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Old 02-20-2011, 01:14 AM
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Default TB vaccine might help PD
See:

http://www.pdonlineresearch.org/news...nson-s-disease

"UCLA researchers funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation report in the January 31 online edition of PloS ONE the surprising conclusion that a vaccine routinely used to prevent childhood tuberculosis (TB) might prove beneficial for maintaining the health of dopaminergic cells in Parkinson’s disease."

A possible link between PD and TB is explored in:

http://drbroxmeyer.netfirms.com/parkinsons.pdf

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