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Sorry Ivan to burst your theoretical bubble but I have never been sick until I got PD. I even still have my tonsils and appendics. My exposure to dioxin and other toxic chemicals during military service was the trigger for my PD. I just fight it day by day. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan M Suzman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:10 AM Subject: Re: Fluoride ...viral cause of PD explored a bit > Jane and Edith and PIEN'ers, > > Hi from the Coast of Maine.... > > Did mononucleosis, > or influenza A (flu type A), > after World War I,affect you > or your grandfather, Jane? Edith, I guess > you are a PWP -am I right? Or is it > your husband? Any history of severe childhood > health problems, with "flu bugs" ? > > I am exploring the idea that PD is > a virally -caused disease. This might > be true for some, or > perhaps many PWP's. Like > Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyelotrophic lateral > sclerosis, or ALS, and probably also like MS , or > multiple sclerosis, PD could be > a slowly developing virally-caused disease > of the central nervous system. > > Somehow, the substantia nigra area > would have been invaded by a slowly- > developing virus that eventually takes over, > changing the DNA instructions for brain > chemistry , but gradually. > > This theory would explain why amantadine is > effective in PD; despite having been designed > as an antiviral pill. Curiously, amantadine is > in common use. and it stops PD symptoms > or reduces them in some PWP's. > > I am gung-ho for research in virology and > immunology to find the cause of PD.... > any comments or thoughts on my above > questions, Jane and Edith?? > > > Ivan > 52/39/36 > > > > On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:36:00 -0800 edith love <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > I hope that those of you who are concerned about fluoride took the > > HOW > > survey. Fluoride is listed in Section D. > > > > E of the headdress > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jane Ross > > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 9:09 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Flouride > > > > > > Dee, > > I was a fluoride test child when I was in the first or second grade > > where > > they painted our teeth with fluoride at school. > > Dee, I have heard of being exposed to insecticides or being a welder > > but > > never heard of fluoride as a cause. Just to keep you on your toes, > > my > > father > > was a welder and as a kid I used to play in the shavings, brass > > welding rod > > drippings and pretend the used rods were cigarettes. > > Also we live in an area that has a vector control and for the past > > 36 years > > they have sprayed our house with malathalon (spelling) to kill the > > mosquitoes. > > One more for you, my Grandfather had Parkinson's > > > > jjjane > > > > http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/ross/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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