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Today’s Trailers: Coming Soon to Your Television…
Trailers for some of the most anticipated new TV shows airing this fall
Echoes of a Long-Ago War…
With suicides on the rise in the ranks of the U.S. military even as the wars wind down, it’s clear that some of war’s fallout doesn’t settle on its victims until...
Study: Flavonoids May Help Protect Against Parkinson’s
Berries, tea, apples and red wine are all rich in a naturally occurring compound called flavonoids, and a new study finds that men who eat a diet high in these...
How the Brain Chooses: Secrets From Parkinson's Disease
How do you make a tough choice? For most people, the answer is to pause, buying time for the brain to put the brakes on its initial impulses. Deep brain...
For Parkinson's Patients, Better Care Comes in Groups
One-on-one doctor-patient visits are a staple of our health care system, giving patients with chronic disease valuable time with their physicians to ask critical...
Pleading to Iran: Boxing Great Muhammad Ali Appeals for U.S. Hikers' Release
America's arguably most prominent Muslim wrote a letter to the spiritual and political leader of Iran requesting the release of two American hikers captured in...
Pope John Paul II Closer to Sainthood After Vatican Confirms Miracle
In 2005, mourners at Pope John Paul II's funeral's chanted "sainthood now." It looks like the Vatican heard them. Writing in Milan's Il Giomale, senior...
Can a Sleep Disorder Predict Parkinson's?
Calming the tremors of Parkinson's disease remains a challenge for patients and doctors alike, but new research suggests that future therapies for the condition...
Nicholas Schiff.
If there were a surgical procedure of the year, 2007's winner would have been an operation known as deep brain stimulation (DBS). Most folks are not familiar...
Study: Estrogen May Fight Dementia
When is it a good time to take estrogen? Every new study on hormone replacement therapy and menopause seems to confuse the question further. Taking estrogen and...
