THE MESSENGER, A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

The first issue of The Messenger, then called the Michigan Parkinsonian, was produced in 1984 and has been mailed to people throughout Michigan continuously since then. To be on the mailing list for this newsletter, click here Or contact the MPF office at 800-852-9781.

Newsletters 2008   Spring 2008 Quick Links to Articles • A Guide to Your Neurology Exam • Board News • New Treatments Under Development for Parkinson's Disease • A Message from the CEO • The Role of Levodopa in Parkinison's Disease Therapy: The Present and the Future • New Developments in Parkinson's Disease: From Genes to Therapy • Fundraising for Parkinson's • Michigan Parkinson Foundation, Affiliated Support Groups - March 2008 • The Gardner • MPF Walkathon & 5K Run   Newsletters 2007   Summer 2007 Quick Links to Articles: • Volunteer Spotlight • Board Update • On the Bookshelf • Fundraising for Parkinson's • Support Group Spotlight • Support Group News • Upcoming Programs   Winter 2007 Quick Links to Articles: • Overview of Services Provided By The MPF • Clinical Neuroscience Center: Research in Parkinson’s Disease • Parkinson’s Disease Research at the University of Michigan • Quest Research, Bingham Farms • Research Report • Signal Transduction Mechanisms Controlling L-DOPA Induced Dyskinesia - by Margaret F. Prior, B.S. • Where Do Those Little People Come From? - by Peter LeWitt, M.D. • Support Group News • Awards • Transitions in the Management of Parkinson's Disease • Educational Programs • Michigan Parkinson Initiative • Fundraising for Parkinson's • 2007 Calendar   Newsletters 2006   Summer 2006 Quick Links to Articles: • New Medications for Parkinson's Disease - by Peter A. LeWitt M.D. • World Parkinson Congress Report • Parkinson's Desease and the Art of Moving • 2006 Walk-A-Thon and 5K Run • Michigan Parkinson Initiative • Raymond B. Bauer, MD Student Research Award Report • Symposium: Transitions in the Management of Parkinson's Disease • Support Group News • Fund Raising for Parkinson's • Donations   Spring 2006   Newsletters 2005   Fall (September) 2005 Hippo-What? Hippotherapy: A New Treatment Tool For Patients With Parkinson's Disease Message From The Chief Executive Officer Dr. Jay Michael Gorell, November 26, 1941 – April 30, 2005 New Officers Medicare Modernization Act (Mma), Prepare Now – Coming January 1, 2006 Mpf News Around The State Support Group News Michigan Parkinson Initiative What's New In Parkinson's Disease Fund Raising For Parkinson's Michigan Parkinson Foundation, Affiliated Support Groups - March 2005 Donations - February- June 2005 Raymond B. Bauer Student Research Awards World Parkinson Congress, February 22–26, 2006, Washington, DC, USA   Spring 2005 Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia Swallowing Problems Gender Differences in the Chronic Mouse Model of MPTP Michigan Parkinson Initiative MPF News Around The State Michigan Parkinson Foundation Announces Board Member Changes Questions & Answers Support Group News Fund Raising For Parkinson's   Winter 2004 Sleep Disorders In Parkinsons's Disease A Message From The MPF CEO - Deborah M.Orloff-Davidson MPF News Around The State Awards Fund Raising For Parkinson's Update on Parkinson’s Disease Medications, Peter A. LeWitt, M.D. Living Alone With Parkinson’s Disease Michigan Parkinson Initiative Support Group News Care Partner Corner   Newsletters 2004 Summer 2004 MI Parkinson Initiative Programs 2004: MPI Clinics and Open Forums are Successful MPF Sponsors April 22 “Day at the Capitol”in observation of Parkinson’s Awareness Month Fund Raising for Parkinson's:Walk-a-thon and 5K Run MPF News Around The State Fund Raising for Parkinson's: Fashion, Flair and Fun Support Group News Raymond B. Bauer Student Research Awards What’s New in Parkinson’s Disease? Peter A. LeWitt, M.D. Communication, Cognition and Swallowing Disorders In PD, Richard Merson, PhD Fall Prevention For People With Parkinson’s, Stacey L. Turner Parkinson's People: We Celebrate Harry Knitter   Spring 2004 Walk-a-thon and 5K Run MPI Second Opinion Clinics Grand Traverse Summer Forum Q&A:      Grapefruit and medications (Dr. Ackerman)      PEG Tubes, part 2 (Ruth Butler) Inflammation and Parkinson's Disease (Dr. Goudreau) Driving and Parkinson's Disease (Dr. Ackerman) Ruth Butler Creates Masterpiece: Parkinson's and Me "In Their Own Words" Premieres New Medications: From Trials to Prescriptions (Dr. LeWitt) A Message fro the Chairman: Reaching Throughout Michigan Parkinson's People:      Maxine Meach      Helen Apsel Update: Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy   Newsletters 2003 Spring 2003 You Need To Be Admitted to the Hospital (R. Butler, with comments from Dr. Ensberg) Q&A - CoQ10 (Dr. Albin)      Side Effects of Medication (Dr. Berchou)      Sinemet Dosages (Dr. Ackerman) Parkinson's People: Carol Kramarich       Summer 2003 MPI programs Q & A - Leg Pain (Dr. Cullis) Cure for PD? (Dr. George) One Man's Thoughts on Support Groups Cost of Medications (Dr. LeWitt) Daycare and Medication Assistance Programs End of Life Issues: Hospice for PD (Dr. Ensberg) Board of Directors Parkinson's People: Lillian Gold   Autumn 2003 Why a Positive Attitude? (L. Mondoux) Research in Michigan Parkinson's People: Warren Oberlee     December 2003 When is it not Parkinson's Disease? (Dr. Albin) Q & A- GDNF (Dr. Cullis) PEG Tubes (Ruth Butler, RN) Research in Michigan Support Groups (David Bartczak)   Newsletters 2002 Spring 2002 Neuroprotection: New Directions (Dr. LeWitt) Activa System for PD Parkinson's People: Jim Bence Parkinson's 001 Care Partner Corner: Defining the Help You Need     Summer 2002 Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery (Dr. Junn) Parkinson's People: Bernard Green, Ph.D. Research in Michigan     Winter 2002 The Professional Advisory Board Q&A - Getting Out of Bed (S. Turner) Family Connections (Dr. Albin) Voice Problems (Dr. Merson) Getting a Good Night's Sleep (Dr. Bolton) Care Partner Corner: Community Resources - Area Agencies on Aging   Newsletter 2001 Spring 2001 Paying For Prescriptions Sensory Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease Peter A. LeWitt, M.D. Parkinson's People: Dennis McCarthy   Winter 2001 Old Questions, New Answers Treatments Old, New, and Newer Still "What Stage of Parkinson's Disease Am I In?"  Newsletter 2000 Spring 2000 April is Parkinson's Awareness Month I Can't Stomach My Medication Sleep Disturbances and Hallucinations Studies of New Treatments for Parkinson's disease A "Parkinson's People": Warren Oberlee (a Mover & Shaker) What's new in Parkinson's disease? When to Start Levodopa Newsletter 1999 Fall 1999 Old Questions, New Answers Treatments Old, New, and Newer Still "What Stage of Parkinson's Disease Am I In?" Am I just sad or am I depressed? Depression in PD Dopamine Agonists May Cause Sleepiness Is Exercise Performance in Parkinson's Patients Different Than That of Healthy Normal People? PKKIDS - A New On-Line Discussion Group Scientific and Clinical Meeting Report The 13th International Congress on Parkinson's Disease Tasmar Liver Enzyme Monitoring Program Summer 1999 Ask the Experts Beyond Chaos - One Man's Journey Alongside His Chronically Ill Wife Defining the Help You Need Levodopa: Past, Present, and Future Winter 1999  A New Drug Release To Treat Parkinson's

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