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>J. Darwin Hawkins, >I sometimes wonder, if today's environment of pesticides, >electromagnetic energy, pollution, etc., etc. are suspected of >prompting, causing, or contributing to PD, then what was the cause not >too many years ago when none of this stuff was around? Hate to let you in on a secret Mr. Hawkins; but environmental pollution has been here just as long as mankind has been on this planet and longer. Pollution,radiation, and electromagnetic energy are not only man made but also natural products of this planet > PD, although not called Parkinson's, has been with the human race for millennia. Please enlighten us PD folk where you found this fact of great wisdom. >It has become more noticeable and more prevalent because we live longer and >have better communications. SO tell us Mr. Hawkins why do we have so many people 20 years old and younger getting PD? IN conclusion folks we have PD because we live longer and talk to each other. Great, and here I thought it was because our brain cells die and the brain fails to produce dopamine. Glad you are in test engineering not medicine. >I do think we now have the technology to find a cure, and I support that effort whole >heartily. If we had the technology to find a cure don't you think that a cure would have been found or maybe this is one of those engineering conspiracy things. It is really big of you to support the effort of technology come up with a cure for us PWP's. >I don't think we will make progress if some of us continue to blame the environment and >search in that direction. The last time I took problem solving in University, one of the key issues was to identify the source of the problem in solving the problem. IMO until we find the enviromental source of the problem, we probably wouldn't find a cure; but then again I'm not a scientist. Regards. Don 49/2