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Does the report cover folk like my Dad, who basically died because he'd decided to ? (tho officially pneumonia, he got discoraged by several strokes & gave up). Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > PARKINSON'S DISEASE NEWS > > 23rd February 2009 - New research > THE DEATH RATE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE > Movement Disorders [2009] Feb 17 [Epub ahead of print] (Diem-Zangerl A, > Seppi K, Wenning GK, Trinka E, Ransmayr G, Oberaigner W, Poewe W.) Complete > abstract > > Parkinson's Disease is not a fatal illness. However, it has often been > claimed that somebody has died due to the complications of Parkinson's > Disease, such as the assertion made on the following web site : "Parkinson's > > sufferers eventually die from secondary complications such as pneumonia, > urinary tract infection, pressure sores, septicemia and stroke." Although > Parkinson's Disease reduces the ability to cope with some medical disorders, > > deaths due to some medical disorders have been associated with Parkinson's > Disease even though Parkinson's Disease has nothing in common with them. > Researchers have shown that claims of death being much more likely in > Parkinson's Disease are greatly exaggerated. After 5 years of Parkinson's > Disease, the death rate was actually significantly lower than for other > people of the same age. Even after 10 years of Parkinson's Disease, the > death rate remained lower than for people without Parkinson's Disease. Only > after 15 years with Parkinson's Disease did somebody's risk of mortality > increase beyond the norm, and even then it was only slight - 1.2 times more > than would be expected. After 20 to 30 years with Parkinson's Disease, the > increased likelihood of mortality was still only 1.3 times normal. The risks > > were found to be even less for females. > > 20th February 2009 - New research > STEM CELL SURGERY FAILS TO RID PARKINSON'S DISEASE > The Open Stem Cell Journal [2009] 1 : 20-29 (M.F.Lévesque, T.Neuman, > M.Rezak) Complete study > Researchers have published what is described as "a landmark peer-reviewed > paper" that details "the first successful adult neural stem cell > transplantation to reverse the effects of Parkinson's Disease". For more > information go to the News release. However, the study involved only one > patient, and surgical operations for Parkinson's Disease are renowned for > their strong placebo effect. That patient's symptoms appeared to reduce by > around 80%. However, the patient still had to remain on Parkinson's Disease > drugs. After five years they had symptoms that were worse than when they > started, and that were deteriorating rapidly. This completely nullifies > claims of the operation being "landmark" or "successful". Stem cell > operations have been carried out around the world. Yet nobody has come away > from them rid of Parkinson's Disease. This is not surprising, because the > use of stem cell surgery is based on the false assumption that there is > massive cell loss in Parkinson's Disease and that replacing lost cells is > the logical means of treating it. However, not a single study in the entire > medical literature has shown that there is massive cell loss in Parkinson's > Disease. > > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson 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 > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn