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FYI Ahhh the cost of going public! --------------------------------- Dr. Romero I had some of the same questions. I asked earlier and have received his Bio. It is still impressive in my opinion. "Parkinol" has a pending patent, thus, the secrecy. This compound is only in what one would consider "pre-clinical trials." Dr. Latham has already been working with the FDA. I am sure you will be hearing from him in the near future. I appreciate your concerns - this was a human interest report only. I hope it leads to a cure, but we're nowhere ready to make such claims. The NBC affiliate that picked up on the local announcement might have been misleading in its report. And I in no way was endorsing his work - just found it interesting to note the power of the internet and advocacy. Thank you for caring enough to want validation. We need more like you. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jorge Romero MD" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:40 PM Subject: Re: In Search of a Cure > 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