New England Journal of Medicine studies say two drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease and other disorders can seriously damage heart valves; drugs are pergolide, sold as Permax, and cabergoline, sold as Dostinex
Dr Xuemei Huang, University of North Carolina School of Medicine neurologist and Parkinson’s disease expert, leads study that shows people with very low levels of LDL cholesterol may be at increased risk of developing Parkinson’s; research is published in journal Movement Disorders
David Eger, who suffers from Parkinson’s, has learned and taught lessons from his efforts to raise money to fight the illness.
A 30-second advertisement featuring the actor Michael J. Fox on behalf of Claire McCaskill, the Senate Democratic nominee in Missouri began running last weekend.
