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Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN, [log in to unmask] > Inverse Association Between Smoking And Parkinson's Disease Reinforced > > WESTP0RT, Jan 21 (Reuters Health) - New evidence adds support to the > notion that smoking protects against the development of Parkinson's > disease (PD). In a population-based case-control study, Dr. Jay M. > Gorell, of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and a > multicenter team examined smoking and alcohol consumption in 144 PD > patients and 464 matched controls. > The study failed to mention that lung cancer and congestive heart failure are slightly more fatal than PD. Michel Margosis If one million persons were tested I would not believe this misinformation. My husband was a heavy smoker for years and ended up with PD plus congestive heart failure. I hope young people don't take this information seriously. Carolyn Johnston