At 05:47 2001/01/24 -0500, i wrote: >Environmental risk factors in Parkinson's disease.... >Case subjects had far fewer domestic animals at home during their lifetime, >including cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens.... >The difference was even more obvious in those under the age of 20 years, >including also cats and horses, but diminished after 20 years.... >In conclusion, domestic animals, or something that is connected with the >animals, may have a protecting effect against PD.... hah! as one who has been a slave-to-felines for 33 count'em thirty-three years a fat lot of good they did! janet who is about to fill spike's (rip - 19 years of purrs) empty spot at the food trough with stella (1 year old catalyst for the other 3 slugs) janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/