We are coming up on another summer season, where most people tend to do the bulk of their touring and exploring. Whether flying or driving to your destination, it is good to remember that you often end up traveling by car to reach specific attractions and activities.
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Our main goal is to help you live better with Parkinson's disease. Thanks to the contribution of some good people to this month's newsletter, I think we will meet your expectations. I want to thank Dr. Vickie Wheelock and the Parkinson Association of Northern California for allowing us to reprint DBS: What We've Learned. It first appeared in their bimonthly newsletter. Dr. Wheelock currently treats hundreds of people with Parkinson's disease at the University of California, Davis.
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Brian Donnelly fought fires for years. When he developed Parkinson's disease later in his life, he wondered if his dangerous line of work had contributed to his condition. Research has shown a connection between firefighting and Parkinson's.
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If you rub shoulders with friends in the Parkinson's community for a while, you will eventually come across a person or two who uses glutathione infusions to treat Parkinson's disease. Let's explore glutathione a little more to find out why it helps some people, and where it may or may not fit into Parkinson's treatment.
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I sincerely hope spring has started to arrive where you are. In spite of winter's mystery and beauty, it is amazing how good it feels to start to warm up, and bask in a few additional minutes of sunlight each day.
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The American Academy of Family Physicians introduced new diagnostic and treatment guidelines for Parkinson's disease. More than just a valuable resource for family practice physicians, it is a great tool for teaching other people about Parkinson's disease.
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We wanted to talk about genes because they are in the news so much. We want you to know how to interpret the news you hear. Also, we want you to understand that some people appear to be more susceptible to Parkinson's because of genetic defects or mutations. Still, most cases have little or no genetic influence.
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According to the Parkinson Pipeline Project, there are more than four-dozen potential Parkinson's
disease treatments currently in clinical trial. If statistics hold true, about six of those will actually prove to be "safe and effective" in treating some aspect of Parkinson's disease. This article highlights a few of the treatments that hold the greatest potential or are closest to completing clinical trials.
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Right now scientists have a pretty strong suspicion that a small percentage of the cases of Parkinson's disease have a genetic cause. They deduce that PD often comes from a combination of events, and chief among them are environmental factors, including exposure to chemicals in the environment, trauma, and injuries. Genetics plays a minor role in Parkinson's disease.
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We constantly hear about genes and genetics in Parkinson's disease. If you are a health care professional, or a person who knows genetics, this article will be elementary. For the
large majority of the
population, we want to explain genes and DNA.
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