Compulsive gambling linked to a Parkinsons drug Mirapex
A Mayo Clinic study reports 11 patients developed compulsive gambling while using Mirapex or similar drugs for Parkinsons between 2002 and 2004, with 14 more cases noted. Doctors urge caution, noting symptoms can ease when dose is lowered and that FDA and companies face ongoing scrutiny.
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Joe Neglin
California
Neglia
Mirapex
Mayo Clinic
Archives of Neurology
Mayo
M. Leann Dodd
Dodd
Leo Verhagen
Rush University Medical Center
Verhagen
Millersville
Boehringer- Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc
Canada
Kodam
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Katherine King O’connor
Ridgefield, Conn
Home dialysis becomes real option for kidney patients
Washington report tracks growing move toward at home daily hemodialysis. Portable machines and home programs push patients like Karen Everts to self administer in motor homes, with doctors noting improved quality of life and potential cost savings. Medicare coverage supports at home or center care.
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Karen Everts
Everts
National Institutes of Health
Michael Kraus
Indiana University School of Medicine
Kaiser Permanente
California
Peter Crooks
Medicare
Crooks
Kaiser
Indiana University
Kraus
Fillmore
Ind
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