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I think Keith Chancey raised a very good point in re to the "age of onset" factor. I was diagnosed at 46 (had symptoms years earlier) by a PD specialist. He told me that "young-onset" PD was, in fact, increasing -- mainly due to exposure to toxins and chemicals. I later found reference to what he had told me in a journal article which concluded that yopd had increased at "an alarming rate within the last 2 decades." Because of this, and not because I place less importance on elderly Parkinson's, I think the public mainly needs to be reeducated about Parkinson's disease. Unfortunately for us, both the public and the media pay a great deal more attention to "official" information, i.e., the APDA, NPF, or any such group with a title. If they can get the educational information to the public I think it will be the beginning of a change. Rosemary Russell 50, 5yrs. Little Rock, Arkansas ([log in to unmask])