Alan: Apology graciously accepted. I hold no ill will for you or any of the other people who have disagreed with my postings (or who will do so in the future). I am only trying to uphold a position which I feel strongly about and that position is based on concern for the human rights of patients while continuing to support good research. This is a difficult problem and, although I do not, myself know the pain of PD, I see it in my father-in-law (who, BTW, is not interested in surgery), and everything which I have posted here is done with a sense of hope that an answer to this condition will be found. I admire your efforts and those of all who labor in the fight against this terrible, and, so far as the general public is concerned, misunderstood disease. Best wishes, Bob -- ******************************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Phone: 510-849-2555 Neurological Surgery FAX: 510-849-2557 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA E-Mail: [log in to unmask] CompuServe: 72303,3442 America Online: BobFink "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************************