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by Kristin Davis
Posted: Tue., July 1, 2008, 10:45 pm
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For those in the Phoenix area ... St. Joseph's Hospital of Phoenix is offering an Art of Moving class from 10 - 11:00am on Thursday, July 3. The class will be held at the First Baptist Church of Tempe, 4525 S. McClintock Drive, in Tempe, Arizona. For more details, visit http://events.empowher.com/ev/22476.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., June 24, 2008, 10:30 am
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TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new medication and an improved delivery system for an older drug appear to hold promise for taming the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
In the first study, patients taking the drug SLV308 showed significant reductions in typical Parkinson's symptoms, such as tremors and slowness of movement. The results also indicate that SLV308 alone may help patients in the early stages of Parkinson's disease.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., April 28, 2008, 12:29 pm
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By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- For those with the most severe depression, a novel therapy may offer new hope.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., April 28, 2008, 12:13 pm
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By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- By implanting specialized cells found in the human eye into areas of the brain damaged by Parkinson's disease, researchers were able to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life in people with moderate to severe Parkinson's.
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by hernews
Posted: Thu., April 17, 2008, 05:57 pm
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By Kathleen Doheny
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Common medications known as anticholinergic drugs -- used to treat ulcers, stomach cramps, motion sickness, Parkinson's disease and urinary incontinence -- may cause older people to lose their thinking skills more quickly than seniors who don't take the medicines, new research suggests.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., April 15, 2008, 02:36 pm
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TUESDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder -- a condition in which people act out often violent and disturbing dreams -- is associated with anxiety, apathy, lower levels of attention and executive functioning, and symptoms of Parkinson's disease, according to three new studies.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Fri., March 21, 2008, 07:53 am
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FRIDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Mutations in a gene called GIGYF2 may be directly linked to the development of Parkinson's disease in families with a history of the neurodegenerative condition, U.S. researchers report.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Mon., February 25, 2008, 12:04 pm
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(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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