MS & Parkinson's Registry Act
Announcing National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act
Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan (ND) is introducing legislation that would for the first time establish a national coordinated system to collect and analyze data on Multiple Sclerosis & Parkinson's disease. Accurate incidence and prevalence information on these two diseases currently does not exist.
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These registries will authorize the CDC to develop national coordinated systems to collect and analyze existing MS and Parkinson's disease data. The epidemiological data collected and analyzed through the registries will provide a foundation for better evaluating and understanding issues such as geographic clusters of diagnosis, genetic and environmental risk factors, variances in gender ratio, disease burden, and changes in health care practices. This important legislation also sets the ground work for developing epidemiological registries for other neurological diseases and disorders.
Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan (ND) is introducing legislation that would for the first time establish a national coordinated system to collect and analyze data on Multiple Sclerosis & Parkinson's disease. Accurate incidence and prevalence information on these two diseases currently does not exist.
More on the article here.
These registries will authorize the CDC to develop national coordinated systems to collect and analyze existing MS and Parkinson's disease data. The epidemiological data collected and analyzed through the registries will provide a foundation for better evaluating and understanding issues such as geographic clusters of diagnosis, genetic and environmental risk factors, variances in gender ratio, disease burden, and changes in health care practices. This important legislation also sets the ground work for developing epidemiological registries for other neurological diseases and disorders.