Word: parkinsonism
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...scientific terms, stem cells? rise to fame has been straightforward: Recent studies suggest these cells may hold the secret to treatment - even cures - for some of our most baffling diseases, including Alzheimer?s and Parkinson...
...renowned expert on China's Bronze Age, Kwang-chih Chang died Jan. 3 from Parkinson's disease...
...died in 1999 from Parkinson's disease. Alice says she is now mainly kept company by her cat--to whom she feels a great deal of devotion...
That's exactly what Flora Zeman, 71, has been able to do. After she moved to Tamarac, Fla., a friend's husband got Parkinson's disease. "They had no coverage, and she had to give up her house," says Zeman, who bought a lifetime policy just before she turned 65. As a result of diabetes, she now uses a wheelchair. Her LTC policy pays for a home health aide for about nine hours...
...leading proponents of yoga as a form of holistic therapy. At the Somerville, Mass., B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Center she co-founded in 1985, she teaches a class for students with "specific needs." She has developed customized posture sequences for conditions ranging from arthritis to cancer to Parkinson's disease. Her students report experiencing both relief from pain and greater calm. "Some say it's the only thing that gets them through the week," says Dr. Timothy McCall, who works with Walden in her specific-needs class...