October 31, 2013
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT NOVEMBER 2013
The Volunteers and staff want to THANK ALL OF YOU that sent wishes and donations in honor of my “big” birthday in September. And...
October 31, 2013
FAMILY CAREGIVERS LIVE LONGER THAN THEIR PEERS
Friday, October 18, 2013: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Caring for a disabled family member can be overwhelmingly hard. But caregivers may live longer...
October 31, 2013
CELEBRATING AN “OLYMPIC” ACHIEVEMENT AT THE WORLD PARKINSON CONGRESS
The 3rd World Parkinson’s Congress was an extraordinary event that took place October 1 thru 4 in Montreal, Canada. Attending the World Parkinson Congress...
September 27, 2013
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE OCTOBER 2013
Meet the SAN DIEGO BIOTECH COMPANY (SDBC) SCIENTISTS AT THE World Parkinson’s Congress October 1 through 4 in Montreal, Canada as they present “A...
September 27, 2013
SENIORS, ASK FOR YOUR DISCOUNT!
The story starts: As I was waiting in line behind an older gentleman at Wendy’s recently, I heard him ask for his senior discount....
September 27, 2013
BITS AND PIECES: THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
In an interview with Nancy Snyderman, M.D., an American physician and broadcast journalist, she made the following comments: “Let us be really brutal. To me, caregiving is...
September 27, 2013
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Several early sources, including the Bible, an Egyptian papyrus, and Galen’s writings, describe early symptoms resembling those of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease, or Parkinsonism, is...
September 27, 2013
DINE & DONATE AT LOUISE'S
OCTOBER 24TH 2013 MARK YOUR CALENDAR TO JOIN US AGAIN TO DINE & DONATE AT LOUISE’S Dine at any of the five Louise’s Trattoria restaurants in...
September 27, 2013
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OCTOBER 2013
OMG, THANK YOU to everyone that sent wishes and donations in honor of my “big” birthday on the 26th of September. I am overjoyed...
August 30, 2013
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2013
Last month, the SDBC reported that it was conducting an experiment in collaboration with UCSD radiology department to test the integrity of the Blood-Brain-Barrier...
August 30, 2013
CAR SHOW, DINE & DONATE, GOLF TOURNAMENT
JOIN US AT THE 24th ANNUAL BELMONT SHORE CAR SHOW! September 8th, Long Beach, CA The Bay City Rodders Car Club produces the Belmont Shore Car...
August 30, 2013
REMEMBERING SHIRLEY KREIMAN
IN MEMORIAM On July 11, 2013, the world lost a stellar woman, SHIRLEY KREIMAN. PRO met Shirley and her husband Robert, who had Parkinson’s, in November...
August 29, 2013
CMD: A MOVEMENT DISORDER
Cranio-Mandibular Disorder (CMD) is a movement disorder of the masticatory or chewing system characterized, among other symptoms, by teeth grinding and clenching during sleep...
August 29, 2013
GOODBYE DIAPERS, HELLO GEEWHIZ®
For decades urinary incontinence has threatened the quality of life for many individuals. Urinary incontinence is a subject that is not easy to speak...
August 1, 2013
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE AUGUST 2013
1. First in BBB Patents: On July 11, 2013 the United States Patent and Trademark Office published the FIRST AND ONLY patent entitled Blood-Brain-Barrier...