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I fully agree with you Kathleen. The same applies to plants. Nic 59/17 On 24 August 2011 15:57, Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Morphine pumps aside, the points about the benefits of caring for a dog are > well taken, IMHO. > > On 23 August 2011 08:26, Mary Ann Ryan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Morphine pumps are used when a patient is in extreme pain. These devices > > are not usually used in PD and can cause loss of function in PWP. > > ---------- > > Mary Ann (CG Jamie 68/28 with PD, died 11/20/07) > > www.bentwillowfarm.org > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nic Marais" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]**> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 4:00 AM > > Subject: Re: Check out How a dog helps treat Parkinson's | The Sun > > |Woman|Health|Health > > > > > > > > Morphine pump?? > >> > >> Is there something about this disease that I don't know about yet?? > >> > >> Nic 59/17 > >> > >> > >> On 22 August 2011 19:02, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> _How a dog helps treat Parkinson's | The Sun |Woman|Health|Health_ > >>> ( > >>> http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/**homepage/woman/health/health/** > >>> 2970830/How-a-dog-helps-tr< > http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/2970830/How-a-dog-helps-tr > > > >>> eat-Parkinsons.html) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ASTONISHED medics have revealed a remarkable treatment for Parkinson's > >>> disease - a PET DOG. > >>> Incredible improvements in a 28-year-old woman with the brain disease > >>> have > >>> been credited to her pooch. > >>> Three years after being diagnosed, she was taking large doses of four > >>> different drugs a day to control symptoms. > >>> She also had a morphine pump for 14 hours a day and was deteriorating > >>> fast. > >>> But after being given a highland terrier by a friend, doctors reported > >>> major improvements in symptoms and a drop in the drugs she needed. > >>> Amazingly, she no longer needed her daily morphine. > >>> Doctors at Imperial College London, who report her case in the Journal > >>> Of > >>> Neurology, said: "Remarkably sustained benefits occurred, with > >>> improvement > >>> in her walking and symptoms including appetite, sleep and bowel > >>> function, > >>> as well as socialisation." > >>> Docs are unsure how the dog had such a dramatic effect, but they say > >>> that > >>> having to walk, feed and look after the pet encouraged her to exercise > >>> regularly. > >>> One theory is that the responsibility of looking after the dog and the > >>> exercise involved may have had an effect on dopamine, the brain > chemical > >>> involved in both the movement and thinking areas of the brain. > >>> It is the loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brain that leads to > >>> Parkinson's and some drugs used to treat it stimulate areas of the > brain > >>> that > >>> produce the chemical. > >>> Allergies > >>> Having the pet may have led to a stimulation of dopamine-producing > cells > >>> in a similar way. > >>> It is the first time these kind of effects have been reported in > >>> Parkinson's, but pets have been shown to have other health benefits > too. > >>> And it's not just dogs. Cats, rabbits and even goldfish can cut the > risk > >>> of allergies in children, lower the chances of developing hayfever and > >>> reduce blood pressure. . . > >>> HEART ATTACK: Having pets lowers the risk of dying after a heart > attack > >>> by three per cent, according to a report from Purdue University in > >>> America. > >>> ALLERGY: Children exposed to two or more dogs or cats during the first > >>> year of life were 66 to 77 per cent less likely to have any allergies, > a > >>> study > >>> at the Medical College Of Georgia, USA, found. > >>> DEPRESSION: Researchers at the University Of Missouri found levels of > >>> serotonin increased after owners stroked their dogs. Antidepressants > work > >>> by > >>> increasing levels of the same brain chemical. > >>> HAYFEVER: The allergy, which effects around 15 per cent of people in > the > >>> UK, is 30 per cent lower among cat owners, according to Japan's Himeji > >>> Medical Association. > >>> ECZEMA: Children with dogs in the home for the first three years of > life > >>> were half as likely to develop eczema, Marshfield Clinic in America > >>> found. > >>> BLOOD PRESSURE: One study at the Baker Medical Research Institute, > >>> Australia, showed pet owners had significantly lower blood pressure > than > >>> non-owners. > >>> OVERALL HEALTH: Older people with dogs make 21 per cent fewer visits > to > >>> a > >>> doctor than non-owners, research at the University Of California > >>> showed. > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** > >>> ---------- > >>> 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]** > >> utoronto.ca <[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]** > > utoronto.ca <[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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn