July 31, 2023

Lacosamide, a medication approved to treat epilepsy, showed a potential to be neuroprotective in a rat model of Parkinson’s, a study reports. Treatment with lacosamide...

October 1, 2022

Nursing License Map A young man with a MRSA staph infection was facing the consequences of life without health insurance: a bill of more than...

December 29, 2021

In the Oct. 5, 2021, US World & News Report there is an in-depth and wonderful article entitled “17 Questions Doctors Wish Their Patients...

June 1, 2021

END OF LIFE OPTION ACT OF CALIFORNIA (EOLOA OF CA) Howard Cohen, CMD, HMDC California’s state law allowing terminally ill individuals to request medication from their...

May 1, 2021

UPDATE ON THE ROAD TO THE CURE Ram S. Bhatt, PhD., Chief Science Officer   Is there a Gender Difference in the Integrity of the Blood-Brain Barrier...

May 1, 2021

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT May is the month of Better Speech and Hearing, which we recognize in our article COMMUNICATION IS KEY AT ALL AGES. It...

April 1, 2021

A Message from the President With the Ides of March behind us, we look forward to PARKINSON’S AWARENESS MONTH, April. For those of us in...

April 1, 2021

BITS AND PIECES WHAT WORSENS PARKINSON'S DISEASE? Medication changes, infection, dehydration, sleep deprivation, recent surgery, stress, or other medical problems can worsen PD symptoms. Urinary tract...

April 1, 2021

WHEN YOUR MEDICATION IS NO LONGER WORKING WELL, THERE MAY BE ANOTHER OPTION Published with permission from Boston Scientific When 54-year-old Suzanne Friedman got diagnosed with...

April 30, 2019

In a small Italian town, hundreds of years ago, a small business owner owed a large sum of money to a loan shark. The...

April 30, 2019

Serotonin syndrome is a dangerous reaction to antidepressant drugs Serotonin Syndrome – Serotonin is a neurotransmitter (a naturally occurring brain chemical) that helps regulate mood...

April 30, 2019

An online survey circulated among physicians who treat Parkinson’s disease found that 80% of their patients had used cannabis to treat their symptoms. Furthermore,...

April 30, 2019

Canadian researchers are developing a new brain stimulation treatment to restore movement in Parkinson’s patients according to which previously housebound patients are now able...

April 10, 2019

Recently, Stanford researchers were able to improve the cognitive function of older mice after blocking a protein's activity on brain cells known as microglia....

December 28, 2018

FDA Approves Inbrija (levodopa inhalation powder) for Intermittent Treatment of OFF Episodes in People with Parkinson’s Disease ARDSLEY, NY–(Business Wire) December 21, 2018 — Acorda...