I used to know things about Parkinson's that I no longer know. I used to know that it is a condition that is inconvenient, but not fatal and not painful. I used to know that Big Pharma consists of thousands of dedicated scientists, wearing white lab coats and devoted to improving the lot of the human race; consecrating their lives to reducing human suffering.
And I personally know some scientists who are, precisely, doing that.
But there came a day when a little old lady directed me to this thread, and all hell broke loose in my PD gang.
The only thing I promised is that I will not forget the story of the volunteers for the Amgen clinical trials.
But sometimes, like a drug addict, I go searching for things about Amgen. This may be irrelevant and so I have no objections if the moderators delete it, and I did not find any specific references to Parkinson's or the volunteers in the following links - what I found is Amgen employees talking to each other, down through the years; and it's not quite as dedicated to rescuing mankind as I used to think.

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=254587

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=259462

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=270814

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=117226

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=249016

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=190942

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=405518

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=405518

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=385975

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=400081

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=243927

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=396561

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=266086

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=105779

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=187865

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=187354

http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/sho...d.php?t=249185