Parkinson's disease is a type of motor system disorder, which means it occurs as a result of a loss of brain cells. Once someone is diagnosed with PD, it may move very slowly, or the onset can be quite sudden and severe. The main symptom of PD is tremors, causing the patient to suffer from trembling in the hands, arms, face, legs and jaw. Other signs of PD are stiff limbs, slow movement, and impaired coordination.
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US Army failing troubled troops at home: general
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DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic
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THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Even in so-called "good"
neighborhoods, there's a significantly increased risk of violence if teens
gather with nothing to do and no adult supervision, a new study
suggests.
FDA finds problems at Sanofi vaccine plant
Sanofi-Aventis failed to follow proper manufacturing procedures at a vaccine plant in France, U.S. regulators said in a letter released on Thursday.
Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer
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Hire scheme aims to get Londoners on bikes
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Oral Solution has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
to treat chronic drooling in children aged 3 to 16.
Eastern Africa polio-free, but cases found in Russia
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