David, I flea-bombed my condo for my dogs for years in the 60's. 70's and 80's and have often wondered if my chemo and genetic predisposition (my grandfather had PD)are the culprits. I didn't get PD til I was 60 though. Its too hot for fleas in AZ. I had lived near the beach in CA. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "DAVID LEWIN" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 9:27 AM Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD > Before taking my family off to a summer in Maine, I used several "D-con" > bug > bombs on my house to rid my home of an infestation of small knats. I > returned twol weeks later by myself to work. It is from this summer that > I > date the slow onset of my PD. > >>From: Rick McGirr <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD >>Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:00:50 -0400 >> >>Research to date has not ruled out chemical contamination/destruction >>of brain cells as a causative factor in all kinds of syndromes. >> >>By the way, is there any new news on pesticides possibly causing PD? >>I wouldn't be surprised if O. O. has ingested some. And I had a heavy >>exposure at one time. Also, what about Muhammad Ali's too many blows >>to the head? >> >>Enjoy Summer! >>Rick McGirr >>Email: [log in to unmask] >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> >>To: <[log in to unmask]> >>Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 3:31 PM >>Subject: Ozzy Osbourne & PD >> >> >> > Ozzy apparently has Parkins Syndrome. He thought his tremors were >>due >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>-- >> > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >>mailto:[log in to unmask] >> > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > to his destructive lifestyle. >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>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