Parkinson’s Disease and Exercise Written By Mary Anne Ostrenga, a woman with Parkinson’s Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurological movement disorder that effects each person differently. The loss of dopamine in the brain causes slow movement, tremors, shuffling gait, loss of balance, and eventually the inability to care for oneself. A person with Parkinson’s will [...]
Medical News: Impulsive Side Effects of PD Drugs Quantified – in Neurology, Parkinson’s Disease from MedPage Today
I work with many patients that have Parkinsons and am working towards specializing in this area. In working with Parkinson’s patients, I have found that more than not that they are depressed. Here is an article that was written about how the drug that helps Parkinsons can also relieve depression. Medical News: Dopamine Agonist Relieves [...]
Every child older than six months should get vaccinated against influenza, health officials recommended for the first time this week “Get protected, protect others and for sure protect your children,” said Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.Gerberding also called it “unconscionable” that only 42 percent of [...]