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Jorge, Murray, Mario and others, It seems i didn't express myself too well in my posting this morning. I was not defending the HealthScout web site nor the research itself. The point i was trying to make was actually very similar to Dr. Romero's - that research findings are often inaccurately portrayed in the mass media and I think, especially on the Web. This is something i have written about before. I also agree the headline used by Health Scout was attention getting but also very misleading. About the only thing I disagreed with was the statement that the article was an advertisement. In this case it wasn't, but there are numerous other ads and links to "sponsored" sites on portals such as Health Scout. I wrote: "It's getting more and more difficult on the Web to separate the medical facts from the media hype and from the advertising. Our best weapon is to Know your source." I was also in agreement with your statement that we should try to read the original research report if posssible -- which I did. I noted in my earlier posting: "When in doubt - go to the original source -- if you are able to find it and it's freely available on the Web. In this case the full article is on the JAMA website www.jama.com (as of 6 AM today)." My purely unprofessional opinion is based only on my experience with taking ReQuip for about 4 years now. It has helped me to reduce my Sinemet dosage and has not caused sleepiness or sleep attacks or interfered with my driving.. But we all react differently to PD meds, and we can't generalize about it's effects, based on personal experiences. I do believe further follow-up studies on possible harmful side efffects of ReQuip and other recently approved drugs, are needed. This survey by the Canadian Movement Disorders Group will add to the knowlege base, even if it is not conclusive itself. At any rate -this is an interesting list discussion. Linda ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn