March 1, 2014
ALUMINUM FOIL AND PARKINSON'S
Perhaps everyone has aluminum foil in their kitchens, by the BBQ, or taken with us to the camp site to use on the fire...
March 1, 2014
FDA APPROVES NORTHERA TO TREAT NEUROGENIC ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
Feb. 18, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Northera capsules (droxidopa) for the treatment of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH). NOH...
March 1, 2014
TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION (tDCS)
Newer research is showing the benefits of using a weak electrical signal through the brain to help with all body functions. Studies have examined,...
January 31, 2014
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE FEBRUARY 2014
For almost one century, it has been the mantra of biology that brain cells do not regenerate. In a startling discovery that could have...
January 31, 2014
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT FEBRUARY 2014
2014 is well underway- with resolutions and good intentions still fresh in our mind. As we watch the news and see the trauma “Mother...
January 31, 2014
GROWING UP WITH THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM
Initially published March 1992. I was fourteen when my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and until a year ago, I couldn’t have told...
January 31, 2014
DUODOPA®
When people think they do not have what it takes to make a difference in the Parkinson’s world or in their own Parkinson’s progression,...
January 31, 2014
MAKING YOUR VOICE COUNT
A New Product Focus Group in Progress Do people tell you they can’t hear you? Do you constantly have to repeat yourself? Are you aware...
January 31, 2014
NEW LAWS (CA) AFFECTING HOMECARE SERVICES…….
In California a labor backed bill ‘AB 241’ was signed into law by Governor Brown effective January 1, 2014. The original bill included overtime for...
January 31, 2014
POWERS OF ATTORNEY: TRUST YOUR AGENT
When offering legal advice, one of the first things we recommend to our clients is that they must have a well-drafted power of attorney. A...
January 1, 2014
JOHN F. KENNEDY and THE ROAD TO CURE PARKINSON'S - an analogy
Look at President Kennedy’s words as an analogy to bringing THE ROAD TO THE CURE to fruition. Let us remember and draw inspiration from the words...
January 1, 2014
LYME DISEASE: A PARKINSON’S IMITATOR?
LYME DISEASE: A PARKINSON’S IMITATOR? Lyme disease and all of its co-infections cause many constant symptoms; consequently it easily mimics disorders, such as Parkinson’s, chronic...
December 31, 2013
CRANIO-MANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION – “CMD”
The good news is that some patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s can see a reduction in symptoms if there is a TMJ...
December 31, 2013
DENTAL APPLIANCES and SLEEP APNEA, WEIGHT CONTROL and ACCIDENT PREVENTION
During NBC’S “Biggest Loser”, each contestant was awarded an overnight sleep study, and doctors found that a whopping 16 of the 22 contestants were...
December 31, 2013
LIVING AT HOME WITH DEMENTIA
Johns Hopkins Medicine 12/17/2013 ~ Most people with dementia who live at home have multiple unmet health and welfare needs, any number of which could jeopardize...