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Capitalism, anyone? Rick ---- Ted Menser <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > That is exactly the problem in many cases and why the "cure" is so > important. Even a better delivery system might help. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "m power" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:42 PM > Subject: Re: mirapex and requip/P.S. > > > > two scary things i found in quest for information > > about mirapex and l-dopa > > > > 1) quote from a datamonitor.com brochure advertising > > their market research studies, including Parkinson's > > > > "Commercial Insight: Parkinson's Disease - Increased > > focus on Earlier Treatment and Managing Levodopa > > Complications Will Drive Market Growth" > > > > Note: not "Finding a better drug than levodopa," but > > "We are going to keep selling you levodopa and then > > sell you MORE drugs to fix the problems levodopa > > causes" - excellent! and i wonder if "earlier > > treatment' includes neuroprotection, or just making us > > paying customers earlier... > > > > 2) quote from a website called yourlawyer.com that > > will evaluate your mirapex experience for lawsuit > > potential > > (http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/mirapex/): > > > > "Levodopa, a popular Parkinson's drug which is not a > > dopamine agonist was not linked to any compulsive > > behaviors....Although, Levodopa is not linked > > to gambling, an estimated 30 percent of Parkinson's > > patients still take dopamine agonists like Mirapex. " > > > > my fear is that people who might very well benefit > > from this drug will either decide not to try it or > > perhaps not even be given the opportunity by their > > doctors. > > > > mackenzie > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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