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I have been recently diagnosed in the early stages of Parkinson's Disease. Being 68 years old, what can I expect in terms of living with it?

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Dimebon trials failure

Started by Marc Wortmann 8 replies Last updated Mar 06, 2010 at 10:05am
Find Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials in Your Area

Started by Jennifer E Hawkins 0 replies Last updated Jan 15, 2010 at 4:23pm
"Memory not first Alzheimer's sign"

Started by Jennifer E Hawkins 4 replies Last updated Jan 04, 2010 at 11:50am
Millions of stimulus dollars awarded for Alzheimer's research

Started by Jessica M Harris 1 reply Last updated Jan 04, 2010 at 11:45am
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month

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