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Donate to PRO!May 29, 2019
MEDI-CAL “SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT” FIGURES FOR 2019
A Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Non-California readers, consult a qualified person in your home state The California Department of...
May 29, 2019
MEDICARE HOSPITAL FUND RESERVES LIKELY TO BE EXHAUSTED IN 2026: U.S. REPORT
(Reuters) - Medicare’s hospital insurance fund will be depleted in 2026, as previously forecast, and Social Security program costs are likely to exceed total...
May 29, 2019
AYURVEDIC LEVODOPA
There is another flurry of information going around pertaining to the Fava Bean, Macuna pruriens. This time there has been more research and more...
May 29, 2019
FATHER'S EYES ~ FATHER’S DAY
Bob Richards, the former pole-vault champion, shares a moving story about a skinny young boy who loved football with all his heart. Practice after...
May 29, 2019
HEMP OIL HEALTH BENEFITS VS SIDE EFFECTS: PROPER USE AND OPTIMAL DOSAGE GUIDE
Hemp Oil is a super food, a nutritional powerhouse that, if consumed regularly, can prevent several diseases as well as cure already existing ones. Hemp...
May 29, 2019
PRO Monthly Newsletter - June 2019
May 10, 2019
30th Annual Vino Desert Classic
April 30, 2019
Caregiving with Grace
PRO is delighted to bring this WONDERFUL resource to the Parkinson’s world. The book reviews we’ve received are enlightening, heart-warming, words of satisfaction, words...
April 30, 2019
PARKINSON’S DISEASE FORUM GIVES MEDICAL MARIJUANA PLATFORM FOR 1ST TIME
An online survey circulated among physicians who treat Parkinson’s disease found that 80% of their patients had used cannabis to treat their symptoms. Furthermore,...
April 30, 2019
SEROTONIN SYNDROME: 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Serotonin syndrome is a dangerous reaction to antidepressant drugs Serotonin Syndrome – Serotonin is a neurotransmitter (a naturally occurring brain chemical) that helps regulate mood...
April 30, 2019
THINKING OUT OF THE BOX
In a small Italian town, hundreds of years ago, a small business owner owed a large sum of money to a loan shark. The...
April 30, 2019
PKG-WATCH HELPS IN MANAGING PARKINSON’S SYMPTOMS AND LOWERING PATIENT COSTS, GLOBAL KINETICS REPORTS
Global Kinetics recently announced that the use of its wearable device, Personal KinetiGraph (PKG)-Watch, significantly improves the assessment and management of Parkinson’s disease symptoms,...
April 30, 2019
JAM CARD APP FOR TELLING PEOPLE “JUST A MINUTE”
Virgin Trains in the UK, part of Sir Richard Branson’s transportation company, is issuing JAM cards for passengers who need to convey to staff...
April 30, 2019
ICBI UPDATE: A New Experimental Brain Stimulation Treatment Shows Promise in Restoring the Movement of Patients with Chronic Parkinson’s disease (PD)
Canadian researchers are developing a new brain stimulation treatment to restore movement in Parkinson’s patients according to which previously housebound patients are now able...
April 30, 2019
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT - MAY 2019
MAY – Maia (meaning “the great one”) is, in fact, the Italic goddess of Spring. Parkinson’s Resource Organization embodies all that spring represents: NEW...
