October 2, 2012

Oxidative stress, inflammation, and accumulation of iron and protein aggregates all increase the risk of neuro-degenerative diseases such as dementia and Parkinson’s. These conditions...

October 2, 2012

Washington, D.C. — The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and 3,000 local, state, and national organizations delivered a letter to Congress, urging...

October 2, 2012

A dentist who knows how to treat TMJ will first come up with a diagnosis so that s/he will know how to treat the...

October 1, 2012

CAREGIVERS, Who’s Taking Care of You? Taking Care of YOU, the caregiver is VERY IMPORTANT so that you can continue caring for the person with...

October 1, 2012

October 2012 — Parkinson’s Resource Organization (PRO) announces and welcomes Ms. Cricket Prescott as its newest staff member. Ms. Prescott will serve as Director...

September 4, 2012

If you are a person with Parkinson’s have you been experiencing nasal discharge frequently throughout the day? You’re probably thinking it is “allergies.” You’re...

September 4, 2012

A frail, older man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his...

September 4, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...