Reporting of rise in MS rates may cause undue alarm
Your article about a rise in rates of multiple sclerosis in Scotland ("Lack of sun blamed for MS rise", November 30) was misleading and may cause undue alarm.
Your article about a rise in rates of multiple sclerosis in Scotland (\"Lack of sun blamed for MS rise\", November 30) was misleading and may cause undue alarm.
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The story was based on statistics collected by Scottish health boards comparing numbers of people diagnosed in 2007 with those diagnosed in 2012. These figures are interesting, but the numbers in both cases were relatively small, so it's impossible to conclude from them if the rise was due to chance, improved diagnosis or because there are actually more people getting the condition.
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Reporting of rise in MS rates may cause undue alarm
Your article about a rise in rates of multiple sclerosis in Scotland ("Lack of sun blamed for MS rise", November 30) was misleading and may cause undue alarm.
The story was based on statistics collected by Scottish health boards comparing numbers of people diagnosed in 2007 with those diagnosed in 2012. These figures are interesting, but the numbers in both cases were relatively small, so it's impossible to conclude from them if the rise was due to chance, improved diagnosis or because there are actually more people getting the condition.
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