If governments were serious about stopping everyone smoking they would stop importing tobacco and its related products and close down the production factories. However the subsequent loss of revenue from tobacco far outweighs the health risk of the smoker. Therefore governments are only pandering to the lobbyists and not really concerned who enjoys a cigarette or not.
According to new research Nicotine can dramatically reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The findings by scientists support dozens of earlier studies suggesting smokers are less likley to suffer sever symptoms from the disease. In tests, patients with the disease who were given very high dose patches had better movement and needed fewer drugs to manage the condition.
SEVERS DISEASE
Parkinson's disease affects millions of people worldwide and in the United Kingdom ten thousand new cases are diagnosed every year. The condition develops when the cells in the brain that control movement die off. Symptoms include shaking, muscle stiffness, and slowness of movement, and many sufferers eventually find it difficult to walk,talk swallow or write.
Although there is no known cure for the disease, there are drugs to control the severity of the symptoms by compensating for the lack of dopamine - a chemical that acts as a "signal agent" between parts of the brain involved in movement and co-ordination.But their effects can start to wear off after a few years.
While previous studies have looked at nicotine patch therapy, they used smaller doses that the latest research. Volunteers in the study were given patches containing over 100mg a day, about five times more than would be needed to help a heavy smoker quit over a period of seventeen weeks. Researchers said in a report on their findings: "The beneficial effects may be explained by the direct effect of nicotine on the central nervous system".
A Positive Link Between the Relief of Parkinson's Disease And Nicotine SEVERS DISEASE
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