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Greetings, Today my heart goes out to any pwps who find themselves alone in long term care facilities. Imagine if we had a network of communication and support specifically designed for parkinson' people (and their families) in nursing homes ... a support group like this one for sharing strategies regarding effective care within the limitations of daily institutionalized living. There is immense frustration at seeing parkinson's disease progress rapidly simply because nursing homes are not parkinson's-aware. We need more nurse educators training all levels of facility staff to care for the special needs of parkinson's people. Today I hope in greater awareness and education for those staffing the long term care facilities that house our loved ones. Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to everyone. Joan U. (from a particularily crisp fall day in southern Ontario where we have a beautifully deep blue sky and where the maple trees are peppered with glorious shades of red and gold) -----Original Message----- From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, October 07, 2001 5:38 AM Subject: Re: CBC: PD research breakthrough in Saskatoon--more On 6 Oct 2001, at 18:14, Raymond Strand wrote: > > CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - A possible new marker for Parkinson's > disease may give physicians the ability to diagnose and treat this > degenerative condition at much earlier stages, according to research > presented here Monday at the 126th annual meeting of the > American Neurological Association. Good Morning Raymond and All, JP and Ken Clements heard this story on CBC radio in Ottawa and gave us all the "heads up" that something newsworthy had taken place.... Then, through the Internet, Ray and I were able to "flesh it out"... and add ADTIQ to our "vocabulary"... Will it make any difference? I dunno.... But I'm always more than pleased to work on this "team" and I know that together we can make a difference. Thank you jp, Ken, and Raymond... And thank you Dr. Deng and Dr. Rajput! You just may have found the needle in the proverbial... And, incidently Ken, did you know Dr. Rajput and his "team" have been working very hard in Saskatoon for more than 30 years and Dr. Rajput received an Order of Canada Award in recognition of his dedication on all of our behalf? They have Parkinson's there too... Just ask Sylvia... Dr. Rajput is one of Canada's "secrets"... Search PubMed for Rajput, AH to get 82 "hits"... I saw and heard Dr. Rajput give his schpiel in Vancouver in '97 or '98... He had just co-authored this paper... Rajput AH, Uitti RJ, Rajput AH, Offord KP. Timely levodopa (LD) administration prolongs survival in Parkinson’s disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 1997; 3(3): 159–165 Dr. Ali Rajput - On the World Stage: On-campus profile: http://www.usask.ca/alumni/publications/green_white/issues/spring1998/896281 843.shtml He's a tad dry and his subject is somewhat morbid since the stats charted and quoted are pimarily derived from autopsies... but it is reassuring to know that our meds aren't adding to the problem... Do you remember Dief the Chief?? I saw him on campus in '61... Rajput says Diefenbaker didn’t have Parkinson’s, and names ‘essential tremors’ after former PM – Scientist says no link between Dief’s tremors and mental ability – Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker looks down from a portrait in... http://www.usask.ca/communications/ocn/aug10-01/news14.shtml U of S Medical school produces Order of Canada recipients Ali Rajput Dr. Ali Rajput, a faculty member at the Royal University Hospital, has been given the country's highest .... http://www.usask.ca/alumni/publications/green_white/issues/fall1997/89741116 0.shtml Rajput among recipients of Order of Canada today http://www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/health/alzheimer/rajput-oc.html Under the direction of neurologist Ali Rajput (MBBs'58(Sind), MSc'66(Michigan), FRCP'66), a U of S research team participated in the largest controlled clinical trial ever conducted for Parkinson's, a progressive neurological disorder affecting hundreds of thousands of people. In 1993, the study found that people with early Parkinson's benefited from the drug deprenyl, which delayed the onset of disabling symptons. http://www.usask.ca/communications/fb/faculty/Rajput.html Rajput is co-founder of the Movement Disorders Group of Canada and he established Saskatchewan's Parkinson's Disease Foundation. http://www.usask.ca/alumni/publications/green_white/issues/fall1997/89741116 0.shtml Researchers Link Welding and Parkinson's Disease Canadian neurologist Ali Rajput, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.P.C., likens the search for environmental causes of Parkinson's disease to looking for a needle in a haystack. http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jan2001/2001L-01-23-07.html Accuracy of Clinical Diagnosis in Early Parkinson Disease http://archneur.ama-assn.org/issues/v58n2/ffull/nlt0201-2.html Cheers ..... murray [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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