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>Personally, I'm tired of the merry-go-round of promises that turn into sour >pickles! I wonder when we will use our combined strength to say ENOUGH! Well said, E. Ted & Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edith Love" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 6:09 PM Subject: Re: Finding the cause of PD > KF, I respect everyone's opinion re the cause(s) of PD. However, the more > I > read, the more I return to my own theory, a theory I've expounded on many > times. > > Personally, I'm tired of the merry-go-round of promises that turn into > sour > pickles! I wonder when we will use our combined strength to say ENOUGH! > > E > PS: It is always a delight to read your comments. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "K. F. Etzold" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:49 PM > Subject: Finding the cause of PD > > >> A recurring theme in dealing with PD is the quest for the cause(s) and >> ultimately a cure. The most recent discussion looks into the potential >> connection between artistic talent and PD. There is the more general >> question of connecting PD with chemical (pesticides), physical injuries >> or other stimuli. Recently there was also a brief thread on Pesticides >> and PD as caused or facilitated by Flea Bombs. Another recurring >> discussion is the connection to head injuries. While weak correlations >> may exist a real cause is yet to be found. >> >> It is very tempting to connect a given scenario to the appearance of PD >> as for instance with head injuries. However, the general observation is >> that the correlation is weak or in fact non existent. One of the >> phenomena which makes difficult to establish a connection is the >> presence of clusters. This is a apparent high incidence of the disease >> depending on a specific stimulus. >> A cluster, however, is a statistical phenomenon and does not imply a >> connection. When the probabilities are low it is very difficult or >> impossible to distinguish between a real cause or a mere cluster. This >> confusion has led to many false starts and much fear and expense in >> connection between cancer and power line radiation. Tedious large scale >> experiments and statistical data have shown that there is no connection. >> The situation in PD is similar; there are tempting apparent connections >> but they are due to clustering. If there were a obvious connection it >> would have been uncovered already, considering how much research is done >> and the current help from the Internet (say PIEN). If a cause is known, >> remedies can be developed as was the case for Polio or Aids. >> >> Just some thoughts on curing PD. Again , of course the scientific method >> plays a vial role in the research toward a cure. Hypothesis - Test - >> confirm or reject. >> >> K. F. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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