I have been acting as an informal liaison between research doctors and the patient community for several years. I can also read, and I, too, have spent "hours" scanning the interet and the clippings delivered to my mailbox every day. I'm sorry to say that your constant unfounded slamming of medical competence has even me intimidated sometimes. I fear you are hurting people with your blanket statements. The doctors I know are nothing like you describe. I don't know what went wrong for you, but it's not everyone's experience. I strongly suggest you go to www.parkinsonaction.org and listen to the webcast of the recent PAN forum, especially any material by Dr. (PhD) Storey Landis of NIH and Dr. Langston of the Parkinson's Institute. After that, come back and tell me whether they're uninformed or uncaring! Really, let your information speak for itself without having to eviscerate those with whom you differ, and if your view has value it will stand up to reason.

Jaye