Word: parkinsonism
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...next logical step? Teach patients to be better scientists. In 2011, ALS researchers plan to launch a crash course similar to one offered for the past two years to Parkinson's patients; in three days it teaches laypeople why clinical studies should be controlled and blinded, and how to evaluate outcomes and assess journal articles...
...graduate of the Parkinson's workshop, Linda Morgan, a pharmacist in Asheville, N.C., who has participated in 10 research trials since her 2005 diagnosis, spends a lot of time not only figuring out which trials to enroll in but also urging fellow patients to become part of formal studies. Parkinson's clinical trials historically have had low participation levels, which delays the approval of new therapies. Morgan says she credits the workshop with making her feel as if she's "on the cutting edge," adding, "I like to know as much...
...John Paul, as we know, went on to serve for life, despite a very public battle with the debilitating effects of Parkinson's disease. By all accounts, he had all his mental faculties up until his April 2005 death. Still, behind closed doors, top Vatican officials had been debating the implications of John Paul's declining physical condition, including his grave difficulties in speaking. Others have noted that as the Pope became weaker, infighting and maneuvering escalated among some of his deputies. Cardinal Ratzinger never openly questioned John Paul's decision to stay on, though some reports cited his concerns...
...wartime defoliant from 1961 to 1971. The U.S. government still spends billions every year on disability payments to those who served in Vietnam - including their children, many of whom are suffering from dioxin-associated cancers and birth defects. In October, the Department of Veterans Affairs added leukemia, Parkinson's and a rare heart disease to the list of health problems associated with Agent Orange. Yet U.S. official policy maintains that there is no conclusive evidence that the defoliant caused any health problems among the millions of exposed Vietnamese or their children...
...Read "Can a Sleep Disorder Predict Parkinson...