News Archive

2005 news:

• Living Well, Running Hard: Lessons Learned from Living with Parkinson's Disease, a new book by John Ball
  

• Read the speech given by John Ball, a PLWPs, at the 14th Annual USC Parkinson's Disease Update at the Pasadena Hilton
  
  
• Majority Of Physicians Who Treat Parkinson’s Do Not Refer Patients To Clinical Trials, According To National Survey
  
  
• We Mourn the Loss of Murray Charters and invite you to his Celebration of Life on Friday, June 10th
  
  
• Team Parkinson Celebrates its Sixth Anniversary at the L.A. Marathon
  
  
• Stem Cell Coalition Announces Website
  
  
• The 14th Annual USC Parkinson's Disease Update at the Pasadena Hilton, Saturday, April 2nd — Speech by John Ball
  
  
• Sporting Clay Shoot To Help Battle Parkinson’s
  
  
• Live Free Webcast - February 6th & 7th Parkinson's Action Network 11th Annual Research and Education Forum & Public Policy Forum
  
  
• The Parkinson Alliance joins the World Parkinson Congress as an Organizational Partner

2004 news:

• Facts about prescription drugs in the Garden State
  
  
• WE MOVE Advances Health Literacy for People Living with Parkinson's Disease
  
  
• Parkinson's Community Mourns The Loss Of Milly Kondracke
  
  
• The Numbers Are In: The 2004 Parkinson's Unity Walk Sets a New One-Year Record Raising Over $900,000 for Parkinson's Research
  
  
• Parkinson's Groups Unite to Increase Awareness and Participation in Clinical Research
  
  
• Free Parkinson’s Information Kit Now Available
  
  
• The Study of Antidepressants in Parkinson's disease
  
  
• "Stay Connected, Stay Informed" —The Parkinson's Disease News Service for Patients and their Families
  
  
• Margaret Tuchment on DBS-STN Surgery, DBS Survey Results, and our new venture: DBS-STN.org

2003 news:

• Valentina Trepatschko Joins The Parkinson Alliance
  
  
• N.J. Stem-Cell Bill (A-2840) Clears The Legislature By Kaitlin Gurney - Inquirer Staff Writer
  
  
• It Takes Planning, by Ken Aidekman
  
  
• Bertek Launches Parkinson's Disease Patient Registry
  
  
• Camp Hillard’s 75th Anniversary Celebration Raises over $55,000 for Parkinson’s Disease Research
  
  
• Margaret Tuchman is featured in Medtronic "New Hope Profile"
  
  
• Team Parkinson Participating in Marathon
  
  
• The Parkinson Alliance co-sponsors 3/15 Washgton, D.C. R21 Fast Track Grant Program Meeting
  

• Medicare coverage for Activa Therapy
  
  

2002 news:

• Team Parkinson Participates in LA Times/USC Health & Fitness Festival
  
  
• Never Give Up, New Hope for Parkinson's Patients, a True Story by Harry Knitter
  
  
• Jim "Parky" Wetherell Cycles for Parkinsons
  
  
• Dr. Patrick J. Kelly Honored at 2/25/2002 Reception for Receiving the Olivecrona Medal
  
  
• Margaret Tuchman on The Need for The Survey of PD Patients with DBS/STN Surgery
  
  
• NIH Review of 5-year PD Research Agenda
  
  
• FDA Approval of Brain Pacemaker--Part 1 from Medtronic Newsroom
  
  
• FDA Approval of Brain Pacemaker--Part 2 from The Boston Globe
  

2001 news:

• Parkinson Alliance Helps Fund Research for Parkinson's Stem Cell Line
  
  
• Join the Petition to President Bush to Permit Federal Funds for Stem Cell Research
  
  
• Margaret Tuchman on DBS and Stem Cell Research
  
  
• Margaret Tuchman joins NJ Rep. Rush Holt (D) in Stem Cell Advocacy
  
  
• Fast Track Grants (R21) to be Awarded
  
  
• Public and Private Funds Working Together to Support Stem Cell Research