| I've been so wrapped up in my own situation -- what, with the recent conclusion of my first 8-day Droolfest and my subsequent randomization to the surgical group in Vanderbilt Medical Center's clinical trial of DBS in Early Parkinson's Disease that I've been neglecting the PD-related headlines. Now that I'm back in the dugout, waiting on word as to when I'll have the surgery, let's get up-to-date with some of the recent news and developments gleaned from the World Wide Web.TO THE NEWSROOM --
HEADLINE -- Cigarettes, coffee may lower Parkinson's riskCOMMENT -- Yeah? I've been drinking coffee since I started sneaking it out of my mom and dad's coffee pot in my early teens. And I've been a cigar smoker since I was 17. So what's MY problem? Maybe the NEXT story explains it...HEADLINE -- Dairy Increases Parkinson's Risk in MenCOMMENT -- I see. It's the CREAMER in my coffee... and the fact that I once lived in Wisconsin.&nb |
