latest on parkinson disease?
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:( pierre trudeau (pm of canada) died of parkinson's disease :(
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I attended a Parkinson's conference in Washington DC this spring, and I remember someone talking about a girl diagnosed with Parkinson's at age seven.  So, I did some searching, and found this website:  \n\nhttp://nh.easterseals.com/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=9177&abbr=NHDR_\n\nHer name is Wilbanice.  Perhaps the article leaves out her last name to protect her identity.  \n\nWriters from the Parkinson's Disease Foundation reference a patient diagnosed at the age of 9 at these links:\n\nhttp://www.pdf.org/Ask/kb.cfm?selectedItem=2858&returnURL=kb%2Ecfm%3Fkeywords%3Dyoungest\n\nhttp://www.pdf.org/Ask/kb.cfm?selectedItem=3006&returnURL=kb%2Ecfm%3Fkeywords%3Dyoungest\n\nI hope this helps.
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helpful- get rid of diseases such as parkinsons or maybe even genetic cancer\n\nharmful- dont know the side effect...and people may use it for the wrong reasons...
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Remember him as the guy that makes fun of people with Parkinson's Disease. Have a mental picture of him imitating them shaking, it'll be a hoot!
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Of all the studying I've done on toxoplasmosis, the closest I've found to what your looking for stops short at prevention.\n\nKeep updated with her neurologist on possible treatment options as research opens up possibilities. Good luck.
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Activities, children's concerts, dancing affair etc..... Latest health concerns and news of advances, medical assistance, commonly asked questions with answers. You may even consider community news.
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let us know the latest please
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Hi Jennifer.  I just did a quick search of Medline/Pubmed on this issue.  YES, there are cases reported in the medical literature of tremors resulting from a Vitamin B12 deficiency.  This is relatively rare and generally improves with proper B12 treatment.\n\nWhat is the cause of your B12 deficiency?  Have you been tested for other nutritional absorption/deficiency problems?  You need to take this situation very seriously (even if your doctors don't).\n\nBest wishes and good luck
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This is what I found:  The single biggest risk factor for PD is advancing age. Men have a slightly higher risk compared to women. Family history is also an important risk factor. Individuals with an affected first-degree relative (parent or sibling) are estimated to have an approximately doubled risk for developing PD. This increased risk is likely to be a combination of environmental and genetic factors that close relations have on common.\n\nThe single factor that has been most consistently associated with a reduced risk of PD is cigarette smoking, which has been demonstrated in numerous studies. It is not known whether smoking confers a genuine protective effect, or whether individuals who are prone to develop PD for other reasons are also prone to avoid smoking. Nonetheless, the negative impact on general health from smoking is enormous, far in excess of any slight reduction in risk for PD. Smoking cannot be recommended as a strategy for avoiding PD.\n\nCaffeine consumption is also associated with a reduced incidence of PD. In women, hormone replacement therapy appears to be associated with a reduced incidence in women who consume only small quantities of caffeine, but may be a risk factor in those who consume more than five cups per day.   http://www.wemove.org/par/par_rfpf.html\n\n\nAND\n\nRisk factors for Parkinson's disease are difficult to identify because the cause of the disease is unknown. Advancing age is the only known risk factor for typical Parkinson's disease (not including early-onset Parkinson's). Most instances of Parkinson's disease occur after age 50, although the illness does occur in people between the ages of 30 and 50, or in rare cases at a younger age.\n\nA very small number of people with Parkinson's have a close relative who also has the disease, but it does not appear that a family history of typical Parkinson's disease significantly increases your risk of developing the disease. Having a family history of the disease is a more significant risk factor in cases of early-onset Parkinson's disease, but this form of the disease is not common. \n\nSome research suggests that long-term exposure to certain environmental factors such as pesticides, chemicals, or well water may increase a person's risk of developing Parkinson's disease, but this has not been proven.\nhttp://www.webmd.com/hw/parkinsons/hw93273.asp?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348\n\nSounds like conflicting information to me.  You might have to do some serious research on this one....
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it is a terrible disease....nothing to ask dumb questions about..I hope it never happens to you. My mother has dymensia and parkinsons, she has been in either a nursing home or hospital for 5 years, it is a wicked disease
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As my professors have referred many other patients, your best bet would be to do some research.\n\nI have actually come across to a similar situation in the past while doing placement at St. Michael's Hospital, and my recommendation to you would be to contact the national office of Parkinson's Society Canada at (416) 227-9700.\n\nThey are located here in Toronto:\n4211 Yonge Street Suite 316\nM2P 2A9\n\nThey will certainly point you in the right direction.\n\nI wish you the very best of luck, dear.
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I spent years going to doctors and finally from a support group online learned to see a movement disorder specialist neurologist.I also have essential tremor and was so relieved when he told me I had cervical dystonia, finally a diagnosis.  I started on increased medication, (mysoline) and botox shots the next day.  The botox works wonders for me.  The pain went away, pretty much in about a month. Have you tried it?  It is very expensive if you do not have insurance, but there are other ways to get it paid for.  Sorry the dbms did not work for you, I have heard that it is awesome when it does.
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I was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in 1999.  Since that time, I have done extensive research on the disease.  I could answer almost any question someone would want to know.  Please contact me at blackfootj@cableone.net.
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I have not heard anything being cured. It improved research regarding Parkinson's disease, Colonial cancer could be caused by virus, and general cancer cells.
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If you call The Parkinson Society on 08088000303 they will be able to help you regarding travel insurance.\n\nThis help line is staffed by trained nurses and advisors, and cover many things including travel insurance.
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He has Parkinson's disease and couldn't keep up with the physical demands of the schedule necessary to shoot a weekly TV series.\n\nUmmm.... Didn't he leave about 6 years ago?
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I wish your question had a simple anwer but it doesn't.\nFirst of all, Parkinson's Disease is not a single disease but instead a set of very different diseases that have a common set of symptoms.  So a helpful treatment would not have the same effect on every case.\n\nSecond, there is medical research suggesting that coffee has a value in preventing PD.  You can read up on it at the following web site:  http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band107/b107-5.html\nHowever, the history of medical research is filled with studies making a preventative drug or treatment look good at first, only to find that when more research is done the effect vanishes.  The best answer is:  we don't really know yet.  It is something a person can try if he or she is worried about getting the disease or starting to get symptoms.