Betty writes about refusal of the newspapers to publish the letter by Robert Jurich. That I would assume is because the letter is so full of half-truths and inaccuracies that is worth as much as the paper this is printed on (I don't make hard copies). He is undoubtedly referring to the Parkinson's symptoms that can be shown by a person taking neuroleptic medications. These are valuable drugs which can be quite helpful in serious psychiatric conditions especially schizophrenia. They are able to decrease or stop the hallucinations and delusions that plague many people with this disease. At least writer used the term Parkinsonism rather than PD. The drug can in many people produce as an unwanted side effect dystonia and rigidity. This is a REVERSIBLE condition which often responds to cogentin or in some cases the drug needs to be discontinued in order for the symptoms to go away. There is no evidence to my knowledge that these effects are related to PD in the sense that they blocks the effect of dopamine. They do NOT KILL NIAGRAL cells. I am afraid that this post is trying to convince people that the FDA and the government are purposely attempting to cause PD and recruit PD patients to their cause which has absolutely nothing to do with PD There are good reasons why attorneys won't take the case. That is because it has no validity. Maybe Mr. Jurich should look back into our archives of a few weeks ago regarding the plot we uncovered about the collusion of the government and the establishment's speculation in dopamine futures. He would feel right at home in the battle against the CONSPIRACY, This has nothing to do with PD and no one on the list needs to be upset by this garbage Charlie > Following the disclosure that Michael J. Fox has Parkinson's Disease and > comments regarding the government's laxity in funding Parkinson's > Disease research, this letter was created for publication. It was > ultimately refused publication by the local "Southern Illinoisan" and > several newspapers at the national level. > If you feel that this is an issue that should be publicly known, feel > free to publish it in any newspaper or journal that will do so. > > Dear Editor: > There has been criticism of the government's lack of commitment to > finding a Parkinson's disease cure. > This is by people who are unaware that the government approves of drugs > that cause the same kind of harm to the brain as Parkinson's Disease. > It's no secret, except to those who don't want to know; it's not even > as difficult as determining whether smoking causes lung cancer: the > manufacturers of these drugs are required by government law to list the > "contra-indications" in their literature which accompanies their drugs > and it is also in the Physicians' Desk Reference or PDR. > These drugs are routinely prescribed and/or administered against the > will of victims by literate MDs who feel, like abortionists, that > someone is expendable, and the results to the victim, like the effects > of Parkinson's Disease and infanticide, are permanent and irreversible. > The resulting disability from the drug injury to the brain is called > Parkinsonism. > Since the government approves of these drugs and knows that they cause > the same kind of harm as the disease, involving itself in research for a > cure for the disease itself would be an act of hypocrisy. > Worse, as the government is undoubtedly aware, it would be saying that > some people deserve the right to keep their God-given/natural abilities > more than other people. > That could incur legal action regarding prejudicial/preferential > treatment, favoritism, discrimination, and other actionable charges > regarding inalienable rights…if a victim of the drugs can afford it, > since "pro bono publico" legal counsel declines public issue cases > against government. > I realize that stating these facts is stating, in effect, that your > gods aren't wearing any clothes, but if after investigating the facts, > the government-trusters and other non-victims of the system among us can > see it differently, we need to know their viewpoint. > > Sincerely, > Robert E. Jurich > Carbondale, Il 62901 > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************************