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Smoking cigarettes caused a recent large stroke in Alan, which has affected his thinking even more:-(
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On Aug 6, 2012, at 6:31 AM, jcu <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> THe report says "nicotene", it does not say "cigarettes" (which include 4000 chemicals,
> 50 0f which are Class A carcinogens. 
> 
> "If you're a smoker, don't get too excited," said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal. "Even if smoking protects you from Parkinson's, you might not live long enough to develop the disease because smoking greatly increases the risk for deadly cancers and cardiovascular diseases. But now, we should be able find non-toxic ways to hit the same target."
> 
> I would also question the source on this one. Who is funding this research. What is their ethical practice?
> 
> I bet if you dig deep enough, you will find a link to the tobacco industry on this one. 
> 
> FASEB is also a questionable org.
> 
> joan
> (cg for Helen, 2001)
> 
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> On 2012-08-06, at 1:45 AM, Rayilyn Brown wrote:
> 
>> Guess I never should have quit smoking 26 years ago
>> 
>> http://paktribune.com/news/Nicotine-protects-brain-from-Parkinsons-disease-252118.html
>> 
>> Ray
>> Rayilyn Brown
>> Past Director AZNPF
>> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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