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Low vitamin D levels linked to Parkinson's disease - Low levels of vitamin D in the blood may increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study conducted by researchers from Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare and published in the journal Archives of Neurology. 07/21/2011
http://www.naturalnews.com/030314_vitamin_D_Parkinsons_disease.html

A Cup of Black Tea Each Day Reduces Risk of Parkinson's Disease by Astonishing 71 Percent - Drinking as little as three-quarters of a cup of this one tea each day may cut the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by as much as 71 percent, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the National Neuroscience Institute in Singapore and published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. 07/21/2011
http://www.naturalnews.com/023787_tea_disease_Parkinsons.html

Trusted Parkinson's disease web sites - Foundations for Parkinson's Disease 07/21/2011
http://optimumseniorcare.com/content/parkinson-resources-direct.php

YouTube Videos Can Inaccurately Depict Parkinson's Disease And Other Movement Disorders - Looking online for medical information? Viewers beware, doctors caution. After reviewing the most frequently watched YouTube videos about movement disorders, a group of neurologists found that the people in the videos often do not have a movement disorder. As described in a Letter to the Editor in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, such medical misinformation may confuse patients suffering from devastating neurological disorders and seeking health information and advice online. 10/06/2011
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234844.php

APDA Midwest Chapter: Serving all of Illinois and Northern Indiana - American Parkinson Disease Association Midwest Chapter 07/30/2012
http://apdamidwest.org/APDA_Midwest/Home.html

APDA Center of Advanced Research - APDA Center of Advanced Research- The University of Chicago Medical Center - Department of Neurology 07/30/2012
http://parkinsons.bsd.uchicago.edu/

APDA National Headquarters - American Parkinson Disease Association - APDA National Headquarters - American Parkinson Disease Association 07/30/2012
http://www.apdaparkinson.org/

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research - Information about PD, research, and related news and events. - Information about PD, research, and related news and events. 08/23/2012
https://www.michaeljfox.org/

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