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Event raises funds for Parkinson's disease research and educational programs
Sun-Sentinel
They spoke about the latest research studies and therapies for Parkinson's disease. A fundraising cocktail reception at the Philippe by Philippe Chow located in Boca Raton followed the symposium and raised funds for Parkinson's disease research, ...
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Parkinson's Disease And Survival - Factors That Have An Impact
Medical News Today
A report in the January issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, reveals that demographics and clinical factors seem to be linked to survival in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), and that the presence of dementia is linked ...
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Art for Parkinson's: Local artist's work raises money for Davis Phinney Foundation
Colorado Daily
Neary, of Boulder, is using five of her previous works on cards that she's selling to raise money for the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's Disease. event in August that benefits the Boulder-based Phinney Foundation. The Phinney Foundation was ...
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Placebo Effect Stronger Than We Thought?
Miller-McCune.com
(MedicalRF.com) In July 2001, the Amgen Corporation announced the failure, in a second-stage clinical trial, of an experimental drug to treat Parkinson's disease, a degenerative illness that affects nerve cells in the brain. Such a failure was hardly ...
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'BINGO!' game helps researchers study perception deficits
PhysOrg.com
Researchers found high-contrast, large bingo cards boost thinking and playing skills for people with cognitive difficulties and visual perception problems produced by Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). ...
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Lauer's Supermarket Founder Succumbs to Parkinson's
Patch.com
2 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, according to an employee at the store. Lauer's has been serving the Pasadena and Riviera Beach communities for 37 years. A Facebook post regarding Lauer's passing received numerous comments from concerned ...
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Demographic and clinical factors associated with Parkinson's mortality rates
Barchester Healthcare
Survival among patients with Parkinson's disease is associated with demographic and clinical factors, according to new research. A study at Washington University School of Medicine has revealed that dementia is associated with a significant increase in ...
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East Bay Parkinson's support group
EastBayRI.com
Persons with Parkinson's disease and similar disorders, their caregivers and families are invited to the East Bay PD support group - an opportunity to discuss and share information with others, including information on exercise, in a relaxed and ...
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It's time to remember the punter
TheDay.com
Jennings, whose name was recently immortalized in the Giants Ring of Honor at Met Life Stadium, has battled Parkinson's Disease, a chronic degenerative neurological disorder, since the late 1990s. Jennings has many links to Connecticut, not the least ...
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Scottsdale Dentist Now Offering Patients the Option to Bank Their Dental Stem ...
PR Web (press release)
There are multiple debilitating diseases that have been pinpointed as options to benefit from stem cells. These include type I diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, strokes, arthritis, ...
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