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Subject: new treatments HI, MY MOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH P ARKINSONS IN 1989 AND JUST BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY IN 1993 WE DISCOVERED THAT IT ACTUALLY WAS MSA. ALL WE KNEW AT THAT TIME WAS THAT IT WAS RARE AND HAD NO KNOWN CAUSE OR CURE. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE NET I HAVE SEEN THAT THE MIS-DIAGNOSIS WITH PARKINSONS IS QUITE COMMON. MY QUESTION IS: I HAVE SEEN PROGRAMS ON T.V SHOWING VERY PROMISING RESULTS FOR PARKINSONS WHEN PATIENTS HAD FETAL PIG CELLS IMPLANTED INTO THIER BRAINS. IS THIS AN OPTION FOR SHY DRAGER AND OTHER RELATED DISEASES? ALSO, WHAT IS THE CONTROVERSY ABOUT THIS KIND OF TREATMENT? I CAN'T FATHOM WHY ANYONE WOULD OBJECT TO RESEARCH THAT MAY LEAD TO THE CURE FOR THESE HORRIBLE, DEVASTATING DISEASES. THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY | |
