re morbus meniere is there a real remedy in article pitt uucp geb cs pitt edu gordon banks writes a recent movie lorenzo s oil offers a perfect example of what i m talking about if you haven t seen it you should it s not i saw it it is almost a unique case in history first ald is a rare but fatal disease their accomplishment was significant of course it was overplayed in the movie for dramatic effect the oil is not curative and doesn t even prevent progression only slows it there s a pretty good article in the the march new scientist titled pouring cold water on lorenzo s oil the article states that research has shown that the oil has no discernable effect on the progression of the disease in patients in which demyelination has begun in patients with amn a less acute form of the same disease there is some improvement seen in the ability of nerve fibres to conduct impulses in ald patients who have not yet begun demyelination the jury is still out dale cook
