Syndrome, disease, disorder, delay are different in meaning. Dr. William M. Isbell wrote: > All - > > Has anyone thought of the fact that the very name > "Parkinson's Disease" conveys to people the impression that we are > carrying a contagious disease and that a wise person should stay away > from us? > Probably too late to change this now, but wouldn't it be > better to call our illness "Parkinson's Syndrome" or some other term > not as emotionally loaded? > > Bill Isbell > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Santa Barbara , California > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn