Hello Steve and welcome to the list. I started with Tasmar/Tolcapone 1, of November, if your are interested, I`ll e-mail you my notes from the first 5 weeks. Best wishes Sonia Nielsen Denmark ---------- > Fra: Steve Sher <[log in to unmask]> > Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > Emne: New to list > Dato: 15. december 1997 10:56 > > My name is Steven Sher. I live in Sydney Australia. My father(69yrs) lives > in Johannnesburg, South Africa, and was diagnosed with Parkinsons about 4 > years ago. He has always lead a very active lifestyle, and been very > particular about his health. He has found it very difficult to accept the > fact that he has Parkinson's. He has also developed back problems in the > last few years which has compounded the problem, as he is no longer able to > do the sports that he used to. > > We believe that a new drug, Tolcopone, has recently been launched, and > would greatly appreciate any feedback as to it's effectiveness as well as > how we could go about purchasing it. > > Any other suggestions in terms of diet or otherwise would be greatly > appreciated as well. > > I am also very interested to know what research and perhaps theories there > are as to the possible causes of Parkinson's. > > Also, is Parkinson's a hereditary condition? > > Thank you for your assistance. > > Steven Sher > [log in to unmask]