For being such a tiny little country, Israel sure does produce more than its share of CNS disease drugs. I've never been there, but I picture it as this country chock full of old people creating a huge demand for Alzheimers and PD drugs. Ron At 12:43 AM 1/23/97 -0500, you wrote: >(SNS News Service - Shomron-Israel) A chemical found in hyssop plants >grown in China may serve as the basis for the newest medication to treat >Alzheimer's disease, according to Israeli researchers. Alzheimer's is a >neurological ailment which mostly attacks the elderly. Its main symptoms >are the destruction of brain cells and the loss of memory. -------------clip -------------- clip =======================