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> >(edited for brevity)... >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. I don't remember my stats very well but... Doesn't 1.3 mean that, for every 100 non Pd deaths we can expect 130 people dying of Pd related problems? One (common?) problem for Pd'ers is aspiration pneumonia. >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. > And yet that's a very common description. For another view try this website. It's rather spartan but much of what they have to say resonates with me. http://www.pdrecovery.org/overview.php -- Steve in VT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn