Nicotine

[Barbara Patterson <patterso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As a smoker, I was rather hoping to use PD as an excuse not to quit.  :)
Barb

Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 19:42:19 -0400
From: judith guttman <judith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re:      Re: NICOTINE

Those tobacco companies will do anything to get more business. :_)

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Date:         Wed, 12 Apr 1995 11:31:42 -0400
From: Mike Usman <MikeUsman@xxxxxxx>
Subject:      Re: NICOTINE

Gordon B. wrote:
>Does anyone know about the use of nicotine in the treatment
of P.D.
>It was heard on a C.B.S. noon news broadcast.

Are you sure it was PD?  Nicotine stimulates one type of
acetylcholine
receptor and a few studies have suggested some mild improvement in
symptoms
when given to patients with Alzheimer disease.  Please don't take
this as a
suggestion that smoking is a treatment for any known disease!!!!
These
studies may, however, lead to useful types of treatments in the
future.

mike

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Peace,
Judith

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