APDA created a FREE online training course for first responders and the general public to help people recognize the unique symptoms and needs of those with PD and enable them to provide the best and most appropriate care in the event of an emergency. apdaparkinson.org/FirstResponders Help us spread education & awareness for Parkinson’s!
Stanford specialist to discuss Fall Prevention in Parkinson’s in Palo Alto, June 14
Ellen Corman, manager of Stanford Health Care’s Farewell to Falls program, will be talking about “Fall Prevention in Parkinson’s” at the Palo Alto Parkinson’s Support Group meeting on Wednesday, June 14th, 2-3:30pm at Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. This event is free and open to the public. No need to RSVP.
Michael J Fox Foundation: “What Is Parkinson’s? Infographic”
Parkinson’s Women: “Not My Mother’s PD”
In this March 22nd blog post on Parkinson’s Women, Darcy Blake compares her mother’s PD symptoms and treatment with her PD symptoms and treatment…. Full Story>
MedPage Today: “In major study, mortality among patients with PD was “only moderately increased compared with the general population”
Excerpt: “This is a very well done epidemiological study,” David Standaert, MD, PhD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told MedPage Today in an email. The finding that the risk of death from PD has not changed in 30 years in Minnesota’s Olmsted County is “worth noting,” said Standaert. “It suggests that while newer treatments may be improving the quality of life for PD patients, they are not making them live longer.”- « Previous Page
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