HALIFAX, Nov. 25, 2011 /CNW/ - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Dr. Alain Beaudet, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), today announced that CIHR is ready to accept research proposals for the Phase I/II clinical trial on Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI).

"Our Government is committed to helping Canadians with multiple sclerosis," said Minister Aglukkaq. "This next step will help identify a proposed clinical trial which can then undergo ethical review. At every step of this process, patient safety must be first and foremost."