Tonight on the local news, there was a report on pd research (sorry, I missed the who/where part). 63 'young' parkinsonians were involved. The results indicate that people who are diagnosed with pd at a relatively young age live in rural areas..exposure to pesticides, etc. and are non-smokers. I have pd, have always lived in the same town (pop. 25,000) and smoke A LOT. Am I the exception? Do others on the list with pd meet the criteria? Have the health care professionals on the list found this to be true?