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Sunday
Azilect - the one-a-day Parkinson's pill: "Dr. Paul Knopf, a scientist and professor at Brown University who lives in Warren, Rhode Island lives a full and active life despite his diagnosis five years ago with Parkinson's Disease. But he finds the frequent need for medication to keep his symptoms under control disruptive to his routine.
'I often forget and run out. I carry pills with me. And sometimes, I'm experiencing symptoms, I see that I'm shaking, and I realize, gee, I forgot to take my medication,' he said. But beginning soon, patients like Knopf and many of the more than a million Americans who suffer from Parkinson's disease will only have to take medication once a day to control their symptoms. The American Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Israeli-developed Azilect - the first Parkinson's medication with once-daily dosage......." |