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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 04:18:06 MST From: InfoBeat <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: News - Morning Coffee Edition @ 03/25/98 Morning Coffee Edition for Wednesday, March 25, 1998 Science and Medicine -------------------- *** Counseling, drugs both important for Parkinson's New drugs are offering new hope for Parkinson's disease patients, although there is still no cure, top neurologists said Tuesday. Dr. Warren Olanow, at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Dr. William Koller of the University of Kansas said doctors should know about how and when to use new treatment options. "Levodopa (L-dopa) is the most effective drug in the treatment of PD," Olanow and Koller wrote. "Virtually all patients benefit from treatment." Parkinson's is characterized by a lack of dopamine, an important message-carrying chemical for movement and muscle control, in the brain. Levodopa helps replenish it. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2553470201-b58 If you'd like to subscribe to other InfoBeat products or modify your current settings, visit our web site at http://www.infobeat.com. Copyright 1998 InfoBeat, Inc. All rights reserved. InfoBeat Services are for personal use only. Commercial use or redistribution in any form, printed or electronic is prohibited. -------------------------------------------------------------