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Hi Delana... You ask a provocative question: >I am just wondering who is feeding all this PD's-all-taken-care-of >optimism to our vocal politicians and the news media I don't think ANYONE is feeding any specific "There's a PD 'cure' " information to the press. I'd bet you dollars-to-donuts these are CONCLUSIONS drawn by non-PD-educated and non-medical-wise persons, who jump to conclusions without any background or enough substantial information to back up their "news" comments. THEN, they go on to the NEXT "wonder-cure" in order to "scoop" some other reporters and make a big splash with yet another half-baked "cure" story. This is NOT legitimate "news reporting" we're hearing, it's media sensationalism in order to be the first out with a hot "news" story. And, I'm afraid a LOT of today's news" that is being fed to the public is just as unsubstantiated as the "wonder cure" "news" is. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Camilla H.Flintermann Sent: Saturday, January 31, 1998 7:38 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Clinton's message about PD Delana has asked me to fwd to this main list her post to CARE, below. >I am just wondering what you all thought about Pres. Clinton's few words >about PD during his State of the Union address the other night. Though >I'm sure he thought he was helping, I don't think it did our cause any >good by making it sound like a (comprehensive) gene for PD was >discovered during the year and delineated "in just 9 days!" I could not >believe what I was hearing. It makes it sound like the PD problem is >solved (and so quickly) when in fact the "gene for PD" only represents a >small fraction of affected patients. > > Then tonite on some news magazine TV show, they showed Janet Reno at >work and were trying to assess just how bad her PD is affecting her by >checking out her tremor. Then they concluded with something like, "Isn't >it wonderful they detected her PD so early so they could 'treat' it. >It's amazing what they're able to do for PD these days." > >I am just wondering who is feeding all this PD's-all-taken-care-of >optimism to our vocal politicians and the news media. > >Your thoughts. > >Delana Vaughan > >CG 34 yrs for 2 in tandem > >P.S. The Mirapex table is coming. Our CARE computer whiz is working on >it for me(us). > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >