What Doctors Don't Tell YouScientists have found the perfect preventative for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's smoke a lot, quaff a great deal of alcohol or drink bucketloads of coffee. ...
My sister, who lives in Holland, is a Parkinson’s patient who is treating her condition with marijuana - or derivatives of it. In the last couple of months, Dutch doctors have been allowed to prescribe marijuana-based medication for Parkinson’s,
Parkinson's patients are having pig embryo cells implanted into their brains as a 'last resort' treatment. ...
BAD SCIENCE So many studies, so many flaws A full one-third of American scientists have been found guilty of serious misconduct while undertaking medical research over the last three years. Their misdeeds have included the falsification of data...
If you want to lower your risks of developing Parkinson's in later life, drink plenty of coffee when you're younger. ...
The anti Parkinson's drug selegiline can significantly increase the risk of death among patients who are under 80 years of age. ...
Apraxia of eyelid opening, or ALO, is medical speak for the very rare condition where people lose the ability to open their eyes. It's sometimes associated with Parkinson's, and it's a condition ...
Chronic exposure to the pesticide rotenone can produce parkinsonian like symptoms in animals, leading scientists to believe that it may do the same in humans. ...
Q My 76-year-old father has recently developed tremors which his GP has diagnosed as Parkinson’s disease, but I would like a second opinion.
There is no accurate blood or imaging diagnostic test for Parkinson’s. Doctors make the diagnosis based on clinical examination - though this can be difficult as other conditions such as Alzheimer's disease can resemble PD and must first be excluded.
