On Oct 19, 2007, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > > From: Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]> > Date: October 19, 2007 9:00:35 PM PDT > To: Recipients of PARKINSN digests <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: PARKINSN Digest - 18 Oct 2007 to 19 Oct 2007 (#2007-305) > Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > <[log in to unmask]> > > > There are 4 messages totalling 233 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. only 21 bucks!! > 2. BOTOX QUESTION > 3. NJ needs our help > 4. Going Against Bush, NIH Director Urges Expanded Stem Cell > Research > > > > From: rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> > Date: October 18, 2007 9:41:29 AM PDT > Subject: only 21 bucks!! > > > whata deal!! help New Jersey, help ourselves > please help www.njforhope.org > thanks, ray > Rayilyn Brown > Board Member AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > [log in to unmask] > > > > From: tess owens <[log in to unmask]> > Date: October 18, 2007 7:37:41 AM PDT > Subject: BOTOX QUESTION > > > Hello All > Could anyone share their experience or has knowledge about the > use of Botox to decrease salivation? > My mom is receiving injections of Botox in her neck to decrease > drooling, however I am concerned aout the impact > on her breathing. My mom has had a several episodes in which it > sounds like her breath is shallow and labored and I want to > know if there is any correlation with the use of Botox. My mom said > the botox has helped with the drooling, which is good, however I am > concerned about adverse effects. > Also does Botox impact voice in an adverse way? My mom has had > issues with her voice for several years, however it seemed more > prominent > after DBS. > > thank you friends, your > experience and knowledge is greatly appreciated.. > > with kindness > tess owens, daughter of Arzell Owens > > > ?Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the > quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.? > > maya angelou > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > From: rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> > Date: October 18, 2007 9:32:07 AM PDT > Subject: NJ needs our help > > > HEY FOLKS - WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO HELP OTHER > FOLKS IN > STATES WHERE BATTLES OVER ESCR ARE BEING JOINED WHEN DON REED SENT > ME THIS. > AS DON SAYS "CURES HAVE NO BOUNDARIES". > Ray > > New Jersey Stem Cell Research Bond Act must pass. Go to > www.njforhope.org > to give $$$, PLEASE NJ NEEDS OUR HELP!!!! > > You might not recognize my name, but in California I helped pass a > research > law named after my paralyzed son, Roman Reed. The Roman Reed Spinal > Cord > Injury Research Act provided the first state funding for embryonis > stem cell > research in the nation. I also helped pass all of California's > other stem > cell laws,including Proposiition 71, for which campaign I was on > the board > of directors. > > New Jersey is trying for $450 million in research, the vote for > which comes > up in 20 days-- and they have essentially no campaign dollars. > > Could you help in any way? > > The following is an editorial I helped write, with Russ Oster and > the New > Jersey for Hope campaign. These are good people, fighting to > advance stem > cell research. Please take a minute to help preserve half a billion > dollars > for stem cell research in the state of New Jersey. > Sincerely, Don C. Reed (and please feel free to share this email > with > friends of research!) > > NEW JERSEY'S $450 MILLION STEM CELL RESEARCH PROGRAM: YES, OR NO? > > 21 days from today, New Jersey voters will vote on if the state > should spend > forty-five million dollars a year for 10 years on stem cell > research. The > funding would go toward advancing medical treatments and attracting > leading > scientists and research companies to the state. > The New Jersey for Hope political committee is a group of citizen > activists, > medical professionals, and elected officials who have come together > for the > purpose of advocating the passage of the public Stem Cell Ballot > Question. > Today we are asking help from all who believe in the promise of > stem cell > research. Support the campaign in New Jersey by contributing $21 > today by > visiting our website: > www.njforhope.org. > > Voting YES offers the best hope we have today for treating and curing > diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, diabetes, heart disease and > cancer. > Stem cells also hold great promise in addressing spinal cord > injuries and > birth defects. Scientists are making tremendous progress. We want > to do > everything we can to support this research. > > Please support us today so we can keep moving forward towards > groundbreaking > treatments and cures. Again, New Jerseyans vote for Hope in just 21 > days. > Please consider contributing $21 today to our campaign to fund stem > cell > research by visiting www.njforhope.org > > Think of elections that have been lost by a narrow margin-what > would we give > to have a chance to change that? We don't want to look back on New > Jersey , > the day after the election, and say, it might have been. We almost > got half > a billion for research-almost? Not good enough for so many who are > depending > on the treatments and cures that will come from stem cell research. > > There are 21 days until the vote: let us use those days. We can > make sure > our stem cell research supporters know what is at stake, and rouse > the State > to turn out and vote, this coming November 6th, and stand up for > stem cells! > > Also, be sure to read a profoundly moving Op-Ed authored by Carl > Riccio, a > longtime stem cell research advocate and a hero to New Jersey > residents who > favor stem cell research, that ran in last Sunday's Bergen Record. > In it, > Carl makes a compelling argument for Voting YES on November 6th. > Read Carl > Riccio's Op-Ed Here > If New Jersey wins, everybody wins-- cures have no boundaries. > But first, the New Jersey Stem Cell Research Bond Act must pass > > Don C. Reed > > Rayilyn Brown > Board Member AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > From: rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> > Date: October 18, 2007 1:55:21 PM PDT > Subject: Re: Going Against Bush, NIH Director Urges Expanded Stem > Cell Research > > > Yes and Bush just appointed former FRC person and contraception > opponent > Susan Orr acting head (doesn't have to be confirmed by Senate) of a > federal > Family Planning Dept. > Ray > Rayilyn Brown > Board Member AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 6:21 PM > Subject: Going Against Bush, NIH Director Urges Expanded Stem Cell > Research > > > Washington Post > Going Against Bush, NIH Director Urges Expanded Stem Cell Research > By Mary Ann Akers > washingtonpost.com Staff Writer > Wednesday, October 17, 2007; A15 > > In a magazine arriving in mailboxes this week, National Institutes > of Health > Director Elias A. Zerhouni suggests that embryonic stem cell > research should > be expanded. > "All avenues of research need to be pursued," Zerhouni says in the > newest > edition of Medline Plus, a journal published jointly by the NIH and > Friends > of the National Library of Medicine. He adds: "We must continue the > research > at all levels, or there will be no progress." > Those views put Zerhouni, who serves at the pleasure of President > Bush, at > odds with his boss. Bush has twice vetoed legislation that would do > exactly > what Zerhouni is espousing: expanding research on new embryonic lines. > The previous time Zerhouni separated himself from the president's > position > on stem cell research was in March during testimony before > Congress. He said > then that the administration's restrictions on embryonic stem cell > research > should be lifted. A Congressional Quarterly health-care reporter > wrote at > the time that Zerhouni "perhaps put himself on a path toward > unemployment." > The NIH director declined to be interviewed, but his spokesman, John > Burklow, said: "As the director of the country's primary biomedical > research > agency, Dr. Zerhouni believes that he serves the president, and the > American > people, best by providing candid scientific expertise and > perspective. He > believes his input is appreciated." > White House spokesman Tony Fratto said that Bush "has to draw the > line in a > different place than Dr. Zerhouni" -- from a "broader view" than > that of a > scientist. Bush's policy, he said, takes into account "moral and > religious > views." > Akers writes The Sleuth, a blog on washingtonpost.com. > > var comments_url = > "http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/16/ > AR2007101601933_Comments.html" > ;var article_id = "AR2007101601933" ; daysOld )?true:false; } > else > { return false; }}if ( typeof thisNode == > 'undefined' ) > thisNode = 'admin' ;cmt_ancestor = thisNode.split('/')[0] ;// > (black list) > && (white list) of ancestors and sections goes here > if ( !( thisNode.match(/\/wires$/) || > thisNode.match(/^artsandliving\/(entertainmentguide| > entertainmentnews|travel\/index)($|\/)/) > || thisNode.match(/^business\/(portfolio)($|\/)/) || > thisNode.match(/^metro\/(obituaries)($|\/)/) ) > && > ( > thisNode.match(/^(artsandliving|business|cars|education|health|jobs| > media|metro|nation|realestate|religion|politics|sports|technology| > world|kidspost|media)($|\/)/) > || > thisNode.match(/^print\/(washpostmagazine|style|sundayarts| > sundaysource)($|\/)/) > || thisNode.match(/^opinions($|\/)/) || > thisNode.match(/^opinion\/(columns)($|\/)/) )) > { > COMMENTS_ALLOWED = true ; if(!checkDaysOld(3) ) { > document.write("#ArticleCommentsWrapper {display:block};"); > COMMENTS_ACTIVE = true ; } else { document.write('View > all > comments that have been posted about this article. > '); }} else { document.write('');}// -- > >#ArticleCommentsWrapper > {display > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > :block}; > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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