Re: NOVA On PBS Tonight

[Guest guest]

Dyanne, Before I forget it, I suggested to my derma doctor that we try

cholchicine for my psoriasis while we checked into insurance for Enbrel

coverage. As it turned out, the colchicine has done a very good job. I take .6

Mg. 3 times a day, but mind you, you will have to start with one .6 tablet daily

and build up. Colchicine is a wonderful anti inflammatory, and it has also been

used for PF, but with mixed results.

The Ghost In my Genes has been sayinmg " BOO " since I was insepted too. I think

you hit the nail on the head when you said some of your kin may have died of PF

without being diagnosed. I asked Dr. Lasky if it was possible that many PF

suffers had been passed over because of not having insurance, and also many may

have presented with acute heart problems due to PF and hadn't been further

tested. He said that was very possible. So I am thinking like you that many

cases go undiagnosed. No Dyanne, I could never even be allowed to tour a sperm

bank.

I am excited about this NOVA program again. I will call Dr. Lasky's office and

suggest they watch also. Can't wait to see what youu think.

Jerry/Mississippi/54/IPF/dx April 05

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> > One of the most fascinating science programs I have ever seen is being

> rebroadcast tonight.

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> > Nova

> > The Ghost in Your Genes

> > Tuesday, Sept. 22 › 8pm (Check local listing)

> > on Rocky Mountain PBS

> > In a provocative report from the frontiers of biology, " Nova " explores

> new findings that call into question the long-held belief that all

> inherited traits are passed on by our genes. The fast-growing field of

> epigenetics investigates hidden influences that could affect not only

> our health today but that of our descendants far into the future. It now

> seems that our environment makes small chemical changes to our DNA

> without affecting the gene's overall makeup. To put it another way,

> epigenetics adds to our DNA another layer that acts as a control system

> of " switches. " Experiential factors such as nutrition or stress may

> trigger these switches and turn genes on or off. These subtle changes

> can then be " remembered " and passed on from generation to generation,

> altering inherited traits. This means the lives of our grandparents

> – the air they breathed, the food they ate, even the things they saw

> – could have directly affected us, and that what we do could, in

> turn, affect our grandchildren. " Nova " explores this fascinating new

> idea, interviewing top scientists in the field and following what could

> be a paradigm shift in the way we think about inheritance and genes.

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