April 1, 2015
6 WAYS DOGS HELP EASE DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS
Dogs, of course, are good for depression. Both of my dogs have helped me with my moods more than I thought was capable of things...
April 1, 2015
MEDI-CAL “SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT” FIGURES FOR 2015
The California Department of Health Services has issued the revised “Spousal Resource Allowance” and “Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance” figures for 2015. These are...
April 1, 2015
KNOWING WHEN YOUR LOVED ONE IS NO LONGER SAFE AT HOME
It wasn’t too long ago I finally took time out of my busy schedule to take a trip to my mom’s house. Phone calls...
March 1, 2015
WHAT IS AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY?
Website: NLM.nih.gov/medlineplus/ Autonomic Neuropathy is a group of symptoms that occur when there is damage to the nerves that manage every day body functions such...
March 1, 2015
The Legend of the DREAM CATCHER
A spider was quietly spinning his web in his own space. It was beside the sleeping space of Nokomis, the grandmother. Each day, Nokomis...
March 1, 2015
PROVOCATIVE
The dust jacket of the book The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen, a classic book on innovation published by the Harvard Business School Press...
March 1, 2015
GROWING GOOD CORN
There was a Nebraska farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue...
March 1, 2015
HELP REPEAL MEDICARE THERAPY CAPS
Many with Parkinson’s Disease use physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy services to maintain their quality of life and independence. Unfortunately, Medicare limits or “caps”...
March 1, 2015
BEER COULD HELP WARD OFF PARKINSON'S, SAY SCIENTISTS
Originally published here. Regularly drinking beer could help slow dementia, research suggests. Scientists have discovered an ingredient in hops which they think could slow the...
March 1, 2015
HEALTH BENEFITS OF EPICATECHIN
If you have Parkinson’s and are looking for treatments beyond the pharmaceutical products you may be taking, you’ve probably heard of neuroprotective therapies. Traditional...
March 1, 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT MARCH 2015
With the Luck of the Irish upon us, PRO feels super lucky to report its UPDATE ON THE ROAD TO THE CURE along with...
March 1, 2015
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE MARCH 2015
THE SAN DIEGO BIOTECH COMPANY (SDBC) Scientists at RUMC confirmed the drug did bind to primates’ Parkinson’s lesions opening up the door for testing...
January 31, 2015
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE FEBRUARY 2015
UPDATE ON PARKINSON’S “ROAD TO THE CURE” PROJECT THE SAN DIEGO BIOTECH COMPANY (SDBC) “At the end of this study…. submit an IND application to the...
January 31, 2015
GIVING AND GRATITUDE BENEFIT YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH
Below are seven ways a generous spirit and a grateful attitude can improve your physical well-being -- something that should be a priority all...
January 31, 2015
QUALITY OF LIFE-PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE
Palliative care is meant to make the patient more comfortable. To palliate is to make a disease or its symptoms less severe or unpleasant...