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Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's medicine has odd side effect: Gambling
Mar 1, 2006 | USA Today
A 52-year-old married man had gambled away more than $100,000 when his wife finally asked for help.She didn't call Gamblers Anonymous. Instead, she...
Second Parkinson's Drug, Requip, Blamed for Compulsive Gambling that Cost Retired Doctor $14 Million
Feb 26, 2006 | Newsinferno News Staff
Up until now, Mirapex has been the medication most often associated with the mounting medical evidence linking certain drugs used to treat...
Gambler blames Parkinson's for his addiction
Feb 24, 2006 | www.msnbc.msn.com
After gambling away $14 million, a retired physician from Austin, Texas, is making one last bet, that he'll recover his loss by suing casinos and the...
Doctor sues drug company, casinos after losing $14 million
Feb 22, 2006 | Cox News Service
When the retired doctor from Austin suddenly began spending big money at the casinos, the casinos assigned him a "host," and gave him...
Research Continue to Link Certain Parkinson's Drugs, Especially Mirapex, to Compulsive Gambling and Other Impulsive Behavior
Feb 15, 2006 | Newsinferno News Staff
As previously reported by newsinferno.com, the medical evidence has been mounting with respect to the rather odd connection between certain drugs...
Controlling Your Impulses After Parkinson's Treatment
Feb 6, 2006 | www.abcnews.go.com
In identifying a new type brain disorder, Dr. James Parkinson described his first patient as a humble gardener who led a life of "remarkable...
Parkinson's drug linked to bizarre out-of-control urges
Jan 1, 2006 | Los Angeles Times
Faced with steady deterioration from Parkinson's disease, Jim Sweet leapt at the chance to try a new drug that promised to relieve the tremors...
Studies and Lawsuits Point Accusing Fingers at the Parkinson's Drug, MIRAPEX, that Has Been Linked to Compulsive Gambling
Dec 29, 2005 | www.Newsinferno.com
It is admittedly an odd connection but there seems to be no real doubt that MIRAPEX, a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD), is also...
Popular Parkinson's drug linked to gambling
Jul 12, 2005 | AP
Joe Neglia was a retired government intelligence worker with Parkinson’s disease when he suddenly developed what he calls a gambling habit from...
Popular Parkinson's Drug Linked to Gambling
Jul 11, 2005 | AP
Joe Neglia was a retired government intelligence worker with Parkinson’s disease when he suddenly developed what he calls a gambling habit from...
Parkinson's Disease
