From the FoxFeed Blog , FDA Approves New Deep Brain Stimulation Device Posted by Maggie McGuire, June 16, 2015 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that it had approved another deep brain stimulation (DBS) device for treatment of Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. The Brio Neurostimulation System from St. Jude Medical works in […]
Month: June 2015
Parkinson’s Disease and Sleep Issues
I hope to see as many of you as possible at our meeting this week: Wednesday, July 1st 1pm – 2:30pm Same church in Reston, VA (New to us? Contact us for exact location.) Come be our experts on the issue of sleep – you know, that thing others do while you wait for morning. Well, […]
Women’s Conference
From Margaret DeJesus, of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation: I just wanted to share with you and your colleagues, that applications are now open to attend the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation’s (PDF) first PDF Women and PD Conference, which brings together women leaders to learn about gender differences in PD, including sexuality and emotional health, and to […]
Looking at Life from Both Sides
We were blessed with a wonderful speaker at our June meeting, Susan Infeld. Susan is a registered nurse in the field of Faith Community Nursing and is a member of the Pastoral Care Team at the church where we meet. Faith Community Nursing (or Parish nursing) is an American Nurses Association specialty practice […]