Information provided by Terence in Spain:
You may already be aware that the incidence of multiple scleroris in Scotland is twice the rate of MS in the UK. Northern Ireland comes a close second.
My e-friend in the USA, Erin Teso, and myself are trying to raise awareness of this fact, not the least because Scottish emigrants may be responsible for spreading the disease to the USA and Australia. Read my webpages at:
Please help spread the word. Great indeed is the power of the Internet!
| .--Country-- | --PwMS-- | per 100k |
| Scotland | 10,500 | 190.0 |
| N.Ireland | 3,349 | 168.2 |
| England & Wales | 100,000 | 110.0 |
As "The Independent" a UK newspaper put it in 1999:
"People living in Scotland who also have a Scottish name are more
than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis .... than the English."
than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis .... than the English."
My e-friend in the USA, Erin Teso, and myself are trying to raise awareness of this fact, not the least because Scottish emigrants may be responsible for spreading the disease to the USA and Australia. Read my webpages at:
Please help spread the word. Great indeed is the power of the Internet!
--- Terence Wilson Cortijo El Almendro, Motril 18600, Granada, España.
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1 comments:
Spreading the disease to USA and Australia?????? Am I overly sensitive, is it just me whose belly clenches at that?
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