>You wrote: > >> >>I was just wondering today about a subject I've never seen >>addressed. From what I've heard, there seems to be an increase >>in "young-onset" PD. (I guess "young" is relative; I'm >>considered young for PD, but still too old to play for the >>Yankees, even as a replacement player.) It's unknown why >>there's this increase, but the most common theory I've seen is >>that it's caused by things environmental. Has anyone explored >>the possibility that there's a connection with some illness we >>had as children, similar to the connection between PD and the >>flu of 1918? >> >>Charles Barasch ([log in to unmask]) >> >> >Good point, Charles. I made this very point to [log in to unmask] in a >message on AOL today. Will check several databases and see if I come up >with anything. > >Best, > >Bob I am 27 with PD. One of my theories is the stress of the modern world is one cause. Just my two cents worth. :)