Word: parkinsonism
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...ever seen anyone of his primitive, utterly uncompromising power, and they were awestruck. For Fonteyn it was an extension of a great career. For the well-mannered, well-schooled dancers it was a shock. "He was more than temperamental," recalls American Ballet Theater ballet mistress Georgina Parkinson, then a soloist with the Royal. "But when he staged La Bayadere, he came to us as a dancer. He understood our shortcomings and was tireless in helping us and broadening our horizons." That was with the women. To Royal's men, Nureyev was nearly a catastrophe. He took over everything, and other...
...MOST PROMISING EXPERIMENTS IN THE treatment of Parkinson's disease involves the use of fetal-tissue transplants. At least 100 patients worldwide have had such tissue injected into their damaged brains. Now the first major published studies from teams that pioneered the technique document startling improvements in some patients. Following operations, Parkinson's sufferers who had trouble performing the most ordinary chores slowly became able to walk without falling, assume more care of themselves and even drive a car, according to three reports in the New England Journal of Medicine. It is not yet clear, however, whether the benefits...
Trading so far this year has been encouraging in all areas says chairman John Parkinson, but after similar optimism last year he is cautious about being too upbeat. Even so, market expectations are for profits to rebound to pounds 2.8m. The shares, at 65p are on a forward PE of 11, which leaves little to go for. Financial Times, March...
Executive producer Dick Wolf (Law & Order) at least doesn't trivialize the well-worn subject. He avoids Bochco-like comic subplots and focuses on weighty medical-ethical issues rather than on hospital soap opera. Early stories range from a boxer showing symptoms of Parkinson's disease to a couple who refuse surgery for their young son because of religious convictions. And John Mahoney, as a doctor who teaches a course in humanistic medicine, is the best gruff-but-kindly TV physician since Dr. Gillespie hung up his stethoscope...
...encourage some pregnant women to have abortions they might otherwise decide against. On the other side of the battle are many medical researchers who think the experiments could lead to therapies for many diseases. They have been joined by an unusual coalition that includes victims of such diseases as Parkinson's and even by quite a few converts from the pro-life camp. Their tactic is to separate the issue of fetal-tissue research from the debate over abortion. As they see it, fetal cells are equivalent to vital organs that are available to save lives but are now being...