Parkinson Disease – For Welders It Gets Worse with Exposure

Parkinson Disease and Welders For Welders, Parkinson Disease May Show Itself in Symptoms That Get Worse with Exposure Welders can develop Parkinson’s disease-like symptoms that may get worse the longer and more they are exposed to the chemical element manganese from welding fumes, according to a study published in Neurology®,...

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Telemedicine Saves Travel and Time for Patients with Parkinson Disease

Wonder if Michael use telemedicine? A randomized clinical trial of 20 patients with Parkinson disease by E. Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A.., of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues suggests that telemedicine visits could save patients, on average, 100 miles of travel and three hours of time. The 7-month study at...

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