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In the May/June issue of HEALTH magazine there is an article on pallidotomy called, "The Parkinson's Predicament" written by Deborah Franklin. I am quoted about my pallidotomy of three years past. The article is well written. The message is really about an area of HEALTH called Medical Notes on page 62. The Power of Grapefruit Juice Doctors may someday tell patients to take sedatives or blood pressure drugs with grapefruit juice, say researchers at the University of Michigan. When drugs are swallowed, intestinal enzymes break down much of the medication before it can reach the blood. But chemicals in grapefruit block the enzymes -- a finding unwise to put into practice at home. (my note: I do not understand the last statement -- many of us will use something other than water with tablets, so why not try Grapefruit juice.) SWEET DREAMS Lavender oil performed as welll in treating insomnia as prescription sleeping pills, in a small study at the University of Leicester in Britain. Insomniacs slept as long with the floral scent in the air of their room as they did after taking drugs. And they were less likely to toss and turn while sleep. THEY CALL IT STORMY MONDAY A study frfom the University of Minnesota suggests that the risk of having a heart attack at work is 33% higher on Monday than on other weekdays. QUOTE ON PAIN "Pain and pleasure come to us not as opposites, but as twins: a massage after a day of gardening, a log on the fire after a hike." Surgeon Paul Brand, on the positive sides of pain, in the LA Times. Regards, Alan Bonander