Levodopa&#39;s Effect on Parkinson&#39;s Disease Unclear
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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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People with Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites) and dementia experience a similar average annual decline in cognitive function as people with Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news
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NEW YORK  - Rates of malignant melanoma and   skin cancer are increased before a diagnosis of Parkinson's   disease, new research suggests. This casts doubt on the notion   that levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease may contribute to   the observed higher risk of malignant melanoma in such   patients.
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Rates of malignant melanoma and  skin cancer are increased before a diagnosis of Parkinson's  disease, new research suggests. This casts doubt on the notion  that levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease may contribute to  the observed higher risk of malignant melanoma in such  patients.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Deep brain stimulation -- a surgical procedure to reduce Parkinson's symptoms -- is more effective for patients with advanced disease than medication and may have fewer side effects than drugs do.
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Researchers seek people with Parkinson's Disease to help explore how depression affects their symptoms.
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People with Parkinson's disease who develop dementia have a decline in mental abilities similar to the rate seen in people with Alzheimer's disease -- despite the fact that Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are quite different disease -- a Scandinavian study indicates
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MONDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- People who carry a certain gene mutation appear to have a greater risk for getting Parkinson&#39;s disease and for getting it at a relatively early age, new research suggests.
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There is more evidence to back up a long-standing theory that smokers are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease than people who do not use tobacco products, researchers reported on Monday.
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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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THURSDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The close relatives of people with Parkinson's disease are at increased risk for depression and anxiety disorders, new research suggests.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A now-banned pesticide that still lingers in the environment could be damaging human brain cells and prompting the onset of Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.
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The latest study of the drug that&#39;s the gold standard in the treatment of Parkinson&#39;s disease has shown mixed results. The drug levodopa is widely used to treat Parkinson&#39;s disease symptoms such as slow movement, stiffness and tremors.
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A drug tested on lab mice slows and may even halt the progress of Parkinson&#39;s, offering the brightest pharmacological hope in decades of rolling back this tragic disease, US researchers report on Sunday.
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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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Eating a low calorie diet may help to reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease, research suggests.
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[Health India]: Washington, Oct 23 : An international research team led by scientists at the National Institute on Aging (NIA has discovered a gene which when mutated causes Parkinson&#39;s disease in some families.