September 4, 2012
Exercise is Medicine For Parkinson's Patients
We all know how devastating Parkinson’s disease can be, negatively affecting quality of life for the patient, as well as the family. At this...
September 4, 2012
Post Traumatic Vision Syndrome
Visual function is often overlooked as part of the rehabilitation effort with Parkinson’s disease. Vision leads the MOVEMENT of the body, an area affected...
September 1, 2012
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2012
The failure of a recent large clinical trial of one of the Alzheimer’s drugs, Bapineuzumab, undertaken by pharmaceutical giants Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer and...
August 18, 2012
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE AUGUST 2012
The biotech company in San Diego, in collaboration with Dr. Masliah of UCSD, had commenced the Blood-Brain Barrier study with its a-synuclein-picobody in Parkinson’s-like...
August 1, 2012
Health Tips For Women Caregivers
Women who constantly care for others – children or adults – with emotional and physical problems often become very stressed themselves. Caregiver stress may show...
August 1, 2012
What is TMD?
The acronym TMJ refers to the jaw joint, or temporomandibular joint, which connects the temporal bone of the skull to the mandible or lower...
August 1, 2012
Preparing For a Health Care Crisis
At a minimum, here are some of steps that should be taken before a Health Care Crisis. While it is always best to seek competent...
August 1, 2012
GEORGE H. W. BUSH - Parkinson's Struggle
With a documentary on the life of George H.W. Bush set to air on HBO June 14th, two days before Bush’s 88th Birthday, friends...
August 1, 2012
Vision and Parkinson's
CONSCIOUS AWARENESS is a product of how we see. Our personal sense of REALITY is a result of brain processing. One person’s brain does...
August 1, 2012
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT NOVEMBER 2012
I wish to THANK YOU all for the sentiments, flowers and lovely cards at the time of my back surgery. My deepest personal gratitude...
July 1, 2012
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE JULY 2012
As you’ve been following the “Road to a Cure” project we are delighted to report the momentum that is taking place. Just to make sure...
July 1, 2012
Parkinson's Recovery Summit- A Personal Perspective
The atmosphere was so upbeat. Everyone was interested. Everyone was hopeful. Everyone was on the same page: Open to experience, to learn, or just to ‘listen’ to...
July 1, 2012
Elder Law Review from New York
Deanna W. v. Rosenblut-Appellate Case Creates Receivable Shortfall for Nursing Home Nursing homes often have residents who have been deemed incapacitated through Article 81 guardianship...
July 1, 2012
The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) law that was passed a couple of years ago was upheld by the US Supreme Court as being Constitutional...
July 1, 2012
LEGACY - Knowles the Visionary
If you take L-dopa for Parkinson’s disease, use a beta blocker for high blood pressure or angina, or even just pop a couple of...