Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease Drug Linked to Large Number of Deaths
FDA Committee Members Concerned Drug Was Unsafe Before Approval A recent news report by CNN raises issues concerning a Parkinson’s disease drug. The drug was approved for market in an expedited fashion and has now been linked to worsening symptoms and a large number of deaths in patients. Nuplazid Approved Through Shorter FDA … [Read more...] about Parkinson’s Disease Drug Linked to Large Number of Deaths
Parkinson’s Disease Injury Lawsuits
Parkinson’s Disease Motor System Disorder. There are more than 1 million Americans who live with Parkinson’s disease, with approximately 60,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Parkinson's disease falls into a group of conditions called motor system disorders, which are the result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells.The four … [Read more...] about Parkinson’s Disease Injury Lawsuits
Exposure to Pesticide Ziram Associated with Higher Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
Exposure To Pesticides Linked To Parkinson's Disease. A group of UCLA researchers who were the first scientist to link exposure to the pesticides maneb and paraquat to Parkinson's disease have now connected a third – ziram - to the neurological disorder. The same team also found that combined exposure to ziram, maneb and paraquat … [Read more...] about Exposure to Pesticide Ziram Associated with Higher Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
New Agent Orange Policy Will Make Disability Benefits Available to More Vets
Agent Orange Policy Health Claims For Disability Payments. A new proposal on Agent Orange health claims issued this week by the Department of Veterans Affairs will make it much easier for veterans injured by the toxin to make claims for disability payments and health care services. Under the proposal, three illnesses - B … [Read more...] about New Agent Orange Policy Will Make Disability Benefits Available to More Vets
Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Parkinson’s
Connection Between Cholesterol Drugs And Parkinson's Disease. A new study published today has suggested a connection between statins (drugs used to lower cholesterol) and the development of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers at the University of North Carolina found that patients with low levels of LDL cholesterol are upward of three … [Read more...] about Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s Drugs May Have More Risks
Risk of Heart Valve Damage With Parkinson's Drugs. The risk of heart valve damage with two drugs for Parkinson's disease may be far greater than was known, new research suggests. The drugs are not the main treatment for Parkinson's, but one is also sometimes used to treat restless legs syndrome. A study by Italian researchers … [Read more...] about Parkinson’s Drugs May Have More Risks
Parkinson’s and pesticide exposure
Pesticide Exposure Suspected In Parkinson's Disease. Although the causes of Parkinson's are not well understood, it has long been suspected that environmental factors play a large role. Parkinson's disease, first described in the early 1800s by British physician James Parkinson as "shaking palsy," is among the most prevalent … [Read more...] about Parkinson’s and pesticide exposure
Pesticide Dieldrin Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers Found A Connection Between Pesticide Dieldrin And Parkinson's Disease. A team of Emory University researchers has found a connection in laboratory mice between developmental exposure to the pesticide dieldrin (now banned from use) during gestation and lactation and an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s … [Read more...] about Pesticide Dieldrin Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
Pesticides exposure associated with parkinson’s disease
Possible Links Between Pesticides Exposure And Parkinson's Disease. In the first large-scale, prospective study to examine possible links between chronic, low-dose exposure to pesticides and Parkinson's disease (PD), researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have shown that individuals reporting exposure to … [Read more...] about Pesticides exposure associated with parkinson’s disease
Pesticides link to Parkinson’s in men
Researchers Found Pesticides Exposure Increase The Risk Of Parkinson's Disease In Men. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., researchers have found pesticides increase the risk of developing Parkinson's in men. "This confirms what has been found in previous studies: that occupational or other exposure to herbicides, insecticides and … [Read more...] about Pesticides link to Parkinson’s in men
Parkinson’s medicine has odd side effect: Gambling
Parkinson’s Medicine Odd Side Effects. 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 talked to the Mayo Clinic doctor who had been treating her husband for Parkinson's, an incurable brain disorder. M. Leann Dodd of … [Read more...] about Parkinson’s medicine has odd side effect: Gambling
Gambler blames Parkinson’s for his addiction
Parkinson’s Drug Could Cause Compulsive Gambling. 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 makers of his Parkinson's medication. Dr. Max Wells says the drug company failed to warn patients that Requip and a … [Read more...] about Gambler blames Parkinson’s for his addiction
Doctor sues drug company, casinos after losing $14 million
A Doctor Is Suing A Casino And A Drug Company. When the retired doctor from Austin suddenly began spending big money at the casinos, the casinos assigned him a "host," and gave him first-class airfare to Las Vegas, free hotel suites and meals, and shopping trips for his wife, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in … [Read more...] about Doctor sues drug company, casinos after losing $14 million
Research Link Parkinson’s Drugs, Especially Mirapex, to Impulsive Behavior
Parkinson’s Drugs Link To Compulsive Behavior. As previously reported by newsinferno.com, the medical evidence has been mounting with respect to the rather odd connection between certain drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD), especially Mirapex, and the development of compulsive behavior including pathological … [Read more...] about Research Link Parkinson’s Drugs, Especially Mirapex, to Impulsive Behavior
Controlling Your Impulses After Parkinson’s Treatment
Parkinson's Treatment Have Risk Of Compulsive Behavior. In identifying a new type brain disorder, Dr. James Parkinson described his first patient as a humble gardener who led a life of "remarkable temperance and sobriety." Such personality traits, as well as the doctor's name, are now synonymous with a condition that affects more … [Read more...] about Controlling Your Impulses After Parkinson’s Treatment
Parkinson’s drug linked to bizarre out-of-control urges
Parkinson’s Drug Could Bolster The Fading Supply Of A Critical Brain Chemical Dopamine. 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 brought on by the death of cells deep in his brain. Like older Parkinson's medicines, Mirapex could … [Read more...] about Parkinson’s drug linked to bizarre out-of-control urges
