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Author to launch book for Parkinson's research
Wednesday December 22, 2010
Bill Trewin has Parkinson's disease, but does not let Parkinson's have him. If you like that quote, his new book is full of many more like it.
Read ArticleThe man who walked 70 miles to help schools is still moving, taking part in the battle against Parkinson's
Wednesday December 15, 2010
Clackamas resident Dick Millington isn't walking dozens of miles at a time anymore, but that doesn't mean that his recent diagnosis with Parkinson's disease is slowing him down much.
Read Article'The Department of Cures': It's really up to us.
Wednesday December 15, 2010
YEARS AGO, diseases like cancer and HIV/AIDS presented patients with an imminent death sentence. While there's no doubt that receiving a diagnosis of serious illness remains a life-changer, today, many patients with conditions like these can look forward to a much brighter prognosis, thanks to new and better therapies and the researchers who've dedicated their lives to developing them.
Read ArticleTreatment, Severity of Parkinsons' Symptoms Vary by Economic Status and Race
Wednesday December 15, 2010
African Americans and those with lower socioeconomic status appear to have more severe parkinsonism with greater levels of disability, according to a report posted online that will appear in the April 2011 print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Read ArticleDoctor: Don't throw out that vitamin D just yet
Wednesday December 15, 2010
Dr. Mark Gostine urges people living in West Michigan not to be hasty in giving vitamin D supplements the heave-ho following a newly issued government study.
Read ArticleTiny device, big impact on chronic pain
Wednesday December 15, 2010
Australian scientists are working on a tiny device that promises to have a big impact on treating chronic pain.
Read ArticleS. Elgin man successfully fighting Parkinson's
Wednesday December 15, 2010
Lee Bender was overweight, suffering from painful gout and arthritis, and trying to mend a broken heart after his wife of 49 years died of breast cancer.
Read ArticleTOXIC CAUSES OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Wednesday December 08, 2010
There are now fourteen known toxic causes of Parkinson's Disease : pesticides (Paraquat, Rotenone, Maneb), solvents (Trichloroethylene, Toluene, N-Hexane, Carbon disulfide), MPTP, Mercury, Manganese, Copper, Carbon monoxide, Lead, Cyanide.
Read ArticleEating blueberries, blackberries 'ward off Alzheimer's, heart problems'
Wednesday December 08, 2010
Consuming purple coloured fruit can keep age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's, heart problems and cancer at bay, according to a new study.
Read ArticleTooth cells can fix your brain
Wednesday December 08, 2010
The solution to memory loss in your old age might lie in that errant wisdom tooth.
Read ArticleRecent News
Feb 23 - Meet MerisFeb 23 - Statins Do Not Lower Risk of Parkinson's
Feb 23 - Wearable Remote Monitoring
Feb 12 - Finding Points to Possible Mechanism Underpinning Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Feb 10 - Breath Test for Parkinson's
Feb 10 - Creatine Doesn't Slow Parkinson's Progression
Feb 8 - 23andMe: Quest for Parkinson's Cure Opens Door to Genetic Data Mining
Feb 6 - Say “Ahh” and Let Your Smartphone Check for Parkinson’s
Feb 4 - Parkinson’s Study Dims Ambitions for Gene Flaw Carried by Brin
Feb 4 - Potential Parkinson's Drug Too Toxic to Use
Feb 3 - Spanish Researchers Design Wearable Remote Monitoring System For Patients With Parkinson's
Feb 2 - Fight Parkinson's: Exercise May Be the Best Therapy
Feb 2 - Tipping Point of Parkinson's Disease, Discovered by Cambridge University
Feb 2 - Researchers Identify Two mRNA Biomarkers for Parkinson's Disease
Feb 2 - Beer Could Help 'Protect Brain against Parkinson's and Alzheimer's'
Feb 1 - For Patients with Parkinson's Disease, Expensive Placebo Works Better
Jan 24 - Can Nerve Stimulators Conquer Parkinson's and Even Obesity?
Jan 23 - E. Coli May Hold Key to Treating Parkinson's
Jan 22 - Parkinson’s, Pesticides and Poverty - The Dilemma of Latino Denial
Jan 22 - Seeing the Light: How Engineered Nerve Cells Might Curb Parkinson’s Disease