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hi gang;

just another new development to report...
from that 'other' paradise.

janet

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>      High Uric Acid Levels May Lower Risk Of Idiopathic Parkinson's
>      Disease
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>      WESTPORT, Sep 03 (Reuters) - Investigators in Hawaii say
>      they have "...prospective evidence of an association between
>      uric acid and reduced occurrence of idiopathic Parkinson's
>      disease."
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>      "Uric acid...found in high concentrations in serum and in
>      the brain, has been hypothesized to protect against
>      oxidative damage and cell death in Parkinson's disease,"
>      note Dr. David M. Morens at the University of Hawaii and
>      colleagues in the September 1 American Journal of
>      Epidemiology. To test this hypothesis the investigators
>      measured serum uric acid levels in more than 7,900 men
>      enrolled in the Honolulu Heart Program, a 30-year
>      prospective study.
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>      Ninety-two of the men developed idiopathic Parkinson's
>      disease. "Men with uric acid concentrations above the median
>      at enrollment had a 40% reduction in idiopathic Parkinson's
>      disease incidence," Dr. Morens reports. "Reduced idiopathic
>      Parkinson's disease incidence rates persisted in analyses
>      restricted to nonsmokers...and cases younger than age 75
>      years." The findings warrant further study, Dr. Morens
>      concludes.
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>      Am J Epidemiol 1996;144:480-484.
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>      -Westport Newsroom 203 221 7648
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>      Copyright =A9 1996 Reuters Limited.


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