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Date sent: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:15:27 -0600 Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: Jorge Romero MD <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Charcot's Tooth Subject: Re: Please read - important To: [log in to unmask] > My other comments concerning the JAMA article and the abstract are > still very relevant, and my claim that HealthScout misrepresents the > findings still stands - there is not a single place in the abstract or > article in which these investigators claim to have debunked the idea > that sleep attacks happen. They just document that they are rare, but > even in their population of 638 patients there were some. They felt > they were unable to prove that they were related to the drugs. That, > of course, does not disprove the association, as Carole Menser > emphasizes. And just today, there was a news releae about the health of Janet Reno, especially after her "fainting spell" the other day. Among other things, the article reported that she was taking Mirapex, one of the drugs incriminated in the "sleep-attack" problem. I am still very concerned about these drugs. 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.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn