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On  3 Jul 96 at 13:54, Chris Rohleder wrote:

> Hello all,
> There have been a few URL's mentioned in the past for
> info on Parkinsons. I have tried them all, to no avail.
> Can anyone suggest the latest and most comprehensive
> Web site for info on Parkinson's.
> Thanking you in anticipation.
> Christian
>

Christian,

Here are some in the US, UK and Canada. If you can't get to any of
them, try talking with your internet service provider.


Most comprehensive:

http://neuro-chief-e.mgh.harvard.edu/parkinsonsweb/Main/PDmain.html
    The Parkinson's Web - This site just keeps getting bigger and
    better. A "must-visit" for anyone with an interest in PD.


General:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PD_Digest
    Parkinson's Digest - Some of the wit and wisdom from our
    Parkinson's List.

http://www.efn.org/~jskaye/pd/congress/index.html
    PDIC -- Legal Center - Includes text of the Udall bill

http://www.nipltd.com/parkinsons/
    "James" - Webmaster is PD list member Simon Coles. Includes book
    "An Old Age Pensioner at 18", info on "PD CD", and more...

http://www.bev.net/community/spmurphy/parkinson/
    Capital Chapter -- National Parkinson Foundation

http://www.interlog.com/~vinovich/pf/pf.html
    Parkinson Foundation of Canada

http://www.cfn.cs.dal.ca/~aa163/nsd-pfc.html
    Parkinson Foundation of Canada, Nova Scotia Div  (Peter Kidd)

http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/freeport/social.services/parkinson/menu
    Parkinson's Society of Ottawa-Carleton

http://www.connect.org.uk/merseyworld/glaxo/
    Glaxo Neurological Centre (U.K.) - Non-medical advice and
    information

http://www.onu.edu/~ksehlhor/parkinso.html
    Ohio Northern Univ.-Coll. of Pharmacy - Lots of detail about
    drugs, and nifty graphics; even a movie you can download ('The
    Effects of Dopaminergic Drugs on Parkinson's Disease')


Surgery/Hospitals:

http://www.aracnet.com/~favrejac
    Oregon Health Sciences University - Functional neurosurgery

http://www.mcms.dal.ca/dnts/mainpage.html
    Dalhousie University Medical School, Div. of Neurosurgery -
    Includes update on Halifax Neuro Transplantation Program (Canada)

http://xfdm08.aps1.anl.gov/parkinson_victory.html
    Parkinson's Victory - Pallidotomies at Loma Linda, CA - In their
    words, ..there has never been a better time...to have PD ."

http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/oi-lab.htm
    Neurotransplantation Research Laboratory (Harvard) - These are the
    people doing the cutting-edge (no pun intended) pig tissue trans
    plants. Follow the links for more info.

http://mcns10.med.nyu.edu/CMD/CMDmain.html
    NYU Center for the study and treatment of Movement Disorders -
    Info on thalamotomy and pallidotomy; case histories.

http://dem0nmac.mgh.harvard.edu
    Massachusetts General Hospital Neurology

http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu
    Massachusetts General Hospital Neurosurgery

http://www.nuc.ucla.edu/lpp/clinpetneuro/parkinsons.html UCLA School
of Medicine - PET scans of Parkinsonian brains; lots of graphics




http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/neurology/clserPD.html
University of Kansas Medical Center - Parkinson's Disease Clinic




http://www.hsc.colorado.edu/chancllr/publications/UHR/parkinson.html
U. Colorado - Brain tissue transplants


Pharmaceutical Companies:

http://www.cyto.com/parky.html Parkinson's Program
- CytoTherapeutics, Inc.; pre-clinical testing of 'NeuroCRIB' implant

http://www.santel.lu/SANTEL/diseases/parkins.html
    Parkinson's Disease - Home Page - SANTEL


Research and Foundations:

http://www.parkinson.org/
    National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. - A major Parkinson's
    research foundation

http://www.nih.gov/ninds/neurosci/clinical/etb/etbproto.htm/
    NIH - Clinical Trials - Diagnostic studies  and new drug
    evaluations at National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD .
    Looking for volunteers.

http://www.frostbyte.com/mulligan/parkinsons
    The Mulligan Foundation - They are trying to compile a database of
    PD patients; you can add your info here

http://www.dana.org/
    Dana Foundation - Brain research

http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/medicine/parkinsons.html
    Human Interface Technology Lab, Univ. of Washington - Virtual
    images for treatment of akinesia

http://www.centerwatch.com/
    CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service - Drugs and
    therapies being tested, or recently approved by FDA

http://enuxsa.EAS.ASU.EDU/~obarr/park.html
    Christopher Parkinson's Center - Sun City, Arizona


Miscellaneous:

http://ivory.lm.com/~nab/
    Neurosciences on the Internet - Index of neuroscience resources on
    the WWW

http://www.cc.emory.edu/WHSCL/medweb.neurology.html
    Emory U. Health Sciences Center Library - Neurology index

http://www.naturesmarket.com/parkins.htm
    Nature's Market - "Helpful" vitamins

http://www.catalog.com/web/frozadd/
    The Case of the Frozen Addicts - This is a book; a great read! A
    real medical mystery story about the discovery of the MPTP model.

http://www.calyx.com/~olsen/MEDICAL/grubor00.html
    Pot and PD - PA Supreme Count argument for "tremendous
    effectiveness" of the "miracle drug" cannabis for epilepsy, PD and
    other "spastic disorders."


Home Pages of List Members:

http://www.mr-longtermcare.com
    Martin Bayne
http://rampages.onramp.net/~mgiles/
    Marvin Giles
http://www.cfn.cs.dal.ca/~aa163/peterkidd.html/
    Peter Kidd
http://www1.ridgecrest.ca.us/~rfvetter/
    Ronald Vetter
http://umbc.edu/~warr/
    Bruce Warr