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Hi Carole; I've also seen that reference somewhere and after reading Ronald Vetters post decided to look a little on the web. (Ron your posting is interesting but I don't make the connection between cannibalism in New Guinea and personnel stationed in Guam) > Greetings > > Do any of you know if there is anything new about the connection > between Guam and the high incidence of a particular type of > Parkinsons ? I ran across a reference to someone gathering info on > that and would like to contact them as I spent some years on Guam in > the sixties . I lived on military bases in the pacific area while > growing up and I remember the DDT trucks gassing our neighborhoods > regularly . Perhaps there is some connection . This is a scary > thought for me as the Guam Parkinsons is a particularly nasty form > of the disease . Anyway , I would like to know more about this . If > anyone has any news please let me know . > > You all make me smile every day when I read the list , thanks ! > > Carol Mcleod > 47/1 > [log in to unmask] > Carole, I found several references: This first one contains the name and address of a person who was collecting data on PD & Guam in 1993 - see text below http://http1.brunel.ac.uk:8080/~hssrsdn/alsig/archive/alsd013.txt This next one contains a catalog of medical papers and you might access some of this material at a good medical library http://http1.brunel.ac.uk:8080/~hssrsdn/papers/mnd92.txt This site has references to other afflictions and Guam http://www.medaccess.com/physical/neuro/psp.htm This last site also refers to a special type of PD and Guam http://www.cnsonline.org/www/archive/parkins/park-01.txt The 1st.(1993) site offers a contact person: Susan F. Schweitzer Neurological Clinical Nurse Specialist & Co-ordinator APDA Information and Referal Center 1000 Locus Street Reno, Nevada 89520 (702) 328-1766 I hope some of this might help you out. Regards.............Murray This list makes me smile too! . [log in to unmask]