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Donate to PRO!March 31, 2018
DON’T BE A STIFF! EVEN IF THAT’S HOW YOUR JOINTS FEEL!
Ever get that pain first thing in the morning? You know, that achy stiffness in your joints. It comes back later after you’ve sat...
March 31, 2018
PRO Monthly Newsletter - April 2018
March 30, 2018
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE MARCH 2018
ICBI UPDATE ON THE ROAD TO THE CURE PROMISING PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER’S AND LEWY BODY PATIENTS WITH AN ANTIBODY DRUG Debilitation due to...
March 30, 2018
WHAT IS RYTARY?
Carbidopa and levodopa is a combination medicine used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, such as muscle stiffness, tremors, spasms, and poor muscle control....
March 30, 2018
IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS FOLLOW DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION OF THE SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE CLINICAL ASPECTS
Polyvios Demetriades,1 Hugh Rickards,1 and Andrea Eugenio Cavanna1,2,3 1University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham B152TT, UK 2Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Birmingham and BSMHFT, Barberry Building, 25...
March 30, 2018
WHAT IS MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY? A PARKINSON(ISM)
National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a combination of symptoms that affect both...
March 30, 2018
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE APRIL 2018
Could Parkinson’s Be Next? With the population living longer, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s (AD) and Parkinson’s (PD) diseases have become an increasing economic threat...
March 3, 2018
APHASIA DEFINITIONS
Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. Aphasia is always due...
March 2, 2018
AVOID OPIOIDS! PHYSIOTHERAPY IS PAIN MANAGEMENT
In the last twenty years the sale and use of opioids have more than QUADRUPLED in the US, according to the Centers for Disease...
February 28, 2018
PRO Monthly Newsletter - March 2018
February 1, 2018
HOW TO RESPOND TO A DATA BREACH
This information is provided as information only and should not be considered investment, tax or legal advice or a recommendation to buy or sell...
February 1, 2018
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT FEBRUARY 2018
Already looking at the month of LOVE. We wish a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to all of you. Here at PRO we love working so...
February 1, 2018
NAVIGATING CHALLENGES AT THE PHARMACY-A PHARMACIST’S PERSPECTIVE
In May of 2000, I had finally finished my long and difficult road of higher level education. I finished not only with a bachelor’s...
February 1, 2018
A COUNTRY THAT PUNISHES DRUG TRAFFICKERS WITH DEATH IS INVESTING IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA
One of the countries with the world’s harshest drug laws is planning to invest in medicinal pot. Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) this month (Jan....
February 1, 2018
ARE WOMEN WITH PARKINSON’S AT A DISADVANTAGE?
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Women with Parkinson’s disease appear to face a disadvantage: They’re much less likely than men to have...
