Millions of people already take minocycline to treat acne, but University of Calgary researchers have found the inexpensive antibiotic also helps to control multiple sclerosis (MS). (Justin Pennell/CBC)"So we had a very large improvement in the risk of getting multiple sclerosis over six months," she said of minocycline's effect. "We continued to follow people out to 24 months, if they did not get multiple sclerosis in that time, and we showed that there was a proven treatment benefit at 12 months, too." However, the editorial said the use of the drug in MS cannot be supported without further study involving larger, long-term trials. Canada has the highest rate of MS in the world, with roughly 1 in 340 adults living with the disease, according to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2017 21:01 UTC