The picture above shows me at the Olympics Aquatic Center in Mexico City in 1971. I was a high school student in Mexico and on my school’s swimming team. On […]
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Here are two fascinating articles (bingo! bingo!) about Dr. Maria De Leon, a movement disorder specialist (i.e., a neurologist who specializes in diseases like Parkinson’s) who about ten years ago
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You lived a rich life; couldn’t ask for more – Then whoa! The fickle Fates cry out, “Hey, you! Just wait until ya see what we’ve in store – A
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation frequently comes out with entertaining and informative quizzes about Parkinson’s disease. Click here on their latest and test yourself on Parkinson’s disease care. You don’t have
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On the weekend of September 26, 2015, I will enter one, and possibly two, triathlons to raise money for and awareness of dystonia and Parkinson’s disease. I hope you will
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According to a recently written, soon-to-be-published-in-hard-copy-but-available-now-online research article, people who suffer from asthma are at increased risk for developing Parkinson’s disease. To quote the conclusion: Patients with asthma had an
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Supposedly by the end of this calendar year, residents of New York State, where I live, can get a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana if they have a qualifying illness.
On the weekend of September 26th and 27th, I’ll enter two triathlons to raise money for and awareness of dystonia and Parkinson’s disease. All donations will go to the Michael J.
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Do you have an on-again-off-again love affair with Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa)? I just started taking the drug, and I’m starting to worry that it’s a part-time lover. I’ve had Parkinson’s disease
Sleeping on your side instead of your stomach or back may help prevent Parkinson’s disease, as it enables the brain to remove waste products more easily. The World Parkinson Coalition recently posted
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