Category: News & Views

  • ABC News Reports on Clogged Vein Theories

    Almost six years after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Sharon Richardson heard that blockages in neck veins draining blood from her brain could have triggered the debilitating disease, which is marked by fatigue, weakness and pain. She quickly took to the web to investigate the theory, proposed by Dr. Paolo Zamboni, a vascular surgeon…

  • A stitch in time saves…lives?

    This is an inspiring story about Sherry Read, a woman who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 23. Not only does this show the change and happiness that CCSVI can bring to someone’s life, but it also shows how important family and community can be when you are on the road to recovery.…

  • An unclear path illumniated

    Marie Rhodes, RN, the author of CCSVI as the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis: The Science Behind the Controversial Theory, recently discussed her views on the evolution of future treatment for Multiple Sclerosis. On the Facebook page CCSVI in Multiple Sclerosis Marie discusses her idea of the evolving nature of MS research and therapy and compares it…

  • Dr. McGuckin answers questions about CCSVI

    Provided by Danielle Rhéaume and posted on FaceBook Note: Dr. McGuckin was one of the presenters at the “Big Event” in Seattle where our Eric Feigenbutz also presented: These questions were asked on the CCSVI in Seattle group page and answered by Dr McGuckin of Vascular Access Centers in February: 1) How aggressively do you…

  • Cause célèbre

    Celebrity spokespersons for diseases and degenerative conditions can draw widespread recognition and sympathy.  To date, no celebrity has come forward to support the global CCSVI community and the liberation procedure suggesting hope for millions of people suffering from multiple sclerosis.  Certainly many famous people in history have lived with M.S. but how important do you…

  • Dr. Marian Simka from Poland discusses CCSVI

    From time to time we want to share patient and health care professionals testimonials from around the world.  Her Dr. Marian Simka talks about his observations regarding CCSVI and the liberation procedures. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCBBhv6zvDk&feature=related[/youtube]

  • An objective look at CCSVI

    As many of you know, nearly every scientific advancement in history has met with some controversy. Some more than others. CCSVI is no exception. Despite overwhelming patient anecdotal evidence the procedure is consistently challenged in the mainstream medical community. To legitimize Dr. Zamboni’s hypothesis, several international studies are underway (they themselves subject to controversy as…

  • Visualizing the liberation procedure for CCSVI

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_RXs5dPh6E[/youtube] Dr. Paolo Zamboni coined the term CCSVI to describe the compromise blood flow in the brain, but do many understand exactly how the procedure works? This simple YouTube video posted by Dr. Zamboni, describes the blood flow of patient without multiple sclerosis (MS) and patient with the malady.

  • 200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes of world health

    In this video the story of world health is told by Swedish academic superstar Hans Rosling. Here statistics come to life when he fantastically illustrates global health graphically as it is tied to development over the last 200 years. As we move towards a world economy and global health converges with the resources of developing countries,…

  • Demystifying the Complete Blood Count

    We stumbled across this article in the New York Times that demystifies the numbers behind Complete Blood Counts.  Often patients receive this record and have no idea what the numbers mean.  In this interactive chart the NYT helps you understand what each component and its requisite score means. We think it’s pretty nifty, what do…