… Thus to embark upon multiple studies on CCSVI in numerous countries, funded by
national Multiple Sclerosis societies, to me is the height of profligacy. Vast amounts of …

… in a recent review. The significant variability in reported findings in CCSVI research can be
… -dependence, the lack of blinding and the methodological and scientific quality of the study. …

… this study was the combination of the two most important diagnostic … , which would probably
not have received funding otherwise, … insufficiency research, be they financial or intellectual. …

… to have this surgical procedure funded by public dollars. … This study included a review of
CCSVI-related videos posted … It is also important to note that the data used in this study can …

… Ian Reid and colleagues1 did a systematic review of the … He has received research support,
travel grants, and speaker … MS and evidence from the CCSVI trenches. BMC Med Ethics …

… CCSVI story is now seen as a “waste of valuable time, money… the context of the CCSVI debate,
mainly comments or editorials [7,… This funding enabled her to establish the research group …

… review of the subject, ended by stating ‘an important continuing task is to increase acceptance
of rehabilitation as a valuable treatment … funding for other forms of MS research suffered. …

… CCSVI hypothesis should continue to animate interventional clinical trials that are expensive…
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, …

… In addition we need the national multiple sclerosis societies to work together to fund such …
to fund a large phase 3 study needed to address this question. The distraction of CCSVI …