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Bob and Charlie, You are both right and correct. Lewis Thomas calls these palliative therapies "halfway technologies" because they don't provide a cure Cheers, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert A. Fink, M. D." <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 2:36 PM Subject: Re: Lobbying for more neurosurgeons > Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> > From: William Harshaw <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Lobbying for more neurosurgeons > To: [log in to unmask] > Date sent: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:25:42 -0500 > > > Is there no esponse to my idea that the most bang for the buck will come > > from neurosurgery as palliative therapy for Parkinson's Disease? > > > > If I am wrong, would someone please tell me! > > > > Cheers, > > > > Bill > > > > According to most statistics, there are already too many > neurosurgeons in the United States. The Government has been > pressuring our organization to decrease the number of training slots > available and we have been forced to do so (the grant money has been > cut). Thus, one can look forward to a smaller number of us in the > future (there are about 3500 of us in the United States and Canada). > > While there appears to be an "excess", this excess is in the larger > cities and the more desirable areas; in the semi-rural areas, there is a > shortage. > > > Best, > > Bob > > > ********************************************** > Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. > 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 > Berkeley, California 94704-2636 > Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 > WWW: http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/ > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > "Ex Tristitia Virtus" > > ********************************************* >