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It is believed that a possible cause for my father's PD might be a flu virus that occurred 69 years ago in the same county in Scotland as he now lives. Apparently several people the same age now have PD My father is having trouble finding a medication that is effective. Sinemet plus is only giving bad side effects. He must wait (3 weeks) for an appointment with a neurologist. Would Peanut butter be good for someone who was told to cut back on their sugar intake? doreenm On Sun, 30 Jan 2000 03:58:38 -0500 Nigel Harland <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Hello Corinne, > I also worked as a technologist for many years > for a > soft drinks company, and on a daily basis used Methanol as a > sterilising > agent whilst carrying out microbiological tests, I did not like the > smell of > it but there was no escape, the tests had to be done. I have often > wondered > whether or not there was a link between this and my development of > PD. > Regards, > Nigel 46 , diagnosed 12 yrs ago. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: CORINNE BOWMAKER <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 8:12 PM > Subject: environmental cause? > > > > Hello! I was talking with my Mom today (she's 72, dx 5 years > ago, on > > Sinemet and Comtan) and she said that she'd had a thought about a > possible > > environmental exposure that may have caused or contributed to her > > Parkinson's. She was a medical technologist for many years, and > used to > sit > > at her station preparing microscope slides and used xylene as a > fixative. > > She liked the smell of it and kept it open by her as she worked. > She's > > wondering now about that. Anyone ever hear of this kind of > exposure > > mentioned as a cause or factor in Parkinson's? Any other med > techs out > > there with Parkinson's? Just curious. > > > > Thanks, Corinne > > [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >