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HI Barb, I know there have been research on the Isles of Faroe, BECAUSE there is a big consentration with PD in proportion to the numbers of inhabitants - and perhaps Iceland too. I was told a couple of weeks ago by our local chairman, that Japan is the country in the world where there are most pwp.. I`ll try to find some material about this research. I can tell you, that there has been much research about Diss. sclherosis here in Denmark, because in a little village here in Juland,Denmark no less than 7 (seven) younger people have the diseace. It has been discussed if there something wrong with the underground. It`s a very exciting subject. Good luck Sonia NEVER GIVE UP ---------- > Fra: Barbara Mallut <[log in to unmask]> > Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > Emne: PD Oddity & a Question > Dato: 3. november 1997 00:00 > > I was born and raised right here in Los Angeles where I continue to live > today. In a city this size - 7 or 8 million people - though I was part of > one of the largest high school graduating classes in the city (we were the > first of the "baby boomers," and there was 1200+ in our graduating class), in > the many years since my graduation from University High School, I've never run > into anyone else from my graduating class. > > Last evening, members of my PD support group (the San Fernando Valley group) > got together another PD support group to have dinner and a social evening out > together. This was the second time we've met like this, and over a dozen > people had a very enjoyable evening. One couple from the other group even > drove an hour to get to the restaurant on order to join in the fun. > > While chatting, we ended up discussing where we'd each gone to high school. > Imagine my surprise when the fella from the other group said that HE had > graduated from University High School. We were even more surprised to find > we had graduated TOGETHER in the spring Class of 1960 and that we'd not known > each other at all during the three years we'd gone to school together. Tho > with a such a huge class, it's not that surprising that we hung 'round with > different groups of friends and our paths never crossed. > > We all joked about was "obviously" there was "something in the water" at > UniHi, 'cause here was 2 people who were there at the same time with the same > crummy disease in later life. > > I've been thinking about that and wonder if any research has been done within > a limited group such as a high school or college graduating class to see the > numbers of individuals having various diseases, i.e., how make people have had > cancer, how many have had heart disease, diabetes, MS, lupus, etc. and of > course, how many have had Parkinson's Disease. > > I wonder if there's been any demographic studies done in any country, or state > of a large group of individuals who grew up in the same area, attended the > same schools, to see what the breakdown of diseases amongst them was and what > the ratio of people having each specific disease was. > > Does anyone of ya know if this type of study HAS been done and if so, what the > results were? > > Heck - maybe it WAS the water! <rueful smile> > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask]