Ron Reiner wrote: Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 21:42:25 -0500 From: Ron Reiner <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Kian-Sheng-Ta 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 The fact is Ron, Israel is a country of mostly young people. Because of a lack of natural resources,and the availability of excellent educational and Research and Development facilities,the emphasis in its economic development is on advanced technology such as Electronics, Computer software,Communications,Biomedical Engineering,and Pharmaceuticals. John Walker in his Internet News had a news item last week describing Israel as an Internet leader.See the 1/97 Scientific American article co-authored by Moussa B.H.Youdim,professor of Pharmacology at the Israel Technion. Come and see for yourself. Aliza Lieberman