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 …
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 coffeeSource: 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.

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'sSource: 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.
Sydney scientists make Alzheimer's breakthroughSource: 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 DeafSource: 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.
Researchers Find Safer Way to Produce Stem Cell AlternativeSource: 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.
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Link Found Between Parkinson's Disease Genes And Manganese PoisoningSource: 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.

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 diseaseSource: 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 BlogSource: 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.
A toke a day keeps memory loss at baySource: 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.
The Laziness Gene - TIMESource: 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.
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TEXT-BrainStorm treatment shows good results in study | ReutersSource: 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 …