The National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act has been introduced in the Senate (Senate bill, S. 1273). It will establish separate, permanent, and coordinated MS and Parkinson's disease national registries at the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We do not have accurate information on how many Americans are battling Parkinson's disease and MS. The registries will determine incidence and prevalence of the diseases and lay a foundation for better evaluating and understanding many factors, including geographic clusters of diagnoses, variances in gender ratio, changes in health care practices, and changes in disease burden and population over time. 

TAKE ACTION: Please ask your Senators to cosponsor S.1273, the National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act.