parkinson's disease information
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system. Nerve cells in the brain that control movement deteriorate and die, causing problems with movement, especially tremors in s....
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a motor system disorder caused by the chronic, progressive degeneration of neurons...
Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a neurodegenerative disease of unknown cause ...
Ménière's disease is a condition characterized by recurrent vertigo (dizziness), hearing loss, a...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a disorder in which contents of the stomach or small intestine repeatedly m...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, a neurologic disease characterized by loss of me...
parkinson's disease videos
Oliver Sacks discusses the effect of music therapy on Parkinson's disease patients. The story related in the video comes from Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain - Dr. Sack's latest book.
parkinson's disease blogs
Tai chi is not just an ancient, graceful art hailing from China centuries ago. In addition to being described as “meditation in motion,” we have reported here on altMD that Tai chi also reduces ten...
Vitamin D is important in general overall health.
Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin. During the winter months we suffer a deficiency unless we are using a daily sun lamp or are supplementing Vit...
Steven Pratt, M.D., the author of SuperFoods Healthstyle explains that the best approach for optimal health and preventing disease comes from a diet rich in phytochemicals. And while none of the fo...
Westerners, tip your cup of steamy joe down the hatch with pride, we are teaching the east a thing or two about our obsession with StarBucks, and still applying the principals of alternative medici...