From CCSVI Multiple Sclerosis
CCSVI in Multiple Sclerosis Thanks to Direct-MS! Direct-MS recently honoured its commitment of providing
another $150,000 to the University of Buffalo PREMISE trial which is
studying the effectiveness of venous angioplasty for MS. Direct-MS is
planning to support similar research in Canada in the near future and is
accepting donations for this. http://www.direct-ms.org/donate.html
More About DIRECT-MS
DIRECT-MS was formed in 1998 by families affected by MS. Our charity is committed to two main goals:
- To provide reliable, science-based information on the role that nutritional factors play in MS so as to allow those affected by MS to make an informed decision on whether or not to use dietary strategies for managing the disease and for preventing it in close relatives.
- To fund scientific research that properly tests the effectiveness of dietary strategies for slowing
or halting MS progression and for preventing it in the first place.
- In July, 2009 Direct-MS became aware of the major role that impaired venous drainage from the brain (CCSVI) plays in MS. Since that
time, we have expanded our scope to provide timely information on CCSVI
and to provide funding for cutting edge research on the role that CCSVI
plays in MS and the value of CCSVI treatment for major symptom
reduction in MS and for slowing or halting disease progression.
DIRECT-MS is distinctly different from most other MS charities. First of all, as a grass-roots charity, DIRECT-MS is completely volunteer-driven with very low overhead costs and no paid staff. 99% of
the funds raised through donations and events goes directly to funding
scientific research or to making available
information on nutrition and multiple sclerosis.
Furthermore, much of the information prepared and distributed by DIRECT-MS is not available from other MS charities that concentrate mainly on drug
therapies. Although drug therapies are of some value, they do not
address the causal factors of MS. DIRECT-MS believes that understanding
the causal
factors and using therapies that counter such factors hold the key to
effectively treating MS and for preventing it in the first place.
Our Logo Story
Our logo uses the letters ‘M’ and ‘S’ to create the shape of a sailboat on smooth waters. It exemplifies the philosophy of DIRECT-MS because it
takes something that is negative, the devastating diagnosis of MS, and
provides a positive and effective vehicle, a boat, to sail through
troubled waters.
The boat represents the science-based nutritional strategies described on this website. These
strategies have helped our family
and many others ‘Escape the Storm’ of MS and we hope that you and your loved one will find them just as effective.
Our charity is not about coping with the diagnosis of MS – it’s about defying it, slowing or halting its progression, and preventing it in the first place. The
sailboat is our chosen symbol to show the positive attitude and endless
determination of DIRECT-MS.
http://www.direct-ms.org/aboutus.html
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