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Is your medication making you sick?
Source: msnbc.com

You take pain medication for a headache... and it gets worse. Is it possible? Definitely. Read a checklist of symptoms that may mean you're experiencing medication rebound effect and the best methods for getting rid of the problem, once and for all.

Is your medication making you sick?
Source: msnbc.com

You take pain medication for a headache... and it gets worse. Is it possible? Definitely. Read a checklist of symptoms that may mean you're experiencing medication rebound effect and the best methods for getting rid of the problem, once and for all.

Door Opens to Health Claims Tied to Agent Orange
Source: The New York Times

By JAMES DAO Published: October 12, 2009 Under rules to be proposed this week, the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to add Parkinson's disease, ischemic heart disease and hairy-cell leukemia to the growing list of illnesses presumed to have been caused by Agent Orange, t …

Can Over-the-counter Vitamin-like Substance -- Coenzyme Q10 -- Slow Progression Of Parkinson's Disease?
Source: Science Daily

Rush University Medical Center is participating in a large-scale, multi-center clinical trial in the U.S.

Linking Pesticides and Parkinson's
Source: Valcent blog

Insecticides are powerful enough to eliminate crop pests, but what happens when humans come in contact with the chemicals? A company called Valcent has developed a way to grow food vertically. without pesticides, while maintaining high yields of food.

Read this over coffee
Source: The L.A. Times

Go ahead: That cup of joe won't hurt you, the latest research says. It might even help you. Coffee drinkers, rejoice! The heavenly brew, once deemed harmful to health, is turning out to be, if not quite a health food, at least a low-risk drink, and in many ways a beneficial one.

Nam Vets At Risk For Parkinson's

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its 2008 biennial Agent Orange Update on Friday 24 July, 2009. The report establishes an association between Parkinson's disease and Agent Orange (herbicides).

Agent Orange linked to heart disease, Parkinson's
Source: Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – Medical researchers say there may be a link between exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War and an increased chance of developing serious heart problems and Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's linked to high levels of pesticide in the body
Source: Telegraph

Parkinson's sufferers are more likely to have significant levels of a pesticide in their body than healthy people, a new study has found.

Hannity claims Limbaugh didn't make fun of Michael J. Fox [VIDEO]
Source: Media Matters for America

Hannity refuses to allow the guest to posit that Limbaugh "made fun" of Fox. Limbaugh's website states that he never "made fun" of him or said that he was "faking." Here's a quote from the original comments made by Rush:

Sydney scientists make Alzheimer's breakthrough
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Scientists in Sydney have discovered a way to stimulate the brain's own stem cells, which has the potential to lead to a new treatment for neurological disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.

Stem Cell Research Offers Hope for the Deaf
Source: chattahbox.com

The British researchers discovered that the new auditory cells produced from the fetal cells, performed identically to existing cells in developing ears. Researchers are also studying the use of embryonic and adult stem cells for their studies on restoring hearing loss.

Good News Wednesday: Michael J. Fox: Returning to TV in May with special on optimism
Source: EW.com

For the special, [Fox] will travel to Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan nation so invested in it's people's well-being that it actually monitors the country's Gross National Happiness.

Test tube disease models one step closer
Source: News at Nature

Skin cells from Parkinson's patients transformed into tailor-made neurons.

Researchers Find Safer Way to Produce Stem Cell Alternative
Source: The Washington Post

The researchers produced the cells by using strands of genetic material, instead of potentially dangerous genetically engineered viruses, to coax skin cells into a state that appears biologically identical to embryonic stem cells. More Articles

Link Found Between Parkinson's Disease Genes And Manganese Poisoning
Source: Science Daily

A connection between genetic and environmental causes of Parkinson's disease has been discovered by a research team led by Aaron D. Gitler, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

The Ol' Place (part I)

Moving day has come and gone. Divorce has come and gone. In with the new job...out with the old. Talk about a 'fresh start'!

Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease
Source: CNN

People with Parkinson's disease who have a pacemaker-like device implanted in the brain spend an extra four-plus hours a day free of tremors and involuntary movements than they do on medication, according to the largest study of the treatment, which is known as deep brain stimula …

Old diarrhea drug slows aging | Science Blog
Source: scienceblog.com

Recent animal studies have shown that clioquinol -- an 80-year old drug once used to treat diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders -- can reverse the progression of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.

Old gastrointestinal drug slows aging, McGill researchers say
Source: EurekAlert!

Recent animal studies have shown that clioquinol – an 80-year old drug once used to treat diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders – can reverse the progression of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.

A toke a day keeps memory loss at bay
Source: The Globe and Mail

Turns out a few dances with Mary Jane can do wonders for an aging brain. Yes, a daily toke in later-middle and old age can help slow memory loss, or the onset of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests.

Drug 'may slow down Parkinson's'
Source: BBC News

Early use of medication may be able to slow down progression of Parkinson's disease, preliminary research suggests.

Potential Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Cure Found In Century-old Drug
Source: Science Daily

A new study conducted by researchers at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland shows that a century-old drug, methylene blue, may be able to slow or even cure Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

The Laziness Gene - TIME
Source: TIME

Based on some intriguing preliminary studies in animals, J. Timothy Lightfoot, a kinesiologist, and his team at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, suggest that genetics may indeed predispose some of us to sloth. More Articles

TEXT-BrainStorm treatment shows good results in study | Reuters
Source: Reuters

a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, announced today that in a pre-clinical study that was conducted with Tel Aviv University between February and May 2008, signs of impaired motor behavior in a rat model of Parkinson's improved following transpla …

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