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We are happy to be in our new office and laboratory space continuing on our mission “Road to the Cure.” For a better understanding of this update, you may want to refer to the earlier updates in the PRO Monthly newsletter. Our current update follows: Van Andel Institute-SDBC Parkinson’s Collaboration A Principal Investigator from Van [...]
THE STORY OF A BLIND GIRL There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend. One day, someone donated a pair of eyes [...]
TOP 10 QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE HIRING A HOME CARE AGENCY by Kerry Goss, Senior Helpers of The Desert While finding a caregiver on your own may initially appear to be less expensive, the cost difference becomes negligible when time, taxes, insurance and your security are factored in. When considering hiring a caregiver to help with [...]
Dr. Stephen M. Winber, DDS MPS TMJ Therapy and Sleep Center of Colorado. Chronic pain is a big problem in America, where medications often cause more harm than good. Right now, doctors and state governments are struggling to combat a growing epidemic of prescription pain medication abuse. Unfortunately, over-the-counter drugs are also causing problems; in [...]
GREEN TEA The main antioxidant in green tea could be a potent way to prevent Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to research done by Prof. Moussa Youdim and Dr. Silvia Mandel, co-director of the Parkinson Foundation Centers at the Technion. The substance, EGCG, can enter brain cells and keep neurons from dying. Mandel found [...]
NOT JUST TREMOR: RECOGNIZING DEPRESSION AND OTHER NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE People like boxing legend Muhammad Ali and actor Michael J. Fox have helped to deepen the understanding of Parkinson’s disease as a movement disorder. Ali shows the most conspicuous symptoms of Parkinson’s; a slow, shuffling gait, rigid movements, hand tremors, and an expressionless face. [...]
Congress and the Obama administration continue to discuss the budget deficit, and cuts to Medicare are a part of the discussion. The Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) is a method the U.S. government uses to control spending on physician services by reducing the amount Medicare pays in order to reach target expenditures. The so-called “doc [...]
by Dr. Kevin Berry, DDS, TMJ Therapy and Sleep Center of Colorado. TMJ disorder causes trying symptoms that make life nearly unbearable. Because temporomandibular joint disorder is so debilitating, sufferers are often pushed toward surgical procedures that make permanent changes to bone and tissue within the jaw joint. Since they are afraid of painful, invasive [...]
Do you have difficulty using the phone? Do you, or does anyone you know, have difficulty using the telephone? Perhaps you have trouble with one of the following: Can’t hear the other person? The other person can’t hear you? The numbers on the telephone pad are too small? Are unable to get to the telephone in time before [...]
Urinary Incontinence often forces men to use adult diapers. Adult diapers can be inconvenient, embarrassing and difficult for you and your caregiver. Men who have found GeeWhiz® to be a great alternative Incontinence Product are those who are hoping for more freedom for themselves and their caregivers. If you are looking to move away from [...]
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