

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