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As Prices Rise for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Meds, Patients Go Without
Title: As Prices Rise for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Meds, Patients Go Without Category: Health News Created: 2/19/2020 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/20/2020 12:00:00 AM
1 hour ago - Medicine Net - 4 articles
Increase in out-of-pocket costs associated with lower adherence to neurologic medications
As out-of-pocket costs go up for drugs for the neurologic disorders Alzheimer's disease, peripheral neuropathy and Parkinson's disease, people are less likely to take the drugs...
1 day ago - News Medical
Pioneering technique reveals structure of Parkinson's disease protein structure
The top contributor to familial Parkinson's disease is mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 , whose large and difficult structure has finally been solved, paving the way...
4 days ago - News Medical
Young onset Parkinson's disease surgery gives Luton man 'lifeline'
The disease, which normally affects people later in life, forced Ryan to make a "scary" decision.
5 days ago - BBC
Molecule offers hope for halting Parkinson's
A promising molecule has offered hope for a new treatment that could stop or slow Parkinson's, something no treatment can currently do.
5 days ago - ScienceDaily
Promising molecule could stop or slow Parkinson's
A promising molecule has offered hope for a new treatment that could stop or slow Parkinson's, something no treatment can currently do.
6 days ago - News Medical
New study may lead to better treatments for Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a long-term neurological condition that affects around 12,000 people in Ireland and between 7 and 10 million people worldwide. The disease affects the...
7 days ago - News Medical - 4 articles
Outpatient Palliative Care Improves Outcomes in Parkinson's and Related Disorders
Outpatient palliative care improves quality of life and other outcomes in patients with Parkinson disease and related disorders , according to findings from a randomized...
7 days ago - Medscape - 2 articles
Light-activated protein restores mitochondrion function in fruit fly model of Parkinson's disease
A light-sensitive protein can restore mitochondria function in fruit flies bearing a gene mutation associated with Parkinson's disease and relieve its symptoms, report...
7 days ago - News Medical
Parkinson's Patients See Benefit With Early Palliative Care
]]> - People with Parkinson's disease who had palliative care at relatively early stages of their disease had improved outcomes, a randomized clinical trial showed. At the...
8 days ago - MedPage Today
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