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Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease every year - and that number doesn’t reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected.For 49-year-old Rick James, the initial mild symptoms came without warning in December 2008."I went to grab the steering wheel and I had finger twitch,” James said. “And it was the exact same thing they had said talking about Michael J. Fox and his diagnosis. And I was like, uh-oh."Two years later, his fears were confirmed. James, a father of three, was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease."My wife wouldn't let me get on a ladder to put up Christmas lights, and all that stuff anymore,” James said. “It was just getting to the point where I was really frustrated with it."After struggling with eight different medications to control the disease, the Phoenix native visited Dr. Gino Tutera in nearby Scottsdale, Ariz. Tutera is the creator of SottoPelle, a pellet-based hormone replacement therapy that is implanted under the skin...
Having diabetes may increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease .Finnish researchers have found that people with type 2 diabetes were more than 80 percent mo...
About one in five patients taking a therapeutic dose of a dopamine agonist, a class of drugs used to treat patients with Parkinson's disease, may develop compulsive ...
In his widely acclaimed book, Saving Milly: Love, Politics, and Parkinson's Disease , Beltway Boys co-host Mort Kondracke offers a touching, even tragic look at his ...
With Pope John Paul II breathing on his own after being placed on a respirator following a tracheotomy Thursday, experts say the main threat to the pope's health now...
A U.S. study linked Parkinson's disease to the industrial solvent trichloroethylene (TCE).Researchers, led by Dr. Samuel Goldman and Dr. Caroline Tanner of The Parki...
Doctors thought Andrew Carnegie, 12, of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, was too young to have Parkinson’s disease.But sure enough, Andrew, who suffered for two years wi...
Omega-3 fatty acids, already known for improving heart health, are now being credited for protecting the brain against Parkinson's disease, according to a study by U...
Taking statins may lower the risk of developing Parkinson's disease , particularly among people younger than 60, a new study suggests.Overall, people who took choles...
The combination of a past serious head injury and pesticide exposure may be linked to an extra-high risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.The ...
The Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham, heads to the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine to find out how centipedes could help halt the progression of Parkinson ’s disease
LSU assistant coach Steve Kragthorpe has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and is relinquishing his duties as offensive coordinator, but is remaining on the Ti...
Nicotine protects brain cells most affected by Parkinson's disease, studies in monkeys show.The findings, by Maryka Quik, PhD, and colleagues at The Parkinson's Inst...
Parkinson's is a degenerative, neurological disorder that predominately affects movement. According to the National Parkinson Foundation , between 50,000 and 60,000 ...
Each year, 50,000 to 60,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, according to the National Parkinson Foundation . The onset of Parkinson’s is a long-term l...
Seven-time major league All-Star Dave Parker is dealing with Parkinson's disease.Parker told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he was diagnosed with the disease...
With his new sitcom, “The Michael J. Fox Show,” actor Michael J. Fox has finally found a way to revive his acting career by making his Parkinson's disease a part of ...
Need another good reason to go organic? According to data published in the journal Neurology, exposure to weed killer, solvents and pesticides increases people’s ris...
UK scientists believe they created a groundbreaking form of therapy that could revolutionize the way Parkinson's disease is treated.One of the patients involved in t...
Every week, they meet in the vintage-style restaurant turned ballroom, listening to the instructor as they sway and groove to one of Argentina ’s most popular musica...
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