Parkinsons Disease News
- M&S tries to cut redundancy benefits Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 7:39AMBusiness & money: High street retailer refuses to comment on speculation it could be planning jobs cull
- Researchers find new stem cell hurdle Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 10:47PMThe discovery may place new limits on stem cell applications for patients.
- Vital Signs, 8/18 Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 5:18PMAdult Diabetes Support Group: Meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3536 YMCA Drive. For more information, call Bill Korzen at (325) 949-6535.
- Unions file complaint against Wal-Mart in labour law dispute Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 6:04AMUS Federal Election Commission urged to investigate whether retail giant broke law by holding mandatory meetings for employees where Democratic proposals were attacked
- Unemployment benefit claims rise at fastest rate since 1992 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 5:40AMSixth monthly increase in jobless benefits claims in a row well ahead of economists' expectations
- Metals: Kazakh miners closer to triple merger Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 7:43PMWorld's 10th-biggest copper producer increases its stake in the ferrochrome producer ENRC
- New Research Shows One in 200 People Born with DNA Mutation That Can Lead to Devastating, Often Fatal Disease Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 11:20AM Mutation Causing Mitochondrial Disease More Common Than Previously Believed
- Chinese inflation surge sends shares sliding again Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 4:54AMChina's troubled stockmarket tumbled to its lowest level in 19 months after a key inflation measure hit its highest level in a decade, adding to fears of an economic slowdown. By Graeme Wearden
- Internet shopping: High street stores are losing out to independents online Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 8:19PM Established high street retailers are losing out to internet-savvy rivals because they are not very good at marketing themselves online, according to a report out today. Internet Search Metrics (ISM) said some high street stores' marketing is so ineffective they are difficult to find through a Google search and are therefore losing business to small, independent retailers. In June there were ...
- Free internet calls boost 3 but threaten phone revenues Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 8:17PM The mobile phone operator 3 is understood to have sold well over 100,000 Skypephones, its mobile handset that includes the free Skype service, highlighting the growing attraction of free internet-based telephony services that threaten phone company revenues. The success of the phone, which is made by the Chinese manufacturer Amoi, highlights the growing popularity of mobile versions of VoIP - ...
- Tough times for Toyota as income falls by 28% Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 7:29PMCarmaker blames strengthening yen, rising raw material costs and sluggish markets
- Food: Price-conscious shoppers stay off the black bean chipotle bread Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 7:36PMBritish shoppers turn their backs on upmarket food as Whole Foods struggles to attract shoppers
- Charges imminent in British Airways price-fixing case Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 9:55AMThe Office of Fair Trading is preparing to press charges against four former and current British Airways executives
- Global airline industry axes 60m seats Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 8:35AMEquivalent of 7% cut in flights will be made this winter as the oil spike and economic downturn bite
- ETSU bans outside smoking on campus Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 12:17PMOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — East Tennessee State University is tightening its no-smoking policy.
- Tasmanian MP Wriedt rushed to hospital Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 3:16AMNeither the family nor the hospital is commenting on the condition of Tasmanian politician, Paula Wriedt, who was taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital in an ambulance yesterday afternoon.
- Attempt to Ban Aspartame 'Poison' From Food, Drink Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 10:23PMExperts are attempting to ban aspartame, the artificial food sweetener thought to mimic the symptoms of serious illness such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis and parkinsons' disease.
- Suzan Ann Quist (Zimmerman) Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 9:47PMSuzann Ann Quist, 66, of Minneapolis, born Feb. 27, 1942, to Paul and Ann Zimmerman, died July 30, 2008, after a lengthy battle with Parkinsons Disease.
- Sturrock bowled over by goodwill message of United mentor Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 7:27PMPaul Sturrock last night expressed his thanks to everyone who has sent him goodwill messages this week - and joked he was shocked to hear his old Dundee United manager Jim McLean actually praise him for once.
- Markers in Blood and Spinal Fluid, and a New Imaging Agent, Show Promise for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 6:57PM With the continued aging of the population and the growing epidemic of Alzheimers, early detection of the disease is crucial for risk assessment, testing new therapies, and eventual early intervention with better drugs, once they are developed. Four studies reported today at the Alzheimers Associations 2008 International Conference on Alzheimers Disease (ICAD 2008) in Chicago bring us closer to ...
- Michael J. Fox Foundation Funds $1.1 Million for Cutting-Edge Approaches to Parkinson’s Disease Under Rapid Response ... Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 1:41PM $2 million in total funding expected by years end
- Vital Signs, 7/28 Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 7:13PMAdult Diabetes Support Group: Meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3536 YMCA Drive. For more information, call Bill Korzen at (325) 949-6535.
- Upcoming events - July 27 Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 2:06AM Special events
- Want a Reason to Love Your Lower Belly Fat? It’s Rich in Stem Cells Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 10:30AM ASPS Study Finds Some Areas of the Body Have Greater Concentrations of Stem Cells
- Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $2.7 Million for Industry Efforts to Speed New Parkinson’s Therapeutics Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 2:30PM Latest awards under Therapeutics Development Initiative bring MJFFs current active industry collaborations to 23; next deadline January 20, 2009
- LAKE ELSINORE: Lake Elsinore doctor ruled incompetent to stand trial Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 10:19PMFRENCH VALLEY ---- Criminal proceedings for a 78-year-old Lake Elsinore doctor accused of issuing false prescriptions came to a halt Monday when a judge ruled Wesley Duane Albert is mentally incompetent to stand trial. Albert, who was handcuffed and
- Body of missing pensioner found Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 8:09AMThe body of a missing pensioner is found in undergrowth in Kilmarnock, police confirm.
- Upcoming events - July 20 Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 2:06AM Special events
- Upcoming events - July 17 Thursday, July 17, 2008 @ 2:00AM Special events
- Hunts help farmer on charity tractor drive from John O'Groats to Land's End Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 4:47AMHunts across the country are gearing up to help a farmer from Leicestershire driving from John O'Groats to Land's End to raise money to fight Huntington's disease
- Underground water in Varanasi radioactive? Sunday, July 13, 2008 @ 7:10AMThe study conducted by G C Chowdhary, former professor at the Geology Department of Banaras Hindu University and S K Agarwal, also a professor of Geology, has shown that the drinking water in the University premises some other places in the city contains radioactive Uranium more than the recommended limit.
- Upcoming events - July 13 Sunday, July 13, 2008 @ 2:16AM Special events
- Saturday, July 12, 2008 Friday, July 11, 2008 @ 4:48PMCompassion Unlimited Plus Action: Special dog show ‘Doggy’s day out - the bond continues,’ Sullivan Police Grounds, Magarath Road, 10 am.
- American Parkinson Disease Association Awards More Than $3.7 Million to Research Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 3:32PM The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has announced its 2008 research awards, which include a Dr. George C. Cotzias Memorial Fellowship, a Dr. Roger Duvoisin, MD Grant, 31 research grants, 13 post-graduate grants, and six summer medical student fellowships.
- Dr. McFarling Talks about Parkinson's Disease Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 10:10AMDr. Dave McFarling talks about a less intrusive surgery to help Parkinsons patients that is going to become available in Corpus Christi in the coming months. He also answers a viewer's medical question.
- Upcoming events - July 6 Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 2:00AM Special events
- Bayer and Titan: Spheramine cell therapy discontinued Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 9:46PMBayer has discontinued development of Spheramine due to a failed Phase IIb trial. Spheramine is a cell-based therapy in which human retinal cells are injected into the brain, producing levodopa, which is then converted to dopamine. While this is disappointing for the development of a cell-based therapy for Parkinsons disease, a number of gene therapies in development offer hope for sufferers.
- Limbaugh and Clear Channel in $400 Million Deal Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 10:37PM In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, the talk show radio host said he would receive a $100 million signing bonus and about $38 million a year for eight years under the new contract.
- Kenneth Macke, Who Led Target, Dies at 69 Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:36PM Mr. Macke was a former chairman and chief executive of the Dayton Hudson Corporation, the forerunner of the retail giant Target Corporation.
- Upcoming events - June 29 Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:15AM Special events
- Parkinson's drug likely triggering gambling addiction Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 10:16AM Patients with Parkinson's disease are about five times more likely to become problem or pathological gamblers than others, concludes a new Canadian study that offers some of the most dramatic evidence to date of the unusual link.
- 6th Annual Young-Onset Parkinson’s Network Conference Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 2:53PM The following was issued by the National Parkinson Foundation:
- Urology - Infection/Inflammation: Highlights From Plenary Session II Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 7:16AMORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Several interesting presentations on pain, infection, and inflammation highlighted the plenary session, led by a state of the art lecture by Dr. Philippe Zimmern on his approach to pelvic pain syndrome in women.
- Patient Data Analysis Report Finds More Than 75 Percent of Chronically Ill Patients Unable to Obtain Needed Healthcare ... Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 1:12PM New trend findings of 'underinsured' patients based on successful management of nearly 45,000 cases by national, non-profit Patient Advocate Foundation in 2007
- GlaxoSmithKline granted approval for Requip XL tablets Monday, June 16, 2008 @ 8:39PMGlaxoSmithKline has announced the FDA approval of Requip XL in the US for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of idiopathic Parkinsons disease.
- International Committee Recommends Stringent Guidelines for Translating Stem Cell Therapies From the Lab Bench to the ... Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 9:00AM The Internet is rife with provider Web sites and patient testimonials touting exciting new stem cell treatments for paralysis, Parkinsons disease, heart failure and cancer. And every year, desperately ill patients travel thousands of miles to seek experimental stem cell therapies with bold claims of cures for such intractable diseases.
- Upcoming events - June 12 Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 2:00AM Special events
- Walking Coast to Coast for Huntington`s Wednesday, June 11, 2008 @ 11:58PMHow far would you walk for a friend? Don Stevenson,72, of Washington is willing to go the distance. He is walking 13,000 miles to help raise awareness for Huntington`s Disease on behalf of a friend.
- Patients 'denied basic rights' by failures Tuesday, June 10, 2008 @ 10:37AMPATIENTS may have been denied their basic human rights because of fundamental failures in Health Commission Wales.
- Snohomish School District measure narrowly approved Friday, June 6, 2008 @ 3:30AMSnohomish School District voters have narrowly approved a $262 million school-construction-bond measure. The measure passed with 60. 45 45% of the...
