On Thu, 15 May 2008 09:09:32 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> it's ridiculous.  "Restless Legs Syndrome"?  Are you f-ing kidding me?
>> People who "suffer" from that sound to me like they need to go and get
>> some exercise.
> 
> My sister-in-law has this. It's apparently related to Parkinson's
> disease. I think the truth is that it's a real problem for many fewer
> people than the drug companies would lead you to believe.

Yes, and that's ultimately my problem with these new "diseases" - there's 
no doubt in my mind that some people do have this, but there's a big 
difference between something related to Parkinson's and people who just 
can't keep their leg still under their desk (and thus "bounce" it).  The 
latter IME is more related to the fact that as a society, we exercise 
less now than we ever have.

Jim

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