Parkinson's Disease Treatment Leads to Compulsive GamblingAugust 11th, 2005 Researchers have identified excessive gambling as a side effect of a treatment for Parkinson's disease. Some patients who are prescribed medication known as dopamine agonists developed the problem within three months of starting treatment, even though they had previously gambled only occasionally or never at all.
Moderately High Insulin Levels May Contribute to Alzheimer's DiseaseAugust 11th, 2005 Moderately elevated levels of insulin increase the levels of inflammatory markers and beta-amyloid in plasma and in cerebrospinal fluid, and these markers may contribute to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study posted online today from Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study will be published in the October print edition of the journal.
Myspace drug ring community busted after a mother alerts police May 6th, 2009 Phoenix-area mother helps bust Ecstasy ring
PHOENIX — Police are crediting a Phoenix-area mother's tip for the dismantling of an drug ring that even had a price list posted on MySpace. The woman's call to the Maricopa County Methamphetamine Task Force last week helped authorities find the dealers' MySpace page.
Human Study of Potential Cure for Huntington's Disease Using Pig's Brain Cell ImplantsAugust 13th, 2005 Pig brain cells could be implanted into human brains in USA by the beginning of next year if trials of a pioneering treatment for Huntington's disease are approved by FDA. Similar tests on primates have proved "astonishingly successful" in treating the degenerative brain disease, according to researchers who carried out the work at Living Cell Technologies (LCT) in Auckland, New Zealand.
Two new clinical trials for NASH (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis) treatment with Vitamin E, Metformin and PioglitazoneApril 4th, 2005 NASH, a liver disease that resembles alcoholic liver disease but occurs in patients who drink little or no alcohol. NASH occurs most often in adults over the age of 40 who are overweight or have diabetes, insulin resistance (pre-diabetes), or hyperlipidemia (excess concentrations of fatty materials in the blood).
Type 1 diabetics required for "ground-breaking" vision studyApril 13th, 2005 OPTOMETRY researchers at Aston University’s new £10 million Academy of Life Sciences are currently undertaking ground-breaking research into the vision problems caused by diabetics – one of the leading causes of blindness and vision loss in the UK. So far, the study has been very successful with a large number of diabetic volunteers stepping forward to take part in the study, but the researchers still require some more Type 1 diabetics (insulin dependent patients usually diagnosed under the age of 30) in order to obtain reliable results.
Breaking News: European Study Reports Halting of Progress of Type 1 Diabetes by Drug Anti-CD3 AntibodyJuly 17th, 2005 The European study of patients with Type I diabetes found that short-term treatment lowered insulin dependence by 12 percent and increased insulin-making capabilities for at least 18 months. "The results are very promising.
New hope for people with hepatitis CMay 23rd, 2005 University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers are running two new studies on hepatitis C, which could revolutionise treatment for the virus. It is hoped that one study could lead to cure rates of almost 100 percent in those who have just been infected with the virus.
Pizza's are Bad News for DiabeticsJuly 17th, 2005 "Keeping glucose levels from jumping too high or dipping too low may help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, which has been connected to erratic glucose levels in those with diabetes," said Robert Gabbay, MD, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Centre, and co-director, Penn State Diabetes Centre.
FDA OK's Cholesterol Drug Lipitor for DiabeticsSeptember 27th, 2005 Pfizer Inc. said U.S. regulators (FDA) have approved its cholesterol lowering drug Lipitor. Lipitor is used to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack in diabetic patients.
Top 5 Gadgets for Diabetes PatientsApril 11th, 2009 What can not be cured must be endured. And diabetes perfectly fits in to this category.
Bird Flu Vaccine Developed by Indian ScientistsJuly 17th, 2006 Scientists of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have succeeded in developing an indigenous vaccine against bird flu (H5N1 virus). This feat has been achieved by scientists working at the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) in a record time of four months under a Rs 8-crore project.
Study: Exercise Reduces Age At Cellular Level in SeniorsMay 27th, 2007 Most of us know that exercise is good for us. It boosts circulation and tones the cardiovascular system.
Do you have diabetes? Are you sure?April 5th, 2005 According to University of Washington about 10 million US citizens have diabetes without being aware of it. Diabetes is the most insidious disease.
Diabetes Cure PossibleJune 18th, 2006 Cure for diabetes could be around the corner after US scientists found cells from the spleen can transform into insulin-producing cells. US researchers were able to halt, and even reverse, the disease in mice.
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September 2nd, 2007 at 1:19 am
I have had Parkinson’s Disease for 10 years and have always been very anti drugs. However, over the last few years, my attituds have spftened and over the last couple of yeas, I have taken mdma/ecstasy and I can tell you that it has a wonderful effect on my movement. I feel free in a way I never do in my day to day life. I feel like I grow 6inches and to be able to move freely and easily, even if only for a few hours is such a joy and therelief it gives me strengthens me to continue my daily journey with this disease.
I do not want to exist in an altered state of reality and hope that the researchers can find some way of reproducig the beneficial effect. In tge meantime, I don’t take ecstasy very often, but when I do I feel wonderful and I and it would be very hard to persuade me against it.