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Gordon B. wrote: >Does anyone know about the use of nicotine in the treatment of P.D. >It was heard on a C.B.S. noon news broadcast. Are you sure it was PD? Nicotine stimulates one type of acetylcholine receptor and a few studies have suggested some mild improvement in symptoms when given to patients with Alzheimer disease. Please don't take this as a suggestion that smoking is a treatment for any known disease!!!! These studies may, however, lead to useful types of treatments in the future. mike ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mahmood (Mike) A. Usman, M.D. Director, Memory and Movement Disorder Programs Medical College of PA & Hahnemann University, Allegheny Campus e-mail: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Phone: (412) 330-4005 Fax: (412) 330-4089 4 Allegheny Center Pittsburgh, PA 15212 USA --------------------------------------------------------------