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Donate to PRO!July 1, 2024
DID YOU KNOW? - RASAGILINE & DULOXETINE
Using rasagiline (a Parkinson’s “rescue” drug) together with DULoxetine (commonly known as Cymbalta) is not recommended. Combining these medications can increase the risk of a...
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July 1, 2024
OZEMPIC-LIKE DRUG SLOWED PROGRESSION OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN NEW TRIAL
An older diabetes treatment called lixisenatide resulted in less progression of motor disability after 12 months in patients in an early stage of the...
July 31, 2023
LACOSAMIDE, EPILEPSY DRUG, SHOWS NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS IN RAT MODEL
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
A GUIDE TO DONATING AND DISPOSING OF UNUSED MEDICINE
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
17 Questions Doctors Wish Their Patients Would Ask
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)
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
Should this be the Case, Estrogen Therapy should improve Cognition and Motor Function of...
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 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
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT - APRIL 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 April 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
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
THINKING OUT OF THE BOX
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: 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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
PARKINSON’S DISEASE FORUM GIVES MEDICAL MARIJUANA PLATFORM FOR 1ST TIME
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
ICBI UPDATE: A New Experimental Brain Stimulation Treatment Shows Promise in Restoring the Movement of Patients with Chronic Parkinson’s disease (PD)
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...
