Drug May Aid Quality of Life in Early Parkinson's
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NEW YORK  - Adding a drug called entacapone  to standard treatment with levodopa for people with early  Parkinson's disease appears to enhance some aspects of their  quality of life, researchers report.
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A drug commonly used to treat high-blood pressure may slow or even halt the development of Parkinson's.
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People taking a certain type of blood pressure medication called calcium channel blockers may also be lowering their risk of getting Parkinson's disease, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Swiss-listed Newron Pharmaceuticals on  Friday said late-stage tests suggested that its brain drug  safinamide improves cognitive performance in patients with  early Parkinson&#39;s disease.
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A drug now used to treat breast cancer could help men with advanced prostate cancer live longer, say scientists.
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TORONTO -- Doctors can prolong the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer for several months and improve their quality of life with a new-generation drug treatment, a Canadian-led international study has found.
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Regular exercise may just be the key to preventing Parkinson&#39;s disease, according to the findings of a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Dopamine is the mainstay of treatment for people with Parkinson&#39;s disease, but it comes with a down side. Dopamine-based therapy impairs the brain&#39;s ability to respond
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A new drug called rasagiline reduces fluctuations in the control of movement by people with Parkinson's disease who are being treated with the standard rug levodopa, researchers report.
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Nicotine may help ease some of the debilitating and uncontrollable tremors and twitches caused by Parkinson's disease and its treatment, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Health News, BOSTON, The drug Exelon, prescribed to restore memory in Alzheimer&#39;s patients, may also offer some help for people who develop dementia from Parkinson&#39;s disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
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The drug Exelon, prescribed to restore memory in Alzheimer's patients, may also offer some help for people who develop dementia from Parkinson's disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Swiss-listed Newron Pharmaceuticals on Friday said late-stage tests suggested that its brain drug safinamide improves cognitive performance in patients with early Parkinson's disease.
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UNDATED A small, preliminary study shows an experimental drug can offer relief to victims of the poorly understood autoimmune illness Chron&#39;s (krohnz) disease.
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An experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease seemed to improve symptoms &#151; dramatically so, for one 59-year-old man &#151; without causing side effects in an early study of a dozen patients.
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NEW YORK  - Although symptoms of Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites) often improve when the drug levodopa is given, brain scan results suggest that the drug hastens progression of the disease, according to a report in The New England
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A new study suggests that the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may also help ward off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.