Health minister to look at controversial treatment for MS

Alberta's health minister says the province will be ready to invest in a controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis when there's evidence and research to support that it's safe.

We may be one step closer to that, after an announcement Thursday from the MS Society of Canada.

It has set aside $1-million for a yet-unplanned clinical trial of the liberation treatment.

Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky tells 660News, he's already planned a meeting in the next few days with a number of medical specialists, researchers, neurologists and health service workers to look what can be done to accelerate research on the liberation treatment.

The procedure also known as Zamboni treatment after its Italian researcher, relies on the theory that people with MS have blocked veins to the brain.

Zwozdesky says he's heard from many Albertans who have had the treatment abroad and say it has worked for them and now he's waiting for proof that it's safe and works.