What Doctors Don't Tell YouApraxia of eyelid opening, or ALO, is medical speak for the very rare condition where people lose the ability to open their eyes. It's sometimes associated with Parkinson's, and it's a condition ...
And now - a paradox. Levodopa is the first-line treatment for Parkinson's disease, and it's generally agreed that the drug can reduce some of the distressing symptoms, especially in the earlier stages of the disease. But like any powerful drug, it...
The orthodox treatment for Parkinson's disease is L-Dopa, an amino acid. But for this to work, a co-enzyme called NADH is essential. NADH is formed from one of the B vitamins called niacin, or vi ...
I have recently been diagnosed as having Parkinson's disease, so I am naturally very interested in anything that may help keep it under control, especially since I resisted all attempts to enlist me for clinical trials of a new drug combination
Researchers are getting excited about a drug that used to be given to patients with early-stage Parkinson's, but which was suddenly dropped.
Our diets play a significant role in our longterm health. It's an obvious thing to say, but scientists often remind us that the type of food we eat may be the single major factor in determining our wellbeing. Two studies, published in the...
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Robert Lawrence FriedmanDr. Connie Tomaino, DA, MT-BC, shares some of her work with Parkinson's patients and rhythm.
"I once worked with a young
Barry Bittman MDIn "Celebrity Medicine: a rational approach to media hype" Barry Bittman, M.D. points out some questionable influences shaping our nation's healthcare. He references the power of media attention to well-known actors' statements concerning their own...
