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Parkinson's Disease - Life Extension Foundation
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Parkinson’s Disease
- Vitacost Health Library
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Black tea may slash Parkinson's disease risk - Nutra USA, 2/22/08 -
"Drinking at least 23 cups of black tea a month, or
about three-quarters of a cup a day, may slash the risk of developing
Parkinson's disease by a whopping 71 per cent ... Green tea contains between
30 and 40 per cent of water-extractable polyphenols, while black tea (green
tea that has been oxidized by fermentation) contains between 3 and 10 per
cent. Oolong tea is semi-fermented tea and is somewhere between green and
black tea ... A key difference between black tea and green tea lies in the
types and amounts of flavonoids. Green teas contain more of the simple
flavonoids called catechins. But when black tea is made, the catechins
undergo oxidation resulting in the generation of more complex varieties,
called thearubigins and theaflavins" - [Abstract]
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Differential Effects
of Black versus Green Tea on Risk of Parkinson's Disease in the Singapore
Chinese Health Study - Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Dec 20 -
"Black tea, a caffeine-containing beverage, showed
an inverse association with Parkinson's disease risk that was not confounded
by total caffeine intake or tobacco smoking (p for trend = 0.0006; adjusted
relative risk for the highest vs. lowest tertile of intake = 0.29"
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Depletion Of One Antioxidant Linked To Parkinson's In Mice - Science Daily,
12/20/07 - "mice suffering from a depletion of the antioxidant glutathione in
dopamine-producing neurons developed nerve damage and symptoms associated with
Parkinson’s disease (PD) in humans"
- Getting More
Glutathione? - Dr. Weil, 8/29/02 - "To my knowledge, the only supplement that effectively raises glutathione
levels in the body is N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC).
My colleague Kathleen Johnson, a dietician here at the Program in
Integrative Medicine, tells me that other glutathione supplements are
ineffective because they’re digested before they can get into the
bloodstream" - See
NAC products at iHerb
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Green Tea May Protect Brain Cells Against Parkinson's Disease - Science
Daily, 12/13/07 - "green tea polyphenols protect
dopamine neurons that increases with the amount consumed. They also show
that this protective effect is mediated by inhibition of the ROS-NO pathway,
a pathway that may contribute to cell death in Parkinson's" - See
Jarrow green tea at iHerb.
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Vitamin B6 treatment for tardive dyskinesia: a randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled, crossover study - J Clin Psychiatry. 2007
Nov;68(11):1648-54 - "The mean decrease in ESRS
clinical global impression scores from baseline to endpoint was 2.4 points
in patients treated with vitamin B(6) and 0.2 points in patients treated
with placebo (p < .0001). The mean decrease in the parkinsonism subscale
score was 18.5 points and 1.4 points, respectively (p < .00001), and the
mean decrease in the dyskinesia subscale score was 5.2 points and -0.8
points, respectively ... Vitamin B(6) appears to be effective in reducing
symptoms of TD. The specific mechanisms by which vitamin B(6) attenuates
symptoms of TD are not clear"
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids vs. Parkinson's? - WebMD, 11/30/07 -
"Our results suggest that this DHA deficiency is a
risk factor for developing Parkinson's disease, and that we would benefit
from evaluating omega-3's potential for preventing this disease in humans"
- See
Jarrow Max DHA at iHerb.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect Against Parkinson's, Study Says - Science
Daily, 11/26/07 - "Omega-3 fatty acids protect the
brain against Parkinson's disease ... omega-3 fatty acids--in particular DHA
(docosahexaenoic acid), a specific type of omega-3--had replaced the omega-6
fatty acids already present in the brains of the mice that had been given
omega-3 supplementation" - See
Jarrow Max DHA at iHerb.
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Prospective study of dietary pattern and risk of Parkinson disease - Am
J Clin Nutr. 2007 Nov;86(5):1486-94 - "Dietary
patterns with a high intake of fruit, vegetables, legumes, whole grains,
nuts, fish, and poultry and a low intake of saturated fat and a moderate
intake of alcohol may protect against PD"
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Over-the-counter Pain Medications May Reduce Risk Of Parkinson's Disease
- Science Daily, 11/5/07 - "regular users of
non-aspirin NSAIDs reduced their risk of Parkinson's disease by as much as
60 percent compared to non-regular users and non-users. Women who were
regular users of aspirin reduced their risk of Parkinson's disease by 40
percent, especially among those who regularly used aspirin for more than two
years"
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Migraine Patients May Benefit From Magnesium or CoQ10 - Clinical
Psychiatry News, 8/07 - "Research has found that,
for migraine, CoQ10 at 300 mg/day is effective, and that for Parkinson's
disease 1,200 mg/day is effective"
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Exercise May Help Prevent Parkinson's - WebMD, 4/23/07
- Slowing Parkinson's Symptoms? - Dr. Weil, 3/28/07
- Low
LDL Cholesterol: A Risk For Parkinson's? - Dr. Weil, 3/2/07
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Vitamin D and Parkinson's disease--a hypothesis - Mov Disord. 2007 Mar
15;22(4):461-8 - "We hypothesize, based upon several
lines of evidence, that documented chronically inadequate vitamin D intake
in the United States, particularly in the northern states and particularly
in the elderly, is a significant factor in the pathogenesis of PD. This
hypothesis implies that dietary aid for prevention and therapy for PD is
possible" - See
Vitamin D products at iHerb.
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Niacin improved rigidity and bradykinesia in a Parkinson's disease patient
but also caused unacceptable nightmares and skin rash--a case report -
Nutr Neurosci. 2005 Oct-Dec;8(5-6):327-9
- Exercise
may slow Parkinson's downward spiral - MSNBC, 3/6/06
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Preliminary Study Shows Creatine and Minocycline May Warrant Further Study
in Parkinson's Disease - Doctor's Guide, 2/24/06 -
"Both creatine and minocycline appeared to modify the disease features as
measured by a decline in the clinical signs of Parkinson's disease"
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Compounds could slow Parkinson's disease - USA Today, 2/23/06
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Research shows exercise protects against Parkinson's - USA Today,
1/17/06 - "men who said they jogged,
played basketball or did some other sweat-breaking activity at least twice a
week as young adults reduced their risk of getting Parkinson's later by 60%"
- Unsaturated Fats May Fight Parkinson's - WebMD, 7/5/05
- Intense Physical Activity Cuts Parkinson's Risk -
WebMD, 2/24/05
- Physical Activity Linked To Protection From Parkinson's Disease
- Science Daily, 2/24/05
- Caffeine May Reduce the Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Some Women
- Medscape, 11/10/04
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Natural Prescriptions For Parkinson's Disease - Life Extension Magazine,
6/04
- Questions and Answers About Parkinson's Disease -
Dr. Murray's Natural Facts, 8/27/03
- Pain Relievers May Prevent Parkinson's - WebMD,
8/18/03
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Iron, Manganese Linked to Parkinson’s -
Physician's Weekly, 8/18/03
- Iron May Increase Risk of Parkinson's Disease -
WebMD, 6/9/03 -
"The rate of Parkinson's disease was almost double in those with the highest
intake of
iron and the trace mineral
manganese ... To put it in perspective, a person's lifetime risk of
getting Parkinson's disease is about one in 1,000, so doubling that means
the risk would be two in 1,000"
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Coenzyme Q10 for Parkinson's Disease - Clinical Psychiatry News, 5/03
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Aspirin May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease -
Doctor's Guide, 4/4/03 - "Dr. Ross
hypothesized that since inflammation is thought to play a role in the neurodegenerative process
leading to Parkinson's disease, anti-inflammatory drugs such as
aspirin may help slow the progression of the disease ... The study
showed that there were 17.7 cases of Parkinson's per 10,000 person-years in
the patients who never took aspirin or were taking it on one occasion,
compared with 6.8 cases per 10,000 person-years in the men who were taking
aspirin on both assessments ... No conclusion could be drawn regarding the
use of other NSAIDs and Parkinson's, he said,
because too few of the men reported taking the drugs" - See
drugstore.com aspirin
products.
- The First Therapy Shown To Slow Progression of Parkinson's Disease -
Life Extension Magazine, 1/03
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Coenzyme Q10 Appears To Slow Parkinson's Disease Progression
- Doctor's Guide, 11/6/02
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Dietary Intake Of Vitamin E May Reduce Risk Of Parkinson's Disease
- Intelihealth, 10/22/02 - maybe the reason supplements didn't work is
because most supplements only have the alpha form, which has been shown to
lower the gamma.
- Vitamin E in Foods Prevents Parkinson's Disease -
WebMD, 10/21/02 -
"Compared with those who ate the fewest servings of vitamin E-filled food,
those who ate the most had 32% fewer cases of Parkinson's disease after 12
to 14 years" - Note: Most vitamin E supplements are in the
alpha form, which has been shown to lower the gamma.
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Study Suggests Coenzyme Q10 Slows Functional Decline In Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 10/15/02
- Coenzyme Q10 May Slow Parkinson's - WebMD,
10/14/02 - "High doses of the
popular supplement coenzyme Q10 helps slow the
progression of Parkinson's disease in some patients by as much as half ...
Their study, published in the Oct. 15 issue of Archives of Neurology, is the
latest to examine the possible benefits of coenzyme Q10, a vitamin-like
compound naturally produced in the body and used by cells to make energy and
protect against cellular damage"
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Effects of Coenzyme Q10 in Early Parkinson Disease: Evidence of Slowing of
the Functional Decline - Arch Neurol. 2002 Oct;59(10):1541-50 -
"Less disability developed in subjects assigned to
coenzyme Q10 than in those assigned to placebo, and the benefit was
greatest in subjects receiving the highest dosage"
- See
iHerb
and
Vitacost
coenzyme Q10 products.
- Expert Panel Finds SAMe Promising - WebMD,
10/10/02 - "The L-dopa medication that patients take for Parkinson's makes them
unusually
SAMe-deficient "because L-dopa consumes vast
quantities of SAMe,
like a sponge, it mops up all the
SAMe
in the body." - See
iHerb
and
Vitacost
SAMe products.
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Green Tea Extract Polyphenol May Have A Protective Effect On Parkinson's
Disease - Intelihealth, 4/17/02
- Green Tea Protects Against Parkinson's - WebMD,
4/16/02 - "In a mouse study, the
researchers found that polyphenol blocks MPP+ -- a substance that is known
to kill brain cells and cause Parkinson's in mice -- from entering these
brain cells ... if you want to try it and don't care for the taste of
green tea, concentrated polyphenol
capsules are available"
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Vitamin C Powers Up Pills - HealthScout, 2/1/02
- Can a Cup a Day Keep Parkinson's Away? - WebMD,
7/19/01 - "The more men drink, the
lower their risk of Parkinson's; women, however, only see their risk lowered
when they drink in moderation -- 1-3 cups per day ... There is some
biological experimental evidence that caffeine does protect against [brain
cell death]"
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Parkinson's Defense - Nutrition Science News, 5/01
- Study
Suggests Link Between Coffee Use And Lowered Parkinson's Risk - Doctor's
Guide, 11/14/00
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Java Deters Parkinson's Disease - Nutrition Science News, 10/00
- Does Coffee's Caffeine Protect Against Parkinson's Disease? - WebMD,
5/22/00
- Parkinson's
Patients Turn to Alternative Therapies - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/00
- Coping With Parkinson's - Life Extension Magazine, 6/99
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Is NADH effective in the treatment of Parkinson's disease? - Drugs
Aging. 1998 Oct;13(4):263-8
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Type 2 Diabetes
Is Linked to Increased Risk for Parkinson's Disease - Science Daily,
3/28/08 - "individuals who developed type 2 diabetes
had an 83% increased risk for PD compared with the general population ...
insulin may play a role in regulation of brain dopanergic activity"
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Sense of Smell May Predict Parkinson's - WebMD, 3/21/08
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The
PPARgamma agonist pioglitazone is effective in the MPTP mouse model of
Parkinson's disease through inhibition of monoamine oxidase B - Br J
Pharmacol. 2008 Mar 10 - "The peroxisome
proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) agonist pioglitazone has
previously been shown to attenuate dopaminergic cell loss in the
1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) mouse model of
Parkinson's disease, an effect attributed to its anti-inflammatory
properties. In the present investigation, we provide evidence that
pioglitazone is effective in the MPTP mouse model, not via an
anti-inflammatory action, but through inhibition of MAO-B, the enzyme
required to biotransform MPTP to its active neurotoxic metabolite
1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) ... Mice treated with MPTP showed
deficits in motor performance, marked depletions in striatal dopamine levels
and a concomitant reduction in TH immunoreactivity in the substantia nigra.
Pretreatment with pioglitazone completely prevented these effects of MPTP.
However, pretreatment with pioglitazone also significantly inhibited the
MPTP-induced production of striatal MPP+ and the activity of MAO-B in the
striatum" - See pioglitazone at
OffshoreRX.com
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Could Parkinson's Disease Risk Be Assessed Early Enough To Allow For
Preventative Treatment? - Science Daily, 2/22/08
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Blood Pressure Drug Cuts Parkinson's? - WebMD, 2/6/08
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Treating Advanced Parkinson's: New Research Points To Serotonin -
Science Daily, 2/6/08
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Replacing The Cells Lost In Parkinson Disease - Science Daily, 12/4/07
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Relatives Of Patients With Parkinson's Disease Face Increased Risk Of
Depression/anxiety Disorders - Science Daily, 12/3/07
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Chemical That Triggers Parkinson's Disease Discovered - Science Daily,
10/30/07
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Cholesterol Drugs May Reduce Dementia & Parkinson's Risk - Physician's
Weekly Article, 10/15/07 - "there appears to be a
strong reduction in dementia and Parkinson’s disease incidence attributed to
the use of simvastatin, a cholesterol lowering drug. The researchers also
observed a moderate reduction in incidence of these conditions with
atorvastatin, another cholesterol-lowering drug"
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Modafinil Can Improve Physical Fatigue in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 10/9/07 - See modafinil at OffshoreRX.com.
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Relatives Of Patients With Parkinson's Disease Risk Developing Dementia,
Cognitive Impairment - Science Daily, 10/8/07
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Zocor vs. Alzheimer's and Parkinson's - WebMD, 7/18/07 -
"In patients over age 64, those who took Zocor were
54% less likely to get Alzheimer's disease and 49% less likely to get
Parkinson's disease than were matched patients not taking statin drugs ...
Those who took Lipitor were 9% less likely to get Alzheimer's disease"
- See simvastatin at OffshoreRX.com.
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People With Early Parkinson's Report Hallucinations, Sleepiness -
Science Daily, 7/9/07
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Depression Often Untreated In Parkinson's Disease Patients - Science
Daily, 7/9/07
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Depression Before Parkinson's Disease? - WebMD, 4/27/07
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Parkinson’s Disease Management: An Update - Physician's Weekly, 3/5/07
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Epilepsy Drug May Treat Parkinson's - WebMD, 1/4/07
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Drug
Improves Tremors, Involuntary Movements In Parkinson Patients - Science
Daily, 1/3/07
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Higher Occurrence Of Parkinson's Linked To Low LDL Cholesterol - Science
Daily, 12/19/06 - "People with low
levels of LDL cholesterol are more likely to have Parkinson's disease than
people with high LDL levels"
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Pesticide Use Ups Parkinson's in Men - WebMD, 6/15/06
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Prevalence of Sleep Disturbances Varies According to Parkinson's Disease
Subtype - Doctor's Guide, 6/1/06
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New Leads in Slowing Parkinson's - WebMD, 2/24/06
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Eye Cell Implants Improve Motor Symptoms for Parkinson Patients -
Doctor's Guide, 12/16/05
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Eye Cell Implants Help Parkinson's - WebMD, 12/12/05
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Environmental Toxins Linked to Parkinson's - WebMD, 9/7/05
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Parkinson's Disease Drugs May Cause Pathological Gambling - Doctor's
Guide, 7/11/05
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Developing PD: Milk Does a Body Bad? - Physician's Weekly, 5/16/05 -
"men who consumed the most milk
(more than 16 oz/day) were more than twice as likely to develop PD than were
those who consumed no milk"
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Ibuprofen May Protect Against Parkinson's - WebMD, 4/14/05
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Parkinson's Disease Occurs Less Frequently in Ibuprofen Users - Doctor's
Guide, 4/14/05
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Ovary Removal May Up Parkinson's Disease Risk - WebMD, 4/13/05
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New Drugs Curb ‘Off’ Episodes in Advanced Parkinson's - Clinical
Psychiatry News, 1/05
- Cutting Calories May Cut Parkinson's Risk -
Doctor's Guide, 12/13/04
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Tracking Dementia in Parkinson's Disease - WebMD, 12/13/04
- Exelon (Rivastigmine Tartrate) May Help People With Dementia Associated With
Parkinson's Disease - Doctor's Guide, 12/9/04
- Two-Fisted Assault On Dopamine Transport System May Be Foundation Of
Parkinson's Disease - Science Daily, 12/7/04
- Mild Electricity to Brain May Help Parkinson's -
WebMD, 12/1/04
- Antibiotic May Treat Parkinson's Disease - WebMD,
11/29/04
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Rivastigmine Benefits Dementia in Parkinson's - Clinical Psychiatry
News, 11/04
- Pesticides May Promote Parkinson's Disease And Exercise May Offer
Protection, According To New Reports - Science
Daily, 11/3/04 - "chronic exposure
to the “organic” pesticide rotenone can cause Parkinson's-like pathology in
monkeys. This finding builds upon their previous study in which they
demonstrated that rotenone, a commonly used agricultural pesticide made from
the extracts of tropical plants, can reproduce parkinsonian
features in rats"
- Exercise Helps Slow Parkinson's Disease - WebMD,
10/25/04
- FSU Scientist Links Iron Imbalance To Parkinson's Disease
- Science Daily, 10/15/04
- New Questionnaire Helps Determine Level of Dysfunction Resulting From
Parkinson's Disease - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/04
- Depression Common With Parkinson's Disease -
WebMD, 9/29/04
- Depression Also a Problem in Patients With Parkinson's
- Doctor's Guide, 9/28/04
- FDA Approves Parcopa (Carbidopa-Levodopa) Orally Dissolving Tablets for
Parkinson's Disease - Doctor's Guide, 8/30/04
- Monoamine Oxidase Type B Inhibitors May Help in Early Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 8/13/04
- Postmenopausal Estrogens Therapy May Protect Against Parkinson Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 6/22/04
- Patients with Parkinson Disease and High Homocysteine Levels May Be More
Likely to Be Depressed - Doctor's Guide, 6/22/04
- Cell Implants Might Help Parkinson's Disease -
WebMD, 6/21/04
- Ritalin May Improve Parkinson's Symptoms, OHSU Study Says
- Science Daily, 5/7/04
- Parkinson's Starts Years Before Symptoms - WebMD,
5/4/04
- FDA Approves New Parkinson's Drug [Apokyn (apomorphine)]
- Intelihealth, 4/22/04
- Men More Likely to Get Parkinson's Disease? -
WebMD, 3/17/04
- Clozapine May Improve Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesias in Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 2/12/04
- Rotigotine May Be Helpful in Parkinson's Disease -
Medscape, 12/16/03
- Long-Term Benefits of Bilateral Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus
Generally Maintained In Parkinson Disease Patients
- Doctor's Guide, 11/16/03
- Deep Brain Stimulation Lasts 5+ Years - Doctor's
Guide, 11/14/03
- Fetal Cell Grafts Not Effective in Reversing Parkinson's Damage
- Doctor's Guide, 11/13/03
- Deep Brain Stimulation Beneficial for Parkinson's Patients With Prior
Pallidotomy - Doctor's Guide, 11/10/03
- Testosterone Therapy May Improve Apathy in Men with Parkinson's
- Doctor's Guide, 10/27/03
- New Drug for Parkinson's Disease Treatment Doesn't Affect Dopamine
- WebMD, 8/21/03
- Parkinson's Patient Gets Gene Therapy - WebMD,
8/19/03
- Istradefylline (KW-6002) Reduces Advanced Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
- Doctor's Guide, 8/12/03
- Parkinson's Drugs Linked to Gambling - WebMD,
8/11/03
- FDA Approves Stalevo (Carbidopa, Levodopa, Entacapone) For Treatment Of
Parkinson's Disease - Doctor's Guide, 6/13/03
- Alcohol Doesn't Protect From Parkinson's - WebMD,
5/15/03
- Experimental Parkinson's Disease Treatment Restores Function
- WebMD, 4/28/03 - "The new therapy
involves delivering an infusion of a naturally produced growth factor known
as glial
cell line-derived
neurotrophic factor (GDNF)
directly into the brain"
- Parkinson's-like Symptoms Tied to Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
- WebMD, 4/22/03 -
"Older adults who rapidly develop the tremors and other classical symptoms
of Parkinson's disease may be up to eight times as likely to develop
Alzheimer's disease"
- Cox-2 Inhibitors May Treat Parkinson's disease -
WebMD, 4/9/03
- Head Injury May Raise Parkinson's Risk Decades Later
- Doctor's Guide, 4/7/03
- Apolipoprotein E Appears to Raise Parkinson's Risk
- Doctor's Guide, 4/4/03
- Eating Fruit Linked to Parkinson's Disease -
WebMD, 4/2/03
- Favourable Follow-up Results with Cell Implantation in Advanced Parkinson's
Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/03
- Parkinson's Drug Shows Surprising Results -
Intelihealth, 3/31/03
- Brain Injection of Growth Hormone Helps Parkinson's
- WebMD, 3/31/03
- Parkinson's drug [GDNF] trial returns strong results
- USA Today, 3/30/03
- Parkinson's Disease in Women More Likely Genetic -
WebMD, 3/21/03
- Caffeine, HRT Affect Parkinson's Risk - WebMD,
3/12/03 - "caffeine
reduces Parkinson's risk in women who don't take
HRT -- but increases it in women who do take
HRT"
- Cost of Treating Parkinson's Disease Rising -
WebMD, 3/6/03
- Parkinson's Disease and Speech Therapy - WebMD,
2/25/03
- Clozapine Appears Better Therapy For Patients With Parkinson's Disease And
Psychosis - Doctor's Guide, 2/17/03
- Modafinil Reduces Sleepiness In Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 1/16/03 - See
modafinil.
- Should Parkinson's Patients Drive? - WebMD,
12/9/02
- Foetal Cell Transplantation For Parkinsonism Complicated By Unbalanced
Dopaminergic Function - Doctor's Guide, 11/18/02
- Blepharospasm Linked to Development of Parkinson's Symptoms
- Doctor's Guide, 11/15/02
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 11/14/02 - "Studies
show that NSAIDs can reduce
dopaminergic neuron degeneration in Parkinsonian animal models"
- Large Male Study Links Anxiety to Development of Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 11/14/02
- Entacapone Extends Benefits of Levodopa and Improves Condition of
Parkinson's Disease Patients - Doctor's Guide,
11/12/02
- Sumanirole Helps Advanced Parkinson's Patients Using Levodopa
- Doctor's Guide, 11/12/02
- Stem Cells May Help Parkinson's - WebMD, 11/7/02
- Critical Discovery for Parkinson's - WebMD,
11/6/02
- Obesity Increases Risk of Parkinson's - Doctor's
Guide, 10/29/02
- Bilateral Subthalamic Nuclei Stimulation Helps Severely Ill Parkinson's
Patient - Doctor's Guide, 10/17/02
- Olanzapine Does Not Reduce Hallucinations In Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 10/17/02
- Physicians Need to Improve Their Accuracy in Detecting Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 10/16/02
- Bilateral Subthalamotomy Beneficial for Patients with Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 10/15/02
- High Coffee Intake, Hormone Therapy Increases Risk of Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 10/14/02
- Parkinson's Surgery Improves Movement - WebMD,
10/14/02
- Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Nears - WebMD,
10/10/02
- Researchers To Use Gene Therapy To Experimentally Treat Parkinson's Disease
Patients - Intelihealth, 10/10/02
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Choosing the Right Dopamine Agonist for Patients With Parkinson's Disease
- Medscape, 9/6/02
- Contrast and Color Sight Gets Worse in Parkinson's
- Doctor's Guide, 8/28/02
- No Reason to Stop Driving by Parkinson Patients Taking Dopamine Drugs
- Doctor's Guide, 6/24/02
- Stem Cell Progress Reported On Parkinson's Disease
- Intelihealth, 6/21/02
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Rivastigmine Appears to Ease Parkinsonian Hallucinations - Clinical
Psychiatry News, 6/02
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Dementia May Greatly Reduce Survival in Parkinson's Disease - Clinical
Psychiatry News, 6/02
- Depression Linked to Parkinson's - WebMD, 5/28/02
- "About 1.4% (19) of the depressed
people (about 1.4%) developed Parkinson's compared with only 0.4% of the
others ... the link may have a biological explanation, known as the
"serotonin hypothesis." Not only do people with Parkinson's disease have
lower levels of dopamine in the brain, studies
have also shown that the brains of these patients also have reduced levels
of another brain chemical,
serotonin. Low levels of serotonin are known to
be a key factor in depression" -
Note: St. Johns wort is believed to increase
all three of the brain's primary chemicals,
serotonin,
norepinephrine and
dopamine.
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Pallidotomy for Parkinson's Spurred Hypersexuality - Clinical Psychiatry
News, 5/02
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Refractory Nonmotor Symptoms in Male Patients With Parkinson Disease Due to
Testosterone Deficiency: A Common Unrecognized Comorbidity - Archives of
Neurology, 5/02 -
"Following
testosterone replacement therapy, all 5 patients experienced significant
improvements in their refractory
nonmotor
symptoms"
- Orthostatic Hypotension In Parkinson's Disease -
Doctor's Guide, 5/9/02
- Quetiapine, Clozapine May Benefit Patients with Parkinson's Disease and
Hallucinations - Doctor's Guide, 4/19/02
- Potential Link Found Between Low Testosterone and Non-Motor Parkinson's
Disease Symptoms in Men - Doctor's Guide, 4/18/02
- "Emory University researchers may
have found a common but heretofore unrecognized link between low
testosterone levels and certain non-motor symptoms (fatigue,
depression, anxiety or
sexual dysfunction) in male Parkinson's disease (PD) patients ... When
given testosterone replacement therapy (TRT),
the researchers report that patients with low levels of testosterone
experienced significant improvement in these symptoms, which had not
responded to other medications"
- Retinal Cell Implantation Shows Promise in Advanced Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 4/18/02
- Retinal Cell Transplants Show Promise In Relieving Parkinson's Symptoms
- Intelihealth, 4/17/02
- Low
Testosterone and the Brain - WebMD, 4/17/02 -
"New research suggests the male hormone may help men reduce their risk of
stroke
as well as improve symptoms of Parkinson's disease ... When the five patients
studied received testosterone replacement
therapy, researchers found symptoms such as fatigue,
depression, anxiety, and
sexual function improved greatly"
- Cell Transplants Help Parkinson's - WebMD, 4/17/02
- GPI 1485 May Retard Progression of Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 4/17/02
- Electrostimulation May Help Improve Speech In Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 4/16/02
- Porcine Fetal Cell Transplantation Ineffective for Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 4/9/02
- Self-Transplant for Parkinson's - WebMD, 4/8/02
- More Parkinson's Clusters Suspected - WebMD,
4/3/02 -
"[Michael J.] Fox and the three other people with Parkinson's disease were
among 125 people who in the late 1970s worked on a Canadian television show
called Leo & Me. Four cases among 125 people -- especially young people --
is highly suspicious. Parkinson's each year strikes only about 1 in 10,000
people, nearly always much older people than the sitcom cast and crew ...
The way we see it is that probably some quite common virus infects someone
and -- because of a particular state of susceptibility at that time -- it
gets into the brain"
- Imaging Marker Detects Parkinson's Degeneration -
Doctor's Guide, 4/3/02
- Smoking Linked to Dementia in Parkinson's Disease Patients
- Doctor's Guide, 3/29/02
- Baldness Induced By Dopamine Treatments May Be Reversible
- Doctor's Guide, 2/11/02
- Monkey Stem Cells Offer Hope for Parkinson's -
WebMD, 1/29/02
- FDA Expands Use Of Parkinson's Brain Implant -
Intelihealth, 1/15/02
- Stem cell treatment eases Parkinson's symptoms -
USA Today, 1/7/02
- Parkinson's in the Public Eye - WebMD, 12/12/01
- Common Antibiotic May Prevent Parkinson's - WebMD,
11/28/01
- Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Works Well With Drugs
- WebMD, 11/27/01
- Therapy May
Reverse Parkinson's Symptoms - Doctor's Guide,
11/13/01
- Walkers do
not benefit freezing in Parkinson’s Disease patients
- Doctor's Guide, 10/3/01
- Pig Fetal
Cells Fail To Improve Condition In Patients With Parkinson’s Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 10/1/01
- Framingham
Study Finds No Correlations Between Coffee And Parkinson’s Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 10/1/01
- Brain Stimulation Improves Parkinson's Movements -
WebMD, 9/26/01
- Younger, More Educated Parkinson's Patients More Likely To Use Alternative
Treatments - Intelihealth, 9/11/01
- Constipation Linked to Increased Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 8/14/01
- Long-Term Constipation an Early Sign of Parkinson's?
- WebMD, 8/13/01
- Parkinson's Disease: Estrogen Could Help - WebMD,
8/7/01 - "women who had taken
hormone replacement therapy had less severe symptoms than those who had
never taken estrogen. The older the women were, the bigger the difference in
symptoms was between those who had and had not taken estrogen ... There is
also good evidence that taking estrogen after menopause helps prevent other
brain problems that women with Parkinson's disease often suffer from,
including memory problems and depression"
- Rotigotine
Skin Patch for Parkinson’s Disease Proves Effective
- Doctor's Guide, 8/3/01
- Few Factors
Predict Dyskinesia Susceptibility in Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 8/1/01
- Sublingual
Atropine Reduces Excess Saliva in Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 8/1/01
- Evidence
Indicates Most Dopamine Agonists Are Equivalent -
Doctor's Guide, 8/1/01
- Depression
Has a Major Impact on Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 8/1/01
- “Sleep
Attacks” May Occur In Parkinson’s Patients Taking Dopaminergic Agents
- Doctor's Guide, 7/31/01
- Comtan/Comtess (Entacapone) May Reduce Severity Of Levodopa Complications
- Doctor's Guide, 7/30/01
- Thalamotomy
As Effective As Thalamic Stimulation For Tremor Control
- Doctor's Guide, 7/30/01
- Cabergoline
Delays Motor Complications More Effectively Than Levodopa In Parkinson’s
Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/20/01
- New
Parkinson's Guidelines Call for Dopamine Agonists as First Line Treatment
- Doctor's Guide, 6/12/01
- New Parkinson's Guidelines: Save Levodopa for Later
- WebMD, 6/11/01
-
Physical Therapy Could Help Parkinson's Patients, But Is It Any Better Than
Home Exercise? - WebMD, 5/25/01 -
"exercise or physical therapy, when combined with medication, may help some
people control their symptoms, at least for a while"
-
Small Steps Can Mean Giant Leaps for Parkinson's Patients, Simple Strategies
Boost Quality of Life - WebMD, 5/24/01
- Modafinil
(Provigil) Helps Sleepy Parkinson's Disease Patients - Doctor's Guide,
5/10/01
- Parkinson’s
Disease Linked To Excessive Sleepiness - Doctor's Guide, 5/10/01
- Parkinson’s
Disease Patients May Benefit From Pallidal Surgery - Doctor's Guide,
5/10/01
-
Brain Chemical May Be Key To Parkinson's, Drug Addiction, Schizophrenia
- Intelihealth, 5/2/01 - "The
researchers found that mice lacking BDNF had unusually few D3 receptors.
They also found that when they reduced the population of D3 receptors in one
part of the brain by chemical injection, they could largely restore the
population by injecting BDNF."
-
Brains at Work Against Parkinson's Disease, Scientists Struggle With Variety
of Experimental Treatments - WebMD, 4/18/01
-
Genzyme Says Parkinson's Treatment Not Working - Intelihealth, 5/19/01 -
"there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups
[surgically transplanting neural cells from a fetal pig into the brain]"
-
Stem cell implants fail to cure Parkinson's - USA Today, 3/7/01
-
Jury Still Out on Cell Transplants for Parkinson's, Mixed Results From
Latest Trial - WebMD, 3/7/01
- Quetiapine
Offers New Hope For Patients With Parkinson's Disease - Doctor's Guide,
2/26/01 - "not only showed
quetiapine to be safe and effective in this patient population, but also
that significant improvements in sustained attention and memory . .
Furthermore, the improvement in psychosis was not associated with
deterioration in the motor symptoms of PD. In fact, a modest improvement was
observed in the United Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) total and
the UPDRS motor subscale scores."
-
Parkinson's Cure May Be Near - Intelihealth, 2/19/01
-
Another Step Closer to Growing New Brain Cells for Parkinson's Patients
- WebMD, 2/16/01
- Selegiline
Does Not Increase Parkinson's Death Rate -
Doctor's Guide, 12/27/00
-
Parkinson's Puzzle: Study Shows Genetic Link - WebMD, 12/13/00
- Men Twice
As Likely To Develop Parkinson's Disease Than Women
- Doctor's Guide, 11/14/00
-
Parkinson's Disease: Is It Something in the Air? - WebMD, 11/5/00
-
Gene Therapy Very Promising, Very Preliminary for Parkinson's - WebMD,
10/26/00
- Mirapex
(Pramipexole Dihydrochloride) Delays Onset Of Motor Complications In
Parkinson's Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/17/00
-
Therapy for Parkinson's Disease Moving in the Right Direction - WebMD,
10/17/00
-
Slowly, but Surely, Progress Is Being Made Against Parkinson's - WebMD,
10/17/00
-
Small Steps Can Mean Giant Leaps for Parkinson's Patients - WebMD,
10/4/00
- Seroquel
(Quetiapine Fumarate) Reduces Psychosis In Chronic Schizophrenia,
Parkinson's Patients - Doctor's Guide, 9/14/00
- Parkinson's
Disease More Than Just A Brain Disorder - Doctor's
Guide, 9/5/00
-
Parkinson's Patients: Be Warned of 'Sleep Attacks' - WebMD, 8/25/00
-
Brain 'Pacemaker' Shows Good Results in Parkinson's Patients - WebMD,
7/26/00
-
Music Helps Movement, Mood in Parkinson's Patients - WebMD, 6/21/00
- Seroquel
(Quetiapine) May Improve Cognitive Function In Parkinson's Patients -
Doctor's Guide, 6/13/00
-
Special Nerve Cells Could Aid Parkinson's Patients - WebMD, 5/30/00
- Requip
(Ropinirole) Safely Manages Parkinson's Symptoms Long-term - Doctor's
Guide, 5/18/00
-
Study May Herald Change In Treatment for Parkinson's Disease - WebMD,
5/17/00
- Olanzapine
Appears To Aggravate Parkinsonism - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/00
- Parkinson's
Patients at High Risk for Car Accidents - Doctor's
Guide, 5/8/00
- Pallidotomy
has long-term benefits for patients with Parkinson's - Doctor's Guide,
5/5/00
- Addictive
behavior cause linked to lower Parkinson's risk -
Doctor's Guide, 5/4/00
- Initial
treatment for Parkinson's with dopamine rather than levodopa can delay motor
complications - Doctor's Guide, 5/3/00
- Viagra
(sildenafil) may reduce levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's patients
- Doctor's Guide, 5/3/00
- Remacemide
Safe And Effective In Combination Therapy For Parkinson's - Doctor's
Guide, 4/25/00
-
New Parkinson's Treatment Is Safe, But Is It Effective? - WebMD, 4/24/00
- Cabergoline
Shows Significant Advantages Over Pergolide In Parkinson's - Doctor's
Guide, 3/8/00
-
Anti-Parkinson Drug, Requip (Ropinirole), Can Cause Patients To Fall Asleep
Without Warning - Doctor's Guide, 2/14/00
- Neurosurgery Effective For Parkinson’s Patients Not Responding To Drug
Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 11/12/99
- Comtan
Receives FDA Approval For Management Of Parkinson’s Disease - Doctor's
Guide, 10/20/99
- Quetiapine
Effective Alternative To Clozapine In Parkinson’s Patients - Doctor's
Guide, 10/15/99
- Cuban
Neurosurgeons Report Success In Treating Advanced Parkinson’s - Doctor's
Guide, 10/14/99
- Significant
Clinical Benefit Seen With Mirapex In Parkinson’s Patients
- Doctor's Guide, 10/13/99
- Cabergline
Improves Nocturnal Parkinson’s Symptoms - Doctor's
Guide, 9/10/99
- Study Shows Newer Drug For Parkinson's Disease Has Fewer Side Effects
- Intelihealth, 7/27/99
- ReQuip More
Effective Against Dyskinesia Than L-dopa -
Doctor's Guide, 7/26/99
- Leading
Parkinson’s Disease Drug, Mirapex, Calms Restless Legs - Doctor's Guide,
6/25/99
- Researchers
Identify Potentially Dangerous Side Effect Of Dopamine Agonists
- Doctor's Guide, 6/9/99
- Levodopa
Slows The Progression Of Parkinson's Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/99
- Permax
Monotherapy Beneficial In Parkinson's - Doctor's
Guide, 4/22/99
- Mirapex
Effective In The Treatment Of Early Parkinson's -
Doctor's Guide, 4/21/99
- Ropinrole
Reduces Common Parkinson's Symptoms - Doctor's
Guide, 10/20/98
- Brain
Surgery May Help Patients With Severe Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 10/14/98
- Estrogen
Beneficial As Parkinson's Treatment - Doctor's
Guide, 10/13/98
- New Dopamine
Agonist May Change Way Physicians Treat Early Parkinson's Disease -
Doctor's Guide, 9/27/98
- Mirapex May
Help Reduce Tremor In Parkinson's Patients -
Doctor's Guide, 6/18/98
- Requip May
Provide Long-Term Efficacy In Early-Stage Parkinson's - Doctor's Guide,
4/30/98
- Estrogen
Reduces Severity of Early Parkinson's Disease -
Doctor's Guide, 4/30/98
- Electrical
Brain Stimulation Reduces Tremor in Parkinson's, Essential Tremor Patients
- Doctor's Guide, 4/29/98
- Activa
Therapy Released In Europe For Relief Of Parkinson's Symptoms
- Doctor's Guide, 4/27/98
- NeuroCell
Products For Parkinson’s Show Clinical Improvement
- Doctor's Guide, 4/27/98
- Fetal Pig
Cells Transplanted Into Brains Of Parkinson's Patients
- Doctor's Guide, 4/16/98
- FDA Clears
Parkinson's Drug Tasmar - Doctor's Guide, 1/30/98
- Studies Show
Requip Is An Effective Treatment For Early Parkinson's Disease -
Doctor's Guide, 1/20/98
- Noninvasive
Gamma Knife May Replace Surgery For Many Patients With Parkinson's
- Doctor's Guide, 12/3/97
- Parkinson's
Surgery Normalizes Cerebral Control Of Movement -
Doctor's Guide, 10/27/97
- Surgery For
Advanced Parkinson's Disease - Doctor's Guide,
10/24/97
- New
Parkinson's Drug Approved - Doctor's Guide,
8/26/97
- Ropinirole
Effective Treatment For Early Parkinson's Disease
- Doctor's Guide, 9/2/97
- First New
Parkinson's Drug This Decade Cleared In U.S. - Doctor's Guide, 7/3/97
- Selegiline
Approved for Parkinson's Disease - Doctor's Guide, 8/5/96
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