Lisa Marie Florio M.S.

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• New Drug for Parkinson's Disease Approved by FDA

  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently passed a new drug called amantadine extended release capsules to treat dyskinesia in those who have Parkinson’s disease and  are also on medication therapy. The Michael J. Fox Foundation recently created the UNDRS or Unified Dyskinesia Rating...

• Study Confirms Molecular Link Between PTSD and Alzheimer's

  An increasing amount of evidence suggests a link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during early childhood and a higher probability of developing Alzheimer’s in old age. For the longest time, this theory remained just that--a theory. However, a more recent study may have discovered a...

• Ovary Removal Does Not Raise Your Risk for Heart Disease

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• How to Prepare for a Laparoscopy

  OverviewLaparoscopy is a type of endoscopic procedure that will allow doctors to look inside your abdomen using a surgical telescope. The telescope is known as the laparoscope. The laparoscope is equipped with a front camera that transmits the images captured in high definition to a nearby video...

• Diagnosing Epilepsy: What You Need to Know

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