Taryn Simpson writes about a system that helps her remember all the questions she has for her doctor.
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Parkinson's disease can affect people's eyes. This article discusses common eye ailments with PD.
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A letter from a reader asks is certain Parkinson's disease medications should be on the market if they are linked to radical changes in behaviors.
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Patricia Lightner uses a local controversy about handicapped parking spaces to explain what life is like with Parkinson's disease.
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Most of the money raised on behalf of Parkinson's disease is going toward finding a cure.
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Kate Kelsall writes about driving with Parkinson's disease and the controversies it introduces.
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The blood-brain barrier, one of the body's defense mechanisms, keeps toxins from reaching the brain. However, it may also impede medications from reaching the brain.
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By Edgar M. Nash
Although we have Parkinson’s and are despondent, without hope or direction in life, we can be very sure there can still be a fulfilled and abundant future ahead.
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By Patricia Lightner
It is good for everyone to know how to swim. Even if you do not like the water, you may sometime be faced with a situation calling for the ability. I never learned to swim in my youth, so I recently decided to take lessons. They have now ended, and while I cannot swim, I learned more of life's lessons.
First of all, there are parallels I found with Parkinson's and my swim class.
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The Beers Criteria lists more than 40 medications that are "potentially inappropriate" for adults older than 65.
Even with this well-known list out there, doctors still prescribe the medications. Sometimes when the benefit of a drug outweighs its potential risks, and they should write the prescription.
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