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I would like to add that in response to Dr. Romero's very valid questions, Peggy Willocks requested more information on Dr. Latham's educational credentials and affiliations. The article has been revised to include the information provided by Dr. Latham. see: http://www.grassrootsconnection.com/klatham.htm Linda On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:40:39 -0500 Jorge Romero MD <[log in to unmask]> writes: > To Parkinsn List Members: > > I wrote the letter below to Dr. Latham at Innovative. So far I have > received no reply. > > Jorge A. Romero, MD > > QUOTE OF LETTER: > > I am very interested in your research on Parkinol > > Yet, I am somewhat confused. I searched the Internet and found that > a > company named Nile Co. markets trihexyphenidyl under the name > PARKINOL? > > Is this the same compound that Dr. Latham is researching? > > Why does your site not give any other information about Parkinol? > The class > of drug, at the very least. Some references to preliminary work? > > I am very impressed by Dr. Latham's credentials, yet I am unable to > verify > them since you mention no institutions or affiliations for his > educational > or professional credentials. Are those available? > > Thank you very much for your replies. > END QUOTE > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peggy Willocks" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:26 AM > Subject: Re: In Search of a Cure > > > > So true, Dr. Romero! I did the same PubMed searches - but he > doesn't say > > his publications were in the journals covered by PubMed (it might > have > even > > been "Reader's Digest!") > > And I would really appreciate you or someone checking into his > credentials. > > I did make a personal visit to the lab - he is working on > something with > the > > rats related to PD - and showed me evidence that the FDA had been > working > > there reviewing his pre-clinical trials. > > > > I admit not much at the website, but we'll keep being detectives! > Thanks > > for any help on this onel > > > > Peggy <*]]>< > > "Where there is no vision, the people perish." > > --Proverb > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jorge Romero MD" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:58 AM > > Subject: Re: In Search of a Cure > > > > > > > CAUTION: > > > > > > The site has no substance at all. It talks about Parkinol and > about Dr. > > > Keith Latham. His credentials, disclosed in > > > http://www.parkinsons-research.com/aboutdr.htm > > > are vacuous. No institutions are mentioned for any of his > degress or > > > affiliations. > > > > > > A quick search of PubMed for articles published by Keith Latham > yields > > > absolutely nothing. > > > > > > Yet, there is a prominent link for DONATIONS.. > > > > > > A Google search for PARKINOL only circles back to that same > site, or > goes > > to > > > another site which sells PARKINOL = trihexyphenidyl made by Nile > Co. > > > > > > As you folks may all recall, trihexyphenidyl is nothing but the > old > friend > > > ARTANE, one of the first anticholinergic drugs used to treat PD. > It is > > far > > > from a cure. > > > > > > Does someone have other information on this drug? It sounds > like a hoax > > or > > > a scam. > > > > > > Jorge Romero, MD > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Linda J Herman" <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 5:50 AM > > > Subject: In Search of a Cure > > > > > > > > > > Dear listmembers, > > > > > > > > Please see http://grassrootsconnection.com/klatham.htm > > > > for an amazing article, also by Peggy Willocks, about the > power of > the > > > > Internet and the power of the Parkinson's community in the > "Search > for > > a > > > > Cure" > > > > > > > > Linda > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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