Nicotine Positive Effects on Neurodegenerative Diseases

[Vocalek]

Neurology Today: Growing List of Positive Effects of Nicotine Seen in Neurodegenerative Disorders -- American Academy of Neurology

[h=2]ARTICLE IN BRIEF[/h] A new randomized, placebo-controlled study found “significant nicotine-associated improvements in attention, memory, and psychomotor speed,” with excellent safety and tolerability in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. The story looks at this and other recent data suggesting that transdermal nicotine could be neuroprotective for neurological disorders.

 

[Petrodus]

Do ya think the FDA would be interested in knowing about this ??
Just kidding ... They already know about it.
They just ain't going to acknowledge it because BP ordered them to
just keep playing the role that the FDA is clueless as to what's
happening in the Real World !!

 

[tommy2bad]

Good news in one way, bad in another. Now they can claim nicotine is a medication, i.e. it cures or prevents something and if it's a medicine then it must be regulated as such. On the other hand they can't very well keep telling the lie that it causes diseases and their arsenal of anti ecig half-truths is one missile less.
Real life is a bit.. that way, always 'on one hand.....but on the other'.

 

[TennDave]

I would say that caffeine has very similar effects and it's not considered "medicine."

 

[Petrodus]

Preaching to the choir

The FDA knows the Truth
They couldn't care less ... But they know the Truth

 

[Bill Godshall]

This article is nearly a year old. Surprised I/we hadn't seen it before.

 

[budynbuick]

I would say that caffeine has very similar effects and it's not considered "medicine."

That's because a majority uses it. Remember, this is a democracy. Anything good for you can be called a medicine. Machiavelli would be proud.
Keith