Parkinson's Disease: One door closes, another opens

On: Parkinson’s Disease: a personal narrative  -  So soon it seems that my disease has gone from being a nuisance to becoming life-style transforming. Muscle strength is lower but yet because of a high protein and calorie diet my weight is improved by...

Parkinson's Disease, and Cataracts. Part 2

A personal account:   Finally I am able to work a little at the computer, with increasing comfort, after operations to have cataracts removed from both eyes. Fortunately, I was called to have the second operation appointment brought forward by three weeks which I...

Brains needed to find a cure for Parkinson's disease

The Parkinson's Disease Society has set up a donor registry for people to donate their brains after death to help find a cure for Parkinson's disease. " People are being urged to donate their brains after death to...

Parkinson's Disease, and Cataracts

A personal account:-  My appointment this morning (Friday 9 April) with my ophthalmologist was labeled ‘routine’. The outcome was far from routine: The doctor’s examination confirmed that the cataracts, mild six months ago, now required surgical attention in...

After death give your brain to science plea

"Donate your brain to science" that's the message from leading researchers into diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. It seems that not enough of us are donating our brains to medical science and...

Google Cofounder, Sergey Brin, Blogging

Sergey Brin, Google co founder, launched a personal blog earlier today on BlogSpot, opening with a post about the difference between his blog, too, and Google. The next post followed a minute later recounting his...

The Truth about Parkinsons Disease and Caffeine

Many arguments started when a medical study indicated that caffeine can contribute to helping victims of Parkinson's disease.  It seems to me, that caffeine is going to cause harm, no matter how it may...

9 reasons to enjoy your cup of coffee...

Canadian scientists say that drinking four cups of coffee a day may cut risk of having gout attack problems. People who drank more coffee had lower blood uric acid levels – which are linked to the condition....

No One Ever Accused Rush Limbaugh of Being a Deep Thinker

"Rush Limbaugh may have just achieved the nearly impossible -- he's proven himself an even bigger dick than I thought he was. In criticizing an ad for Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill, Limbaugh accuses actor Michael J. Fox of faking his Parkinson's...

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