July 29, 2015
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE AUGUST 2015
About 98% of all drugs cannot reach the brain…Some drugs that do reach the brain only “treat symptoms” for a short while. You need not...
July 29, 2015
INHALED LEVODOPA IMPROVES MOTOR FUNCTION IN PARKINSON'S
From the Neurology Advisor SAN DIEGO — Inhaled levodopa (CVT-301) can reduce the amount of “off” time per day for patients with Parkinson’s on an oral...
July 29, 2015
DID YOU KNOW? - Food Facts
ABOUT PASTURED EGGS VERSUS CAGED BIRD’S EGGS In 2007, Mother Earth News commissioned an independent lab to test eggs from 14 pastured flocks and compared the results...
July 29, 2015
AN ENCYLOPEDIA OF OTHER DISEASES AND CONDITIONS RESEMBLING PARKINSON'S DISEASE
HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE YOU HEARD OF? National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has been a supporter of Parkinson’s Resource Organization almost from...
July 29, 2015
NAELA APPLAUDS MOVE TO PAY DOCTORS FOR ADVANCE CARE PLANNING
Washington, D.C. — The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) applauds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for proposing a rule to pay providers for discussing...
July 2, 2015
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE JULY 2015
To date, there are no diagnostic tests for Parkinson’s disease (PD). The presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) has impeded the development of non-invasive...
July 1, 2015
PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
Though the hallmark symptoms of depression are emotional (such as feelings of sadness and hopelessness), depression may also come with physical symptoms, including nausea, diarrhea,...
June 30, 2015
GRADUATION DAY’S GIFT
A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and...
June 30, 2015
A STEVE JOBS QUOTE
“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently...
June 30, 2015
WHAT YOUR PEE IS TELLING YOU
There is no perfect urine. Your quality and quantity of your urine can change based on your health and lifestyle. However, it’s important to...
June 30, 2015
5 MUST KNOW FACTS ABOUT CANNABIDIOL (CBD)
Article originallly published on LEAF SCIENCE HEALTH TECH. CBD, or cannabidiol, is quickly changing the debate surrounding the use of marijuana as a medicine. Most people have...
June 30, 2015
THE TMJ CONNECTION
It is my belief that most movement disorders such as Parkinson’s, Tourette’s, and Dystonia’s are due to a TMJ (temporomandibular joint) problem. In our office,...
May 30, 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT JUNE 2015
June marks the beginning of a brand new season, Summer! It also is the official close of PRO’s 2014-2015 support group season. As a...
May 30, 2015
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE APRIL 2015
THE SAN DIEGO BIOTECH COMPANY (SDBC) […ICBI technology was selected for publication in a very prestigious biotech journal that tracks emerging healthcare new technologies......
May 30, 2015
DOES TMD TREATMENT HELP ALLEVIATE PARKINSON’S SYMPTOMS?
“The evolution of [the] human masticatory complex is strongly related to diet, the use of tools and fire, and finally speech, and has a...