Jerome P. Lisk

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  • 10 Easy Steps to Jumpstart Your Weight Management Program

    Creating a weight loss lifestyle in 2012 doesn’t have to seem like an insurmountable goal. Break down your goals into smaller, more attainable pieces that will have you creating healthy eating habits, rather than shedding pounds using crash dieting methods that won’t last.

    Weight loss is an excellent

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  • New Parkinson's Therapy Drug Developed by ProteoTech & GlaxoSmithKline

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    ProteoTech, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, has entered into a drug development agreement with GlaxoSmithKline R&D Company Limited to collaborate on ProteoTech’s small molecule technology platform against

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  • Beacon of Hope - New Parkinson's Drug Showing Promise Despite Complications

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    Prior to the decline in cognitive skills that is often the first symptom of Alzheimer’s, it is widely believed that beta-amyloid plaque builds up in the brain. Pfizer Inc has researched a drug, bapineuzumab, that they believe is the best treatment for Alzheimer’s

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  • SoCal MDS Now Approved for California State Athletic Commission

    CSAC Forms on SoCal MDS

    Southern California Movement Disorder Specialists now offer professional athlete physical examination testing for those that need a license to compete in professional boxing, mixed martial arts, kickboxing, and any other combative sport requiring licensure by the state of

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  • New Early Detection Method Could Change Outlook for Parkinson’s Disease

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    There are few medical diagnoses more life changing than Parkinson’s disease. This neurodegenerative disorder is detected in some 70,000 people in the U.S. each year; Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali are best known for having Parkinson

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  • American Diabetes Association: Calorie Specifications Are Obsolete

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    A new diet, recommended by the American Diabetes Association, called “Consistent Carbohydrate Diet” or “CCD” focuses on reducing the carbohydates one consumes in hopes that it will help control their diabetes. The experts now

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  • Cogane in Parkinson’s Disease

    Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder effecting 0.3% of the world population and growing, could have a new effective treatment. Parkinson’s disease is classically characterized by muscle rigidity, tremors, and slowed physical movement, but a new treatment named Cogane could could directly

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  • A Simple Explanation: Why Checking Your Blood Pressure Regularly is Important

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    The medical industry has come a long way when it comes to understanding hypertension. We’ve learned a great deal about how hypertension can harm you and how monitoring it can save your life. The latest scientific research on hypertension

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  • Impax Parmaceuticals Submits New Drug Application for IPX066 in Parkinson's Disease

    Impax, the Hayward and technology-based generic pharmaceuticals company, in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline, announced their new treatment for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease on December 21st, 2011. It is currently being reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Titled “IPX066,” this extended

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  • More About Blood Pressure - How it Harms You

    Read pt. 1: "Home Monitoring of Blood Pressure Saves Lives"

    Vascular weaknesses — First, the overstretching creates weak places in the vessels, making them more prone to rupture. Problems such as strokes and aneurysms are caused by ruptures in the blood vessels.

    Vascular scarring — Second, the ov

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