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Raising ALS | Lou Gehrigs Disease & Parkinsons Disease AWARENESS to the NEXT LEVEL!
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Michael J. Fox opens up about new health scares amid Parkinson's battle

Michael J. Fox opens up about new health scares amid Parkinson's battle | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
In 1991, a then 29-year-old Michael J. Fox received the devastating news that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The "Back to the Future" star went on to share his diagnosis with the public seven years later. Now, Fox is opening up about new health issues he's recently faced. 
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Life in motion: New dance class helps patients with Parkinson's disease

Life in motion: New dance class helps patients with Parkinson's disease | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
"We’re going to be hawks today and we’re flying through the Grand Canyon,” said Sarah Thomas, Canyon Movement Dance Company instructor.
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Michael J. Fox & the Warning Signs of Parkinson’s Disease

Michael J. Fox & the Warning Signs of Parkinson’s Disease | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
With the debut of his new television series, The Michael J. Fox Show, Parkinson’s disease will be put front and center. In a recent interview, Michael J. Fox revealed the early warning signs that ...:....
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Parkinson’s patients learning power of exercise

Parkinson’s patients learning power of exercise | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Parkinson’s compresses you, Bruce Wright says of the disease he’s lived with since 2005. It makes your life smaller, slower and more careful.
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8 Reasons to Register for Fox Trial Finder | The Michael J. Fox Foundation

8 Reasons to Register for Fox Trial Finder | The Michael J. Fox Foundation | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
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E:60 -- Strength From Weakness| Ben Petrick once hid his Parkinson's

E:60 --  Strength From Weakness| Ben Petrick once hid his Parkinson's | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Ben Petrick once hid his Parkinson's, but the truth finally set him free
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10 Conditions Misdiagnosed as Parkinson's Disease

10 Conditions Misdiagnosed as Parkinson's Disease | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it

Parkinsons disease, especially in its early stages when symptoms are mild, is not an easy disease to diagnose. The non-specific, and easily overlooked nature of the signs of Parkinsons make it difficult to spot, and unlike many illnesses, there is no one laboratory test or radiological exam that will provide

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Head injury + pesticide exposure = Triple the risk of Parkinson's disease

Head injury + pesticide exposure = Triple the risk of Parkinson's disease | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
A new study shows that people who have had a head injury and have lived or worked near areas where the pesticide paraquat was used may be three times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease. The study is published in the Nov.
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Voice test for Parkinson's Disease Developed to help with early detection

Voice test for Parkinson's Disease Developed to help with early detection | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Engineers have designed a voice test using speech algorithms to help detect Parkinson’s, a neurological disease, in its early stages to ensure effective treatment.
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Sleep May Ease Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Sleep May Ease Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Some patients experience a 'sleep benefit' after daytime naps and nighttime shuteye...
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Researchers Find Cluster Of Genes That Predict Parkinson’s

Researchers Find Cluster Of Genes That Predict Parkinson’s | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Technion researchers from the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine have identified five genes that predict Parkinson’s disease.
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Protein Disappears & Reappears To Save Nerve Cells From Damage

Protein Disappears & Reappears To Save Nerve Cells From Damage | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
A protein produced by the central nervous system's support cells seems to play two opposing roles in protecting nerve cells from damage, an animal study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests.
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Be Preparared| Order your Parkinson's FREE Aware in Care Kit

Be Preparared| Order your Parkinson's FREE Aware in Care Kit | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it

Get the Kit|Know the Facts| Be Aware in Care

National Parkinson Foundation presents the Aware in Care Kit for Parkinson's patients.Each Aware in Care kit is filled with useful tools and information to help a person with Parkinson’s during the next hospital visit.  Each kit includes............

 

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation and Intel Join Forces to Improve Parkinson's Disease Monitoring and Treatment through Advanced Technologies

The Michael J. Fox Foundation and Intel Join Forces to Improve Parkinson's Disease Monitoring and Treatment through Advanced Technologies | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Big data analytics and data from wearable computing offer potential to improve monitoring and treatment of Parkinson's disease.The Intel-built big data analytics platform combines hardware and software technologies to provide researchers with a way to more accurately measure progression of disease
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Fifth Fashion Forward Fundraiser for Parkinson's Disease

Fifth Fashion Forward Fundraiser for Parkinson's Disease | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it

 A night of high fashion is returning to Sarasota to raise much-needed funds for Parkinson disease programs on the Suncoast. Sarasota-based Neuro Challenge Foundation will host the 5th annual Cause 4 Fashion gala event at Michael’s on East on Thursday, March 20th from 6:30 to 9:30pm. All of the models in the show will be Parkinson patients or their caregivers, family members or friends. Proceeds benefit Parkinson’s disease programs and research in Sarasota & Manatee counties.........

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Support for Parkinson’s patients

Support for Parkinson’s patients | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
We visit the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Center in Phoenix to find out how their community outreach program is helping patients learn to live fuller lives
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Pumping Iron for Parkinson’s

Pumping Iron for Parkinson’s | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Lifting weights may do more than build bigger biceps. It could also improve the motor symptoms of people with Parkinson’s disease. A recent study from the
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Diseased Brain Proteins Destroys Neurons in Parkinson's disease

Diseased Brain Proteins Destroys Neurons in Parkinson's disease | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
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Team Fox 2013: Mr. Ray Hunt - Get Involved with The Michael J. Fox Foundation | Helping those who live with Parkinson's

Team Fox 2013: Mr. Ray Hunt - Get Involved with The Michael J. Fox Foundation | Helping those who live with Parkinson's | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
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The Eye Tribe - Eye Control for Mobile Devices

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Parkinson's surgery unlocks Predators' Brent Peterson's Ability to Live a More Normal Life

Predators hockey operations adviser Brent Peterson able to live a more normal life after deep brain stimulation.
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Breakthrough in Parkinson's research

Breakthrough in Parkinson's research | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Breakthrough in Parkinson's research by Saskatoon doctor is heralding a breakthrough in Parkinson's disease........
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Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS & more, due to infectious proteins?

Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS & more, due to infectious proteins? | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Who hasn’t heard of mad cow disease? Maybe there are a lot more diseases like that than we recognize -- such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS and Huntington’s that are caused by a rogue, mis-folded piece of protein that seeds other bits of protein...
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Pesticides Linked To Neurological Disease

Pesticides Linked To Neurological Disease | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Pesticides Linked To Neurological Disease,A study in Bordeaux has grim news for vineyard workers.
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Carol Schulte|16 Years After Parkinson's Diagnosis

Carol Schulte|16 Years After Parkinson's Diagnosis | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it

Sixteen years ago, Carol Schulte, an aerobic-dancing instructor and all-around fitness nut, walked into a doctor’s office to get an explanation for her stiff arm and inability to hold a cup of coffee to her lips. She walked out with an incurable, lifelong illness........Parkinson's Disease..............

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