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>EVERYTHING IS TOO FAR FROM A CURE, DAMMIT!!! >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Wilson DeCamp" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 7:39 PM >Subject: Re: Blood pressure drug may help stall Parkinson's say researchers > >>I have obtained a copy of the Nature article that prompted this report. >>On >>reading it, there are a couple of things that are worthy of emphasis. >> >>First, this was a study in mice, not humans. Second, the article offers >>no >>explanation as to why isradipine (marketed as Dynacirc, as well as in >>generic >>formulations) was chosen, in preference to other calcium-channel >>blockers. >> >>The hypothesis is interesting and worthy of additional study, but seems to >>be far from a PD cure. >> >>Tony DeCamp >>Leesburg, VA This may seem naive but isn't there some database somewhere that might help locate some folks with both Pd and high blood pressure? Perhaps even some lucky ducks who have Pd and coincidentally taking isradipine? Might those be people those researchers want to meet? -- Steve Rack Brattleboro VT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn