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PET Scans May Help Diagnose Movement Disorders
Can brain scans help diagnosis Parkinson’s disease at the onset of symptoms? One clever way to know for sure is to take snapshots of the brain at the time of the first symptoms of tremor or rigidity, and follow the patients over the years to see whether the diagnosis was correct. About 10 to 20 percent of patients initially thought to have Parkinson’s suffer from another movement disorder.
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News from the Latest Issue of Molecular Medicine
New research from the bimonthly biomedical journal, Molecular Medicine. Molecular Medicine publishes research concerned with the pathogenesis of disease at the molecular level, in order to design specific molecular tools for disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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First Global, Virtual Summit on Cognitive Health and Performance Features 200 Sharp Brains
Leading neuroscientists, health professionals, technologists, and innovators in 15 countries participate in SharpBrains Summit without taking a single flight
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Genetix Pharmaceuticals’ Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) Product Recognized As One of Science Magazine’s Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2009
ALD Patients Featured in Science Article Now Living Healthy and Normal Lives Due to Groundbreaking Gene Therapy
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CME Outfitters Announces neuroscienceCME Journal Club Series: "Management of Multiple Sclerosis"
Offered as a series of two live webcasts/audioconferences premiering Monday, January 25, 2010, from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. ET, the continuing education series will translate consensus recommendations on differential diagnosis into effective management of patients with MS, and increase awareness surrounding the potential risk factor of white matter pathology for the development of MS. Clinicians can earn up to 2.0 CE credits by completing both parts; participation is available online or by phone.
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First New OTC Headache Brand in 15 Years; Renowned Doctor Introduces Powerful Headache Medicine
Powerful headache medicine, Dr. Mauskop's Migralex, developed by Dr. Alexander Mauskop, renowned headache expert and founder of the New York Headache Center is now available to America’s 100 million headache sufferers, only 29 percent of whom are satisfied with their current headache treatments.
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New Illinois Law Improves Care for Stroke Patients by Getting Them to Specialty Centers like NCH
A new Illinois law that took effect Jan. 1 is changing the way emergency care is delivered to stroke patients. The law establishes a network of specialty stroke centers like the one at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. The law also allows ambulances to immediately take suspected stroke patients to these state-of-the-art facilities, bypassing other nearby hospitals.
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Keith Worthington Chapter of The ALS Association Announces Major Gift
The estate of Richard Rose, who lost his battle to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, presented a check in the amount of $152,000 to the Keith Worthington Chapter of The ALS Association to be used to fund care coordinators to assist others suffering from ALS in Nebraska.
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Patient Share Social Network Helps Patients Find New Treatment Options
New Social Network Patient Share (http://www.patientshare.com) links patients to others who have faced same health condition. Patients can share valuable treatment experiences with each other in their race to find cures and effective treatments.
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Spine Surgeon, Brian D. Rudin, M.D., Joins Hand, Wrist, Elbow Surgeon, Glenn D. Cohen, M.D., in Elite Westlake Village Orthopedic Practice
Two well respected, subspecialty-trained orthopedic surgeons to join forces, creating a premier practice in Westlake Village, California
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