…has been updated for September 15, 2008




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Eugenia Brin Professorship Recipient
BALTIMORE (AP) - WMDT - TV
Dr. Lisa Shulman is the first recipient of the Eugenia Brin Professorship in Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders. Brin, his mother and father, Michael Brin, have donated $1.5 million to the university to establish the professorship.

Teen Runs 265 Kilometres to Raise Funds for Grandmother with Parkinson’s ...
PR-USA.net (press release) Monday, 15 September 2008
When 18 year old Luke McIver set out from Surrey, Prince Edward Island, Canada on August 14th, he was determined to raise money for Parkinson's. His grandmother, 78 year old Martha ... And move he did. Over the course of five days (August 14th to 18th) he ran from ...

Legal fight over drug liability law
Los Angeles Times September 15, 2008
A Supreme Court ruling may reinterpret a statute that now allows consumers to sue drug makers over serious side effects. f you experience a serious reaction that you suspect may be linked to a medication you took, what can you do now, and how would a ruling in favor of the drug companies change that? We asked some consumer healthcare advocates.

Specific impairments in the recognition of emotional facial expressions in Parkinson's disease.
Health Wire / ABSTRACT - Neuropsychologia, Vol. 46, No. 9. (2008), pp. 2300-2309
... Studies investigating the ability to recognize emotional facial expressions in non-demented individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) have yielded equivocal findings. A possible reason for this variability may le in the confounding of emotion ...

Who speaks for the poor in Social Security debate?
Indianapolis Star (Letter to the Editor) - United States Posted: September 14, 2008
While all agree that Social Security needs modifications to remain strong, changes should not risk the main or sole income of the poorest among us. ... Many financially disadvantaged older or disabled citizens…

Largest Social Security COLA Increase in Over 25 Years May Greet Senior Citizens in 2009
Senior Journal Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:54 AM PDT
Sept. 15, 2008 – Senior citizens may be headed for their largest pay increase – or cost of living adjustment – in more than 25 years, following this year’s Social Security COLA of only 2.3 percent. Projections are now being made that the increase for 2009 will almost certainly exceed six percent.

McCain Bucks Party Platform, Affirms Support For Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Wired News Mon, 15 Sep 2008 4:16 PM PDT
John McCain reaffirmed his support for federal funding of embryonic stem cell research on Monday -- in direct opposition to his party's agreed-upon official policy on the matter.

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