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Surgical procedures are recommended for specific patients with advanced Parkinsons disease who no longer respond to drug treatments. Surgical treatment cannot cure Parkinson disease, but it may help control symptoms such as motor fluctuations and dyskinesia. Pallidotomy and thalamotomy are older procedures that destroy tissue in certain parts of the brain. Deep brain stimulation, the current standard surgical practice for Parkinsons disease, has largely replaced the older operations.

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A Little Known Documentary: The Accidental Advocate

By Ann Bartlett , Health Expert

...Capitol Chapter about tickets to a documentary on embryonic stem cell research called The... Read more »

Can Skin Cells Equal Embryonic Stem Cells and Create a Cure?

By Ann Bartlett , Health Expert

...controversy. Most people associate stem cells with embryonic stem cell research. Human... Read more »

Stem Cell Research: For or Against

By Mandy Crest , Health Expert

...the system.This particular research bypasses the embryonic stem cell controversy all together,... Read more »

Testicular Cells Are Good For......

By healthgal , Health Expert

...possibility would only be applicable to......men. Embryonic stem cells can give rise to any... Read more »

The Stem Cell Executive Order

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...Bush years] doesn't allow Federal funding for most embryonic stem cell research. Some states,... Read more »

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House Passes Stem Cell Bill

...Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democratic-controlled House Thursday passed a bill bolstering embryonic stem cell research that advocates say shows promise for numerous medical... Read more »

Want to help find a cure?

...DOUBLED federal diabetes spending over 5 years."If not for JDRF, there would be no federal funding for embryonic stem cell research" Frank Rich, The New York TimesWhat is involved? Write letters,... Read more »

Conclusion and Questions to ask your doctor about Alzheimer's disease "

...Alzheimer's disease from several different angles. Advances in medical genetics, pharmacologic therapy, and stem cell research hold promise for the Alzheimer's patient. Scientists are testing a... Read more »

Infertility in Men: Other Treatments

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Hodgkin's Disease: Immunotherapy

...ImmunotherapyInvestigational approaches to Hodgkin's disease include immunotherapies, which are drugs that take advantage of the patients' own immune factors to attack the disease.One important... Read more »

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