Activa Parkinson’s Control Therapy: Moving back to life
December 29, 2005 - 12:00am
Thousands of lives around the world have been improved by the Activa Parkinson’s Control Therapy, a deep-brain stimulation therapy that is now available in the country through the Philippine Movement Disorder...
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Restoring people to a fuller life
November 17, 2005 - 12:00am
Divina was 51 years old when it all started. She was living in a two-bedroom condominium with her husband of 27 years. Her two children were all grown-up and had families of their own. She had a fairly active life...
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Posthysterectomy HRT linked to Parkinson’s

By YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE | By Charles C. Chante MD | June 22, 2003 - 12:00am
Unopposed estrogen use by women with a history of hysterectomy appears to triple their risk of Parkinson’s disease as reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. In contrast, use of...
Opinion
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New treatment of early Parkinson’s disease cited
November 21, 2002 - 12:00am
VIENNA, Austria – A preferable option for first-line treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD) identified as pramipexole (Sifrol and Mirapex), was discussed by experts at the 6th Congress of the European Federation...
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New hope for Parkinson’s victims
By Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. | September 24, 2002 - 12:00am
Ever since the British doctor James Parkinson first described the disease that bears his name in 1817, the search for a cure for Parkinson’s has been marked by both hope and disappointment. The disease occurs...
Health And Family
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