> and several weeks ago I came across a paper by a > leading Canadian Neuuro stating that Permax / Pergolide [agonist] should > be withdrawn as it causes severe damage to the hearts valves. This was > April 2004 and it's still on the UK market. That paper came out 1-2 years ago and emanated from the Mayo Clinic. I think the valvular lesions are dose related and now people on pergolide have a cardiac US check up regularly. It doesn´t affect everyone on pergolide Maryse cg JOhn 76,16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn