The invention of a radical new drug for the treatment of Parkinson's disease by Otago University may have had a different 26 May 2006(Headlines) - The drug,...
May 28, 2006(Israel21c) - The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research believes that Israeli company NeuroDerm has the potential to offer hope to...
To make sure you get the support you and the person you are caring for with Parkinson's disease needs, here are some tips on how to get the most from a visit...
If you continue to keep well and have a good quality of life, both you and the person you care for will benefit. It can be all too easy to ignore your own...
It takes time and support from others to understand and come to terms with Parkinson's disease. If you are caring for a family member or friend who has...
Medication is most effective when patients and caregivers have a good understanding of how it works and how to avoid potential harmful effects. Ask your doctor...
People with the akinetic-rigid subtype Parkinson's disease (PD) have an especially high risk of sleep disturbances, according to preliminary findings from a...
June 5, 2006(Daily Progress) - A slight shaking of the hands, a growing stiffness in the limbs - the symptoms of Parkinson's disease are treacherous, often...
Jun 6, 2006(AScribe) - Researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat tuberculosis apparently cures patients of a Parkinson's- like illness suffered by...
June 14, 2006(United Press International) - More than 80 percent of people with Parkinson's disease often or sometimes suffer from depressive symptoms, a...
06/15/2006 (marinij.com) - A new study by the Buck Institute for Age Research in Novato suggests the need to re-examine the practice of supplementing baby...
14-Jun-2006(Mayo Clinic) - Mayo Clinic researchers have found that using pesticides for farming or other purposes increases the risk of developing Parkinson's...
12-Jun-2006(EurekAlert) - The number of mutations in a gene previously found to be associated with early-onset Parkinson's disease may influence the age at...
It may be possible to identify at what age someone might develop Parkinson's disease by studying their genes, a study sugge 18 June 2006(BBC News) - A study of...
June 21. 2006(SouthBendTribune.com) - Exposure to the metal manganese can be toxic, causing tremors, unsteady gait and a masklike facial expression. It happens...
6/15/06(Thomson) - Two years after being labeled approvable by the FDA, Zelapar, a version of the Parkinson's disease drug selegiline designed using a...
6/18/06(PRWeb) - U.S. District Judge Rob Junell, in Midland, Texas, ruled that customized compound medications, such as Domperidone, are not new, unapproved...
Wed 5 Jul 2006(The Scotsman) - THE effects of Parkinson's disease could be reversed by a drug which causes new brain cells to grow, research suggests. ...
Jun 26, 2006 (HealthDay News) - Exposure to pesticides, but not other environmental contaminants, may boost the long-term risk for developing Parkinson's...
6/26/2006 (USA Today) - People who reported being exposed to pesticides before 1982 had a 70% higher incidence of Parkinson's disease 10 to 20 years later than...
06.22.06(Forbes) - Focusing on a protein that mysteriously accumulates in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease, researchers have discovered a...
4-Jul-2006 (News-Medical Alert) - In preliminary results, researchers have shown that a drug which mimics the effects of the nerve-signaling chemical dopamine...
June 23, 2006(MSNBC) - Shares in Merck dropped on Friday after the German pharmaceuticals company said it was ending the development of Sarizotan, an...
Jul 5, 2006(kutv.com) - A new group of drugs is giving hope to Parkinson's disease patients but it also has some people complaining of bizarre side effects. In...
27th June 2006(Daily Mail) - Scientists have developed a new scanning technique for Parkinson's disease, offering hope that many patients who may have been...
A new discovery linking the blockage of a critical brain pathway to Parkinson's disease may lead to improved treatments that cou June 22, 2006(Fox News.com) -...
Thu 29 Jun 2006(News.Scotsman) - PEOPLE with Parkinson's Disease in Edinburgh and the Lothians are missing out on vital support because of a shortage of...
25 Jun 2006 (Medscape) - Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have pinpointed defects in a critical cellular pathway that can lead to the death of...
6/27/06(EurekAlert) - Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Lou Gehrig's disease and other brain disorders are among a growing list of maladies attributed to oxidative...