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Jim and all. I Agree. Finding a cure is real to me and i'm hoping it will be fairly soon, in fact I BELIEV E it will happen, its one thing that keeps me going with a positive attitude. Its to hard to go along with the 'conspiracy theory'. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 5:56 PM Subject: Re: Shot down again > Hi Jacob and Group - > > I couldn't disagree with you more. This "conspiracy theory" has the same > ring to it as those involved with the so-called "100 miles-per-gallon" > carburetor or the "free electricity" schemes. In these situations the oil > and power companies supposedly have squashed the development of technologies > that would hurt their businesses. Hog wash! > > The truth of the matter is that each of the drug companies spend millions on > research every year. Only after they've spent some big bucks can they apply > for Government approval just to put the new therapy into Phase 1 trials. In > most studies Phase 1 is just designed to test the safety aspects. After > that, Phase 2 will begin to look at efficacy issues. As you might imagine, > none of this is cheap in terms of finance, resources, or time. > > Most of you know that I am part of the porcine fetal cell xenotransplantation > project. Let me assure you; the scientists who are with this experiment are > with it in earnest. I also met with the company's CEO about a year after the > operation. Part of this personal conversation was to determine whether or > not the company was going to commit an ADDITIONAL $50 Million to the basic > research. Does this sound like they're NOT looking for a cure? I don't > think so. > > While we might not like the way drug and biotech companies run their firms > (and price their products), it is wrong to accuse them of undermining their > own scientists and researchers. For them money is the name of the game and > it would be foolish to allocate funds to dead-end projects. The shareholders > would simply not put up with this sort of nonsense. But they realize that > many dollars have to be spent first to determine what has potential and what > does not. > > Parkinson's disease is considered to be the most curable of the neurological > maladies. While horrible enough, I'm grateful that it's not MS or > Huntington's or worse. At least a lot of money is being spent on finding the > cure and public awareness of PD has never been as high as it is now. > > Regards - > > Jim Finn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn