Threat of Parkinson's Disease Increases As America Ages. John Fauber.
by Fauber, John; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 54Family. Publisher: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Dopamine | Older people -- Diseases | Parkinson's disease | Parkinson's disease -- Treatment | SymptomsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Parkinson's is a disease of aging, and the country is getting older. Most people who get the disease are diagnosed between the ages of 55 and 62. Next year, the first members of the baby boom generation will be 60. About one in 100 people older than that age will get the disease. After age 70, two in 100 people will get the disease. And many of them may find themselves dealing with the condition on their own....Predicting the course of the disorder is difficult, if not impossible. Some patients can go 20 years or more and remain relatively independent. Others will decline more quickly. Eventually, most people with the disease will need some type of care." (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL) This article discusses the symptoms and possible causes of Parkinson's disease and identifies some of the new drugs being used to treat it.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Threat of Parkinson's Disease Increases As America Ages, April 20, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Parkinson's is a disease of aging, and the country is getting older. Most people who get the disease are diagnosed between the ages of 55 and 62. Next year, the first members of the baby boom generation will be 60. About one in 100 people older than that age will get the disease. After age 70, two in 100 people will get the disease. And many of them may find themselves dealing with the condition on their own....Predicting the course of the disorder is difficult, if not impossible. Some patients can go 20 years or more and remain relatively independent. Others will decline more quickly. Eventually, most people with the disease will need some type of care." (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL) This article discusses the symptoms and possible causes of Parkinson's disease and identifies some of the new drugs being used to treat it.
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