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Those of us who have been reading in this list for some time will recognize the name of Dr. Birkmayer. The Sunday New York Times (12/22/96) in its Obituaries column noted the death of Dr. Walther Birkmayer, the Austrian neurologist. He died December 10 in Vienna at the age of 86. Dr. Birkmayer was one of a group of "researchers credited with pioneering the use of the drug levadopa" in treating the symptoms of PD in 1961. "Dr. Birkmayer's professional accomplishments were clouded by his Nazi past, particularly the revelation that he served as a second lieutenant in the SS." -------------------- Sid Roberts 66/dx2 [log in to unmask] Youngstown, Ohio