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Lorenzo's Oil - Scientific News
« on: Sep 26th, 2002, 12:58pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
NEW SCIENTIST - NEWSFLASH
 
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Lorenzo’s oil finally proven effective
 
The controversial do-it-yourself medicine that inspired the  
heart-rending movie Lorenzo’s Oil has finally been proved to work.  
The new research ends years of uncertainty about the treatment and  
demolishes the claims of experts who repeatedly said it was a  
worthless quack remedy.
 
New Scientist has learned that Hugo Moser, the sceptical doctor  
played by Peter Ustinov in the film, will on Saturday unveil the  
dramatic conclusions of a 10-year investigation into the oil’s  
effects on a group of boys affected with the same genetic condition  
as Lorenzo.
 
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Re: Lorenzo's Oil - Scientific News
« Reply #1 on: Sep 26th, 2002, 1:23pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
I loved this movie, once I got over Nick Nolte's horrible accent.
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« Reply #2 on: Sep 26th, 2002, 1:51pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Here's a quote from the article:
 
Augusto Odone, Lorenzo's father and inventor of the oil, told New Scientist that the protection, though not complete, was "dramatic" and would "come as a shock to the medical community". After years trying to persuade everyone to take it seriously, he says he feels "vindicated".
 
The big remaining uncertainty is whether those boys in the study who have escaped the childhood version of the disease will also be spared the adult form. With many of the boys only just approaching their twenties this may not be known for years.
 
It is going to be recommended that every child with this genetic defect be given the oil as soon as it is known they have the defect.  They may avoid all the long term affects _ although this still remains to be monitored with further study as these children age.  
 
Incredible Story.
 
 
 
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