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Parkinson's Disease  -  25 May 2007
WSOCtv.com,Levodopa (L-dopa) is a drug that nerve cells can use to make dopamine. However, the medication doesn't readily cross the blood-brain barrier.

Neuroscience: The molecular wake-up call  -  May 23, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),So when the young scientist injected them with a chemical called L-dopa, he witnessed what seemed to be a miracle. They stirred, opened their eyes and began

Exhaustive Study to Expand the Efficacy of Drug L-dopa for Parkinson's  -  Apr 25, 2007
MedIndia,Parkinson's sufferers are usually treated with the drug called levodopa or L-dopa that helps in reviving cellular communication. After prolonged use of the

PBS Teachersâ„¢  -  May 2, 2007
PBSMost of you who follow my blog have probably read some of my previous writings about the Deleting Online Predators Act, or DOPA. Just in case, though,

Ropinirole Improves Mood, Reduces "Off" Time in Parkinson's ...  -  May 3, 2007
DG NewsA total of 393 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease that was suboptimally controlled with L-dopa and aged 30 years or greater were enrolled in the

Genzyme Announces Publication in PNAS Describing Novel Gene ...  -  May 23, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...the therapeutic effectiveness of levo-Dopa, the primary treatment for Parkinson’s disease, by enhancing the brain’s ability to convert it into dopamine.

Exhaustive Study to Expand the Efficacy of Drug L-dopa for Parkinson's  -  26 Apr 2007
MedIndia,Parkinson's sufferers are usually treated with the drug called levodopa or L-dopa that helps in reviving cellular communication. After prolonged use of the

Global Study To Extend Effectiveness Of Drug For Parkinson's  -  Apr 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),After Parkinson's disease patients use the drug levodopa or L-dopa for several years as a treatment for restoring the cellular communication that controls

Fluorine-18-L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine ( 18 F-DOPA) Positron ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,The current study was set up to determine the potential of 18 F-DOPA PET in identifying the insulin-secreting tumors or ß-cell hyperplasia of the pancreas

The Virtual Campus  -  Apr 23, 2007
The Emory WheelAdd to that the return of last year's Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), which restricts funding to US schools and libraries that do not block

Researcher looks to natural systems for answers  -  Apr 21, 2007
Journal and Courier,The adhesives that a mussel uses are made up of a number of proteins that contain a specific amino acid, called DOPA. Wilker's lab has extracted these

SkyePharma PLC announces Once-Daily REQUIP(R) (ropinirole HCl) XL ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
Web Services Journal,In that study, adding REQUIP XL 24-Hour once daily to Parkinson's patients' existing levodopa (L-dopa) therapy significantly reduced "off" time by an

Drug offers longer Parkinson's relief, study says  -  Apr 5, 2007
Monterey County Herald,In the study, 393 patients who were having problems managing their symptoms with L-dopa alone were given the experimental formulation of ropinirole once a

New drug treatment gives 2 extra hours of relief from Parkinson's ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Kentucky.com,Over the course of the disease, the gold standard treatment, L-dopa, doesn't control the tremors, stiffness, slowness and walking problems.

Parkinson's alternative  -  Apr 3, 2007
Newsday,What's more, L-dopa's side effects - uncontrolled dancelike movements - can be as debilitating as the disease itself. In the race to find more effective

Once Daily, Extended-Release Ropinirole Improves Parkinson's ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),..."These study results are significant, and show that with the investigational REQUIP XL 24- Hour added to L-dopa, patients can have more than two additional

Variations in Glucose Values in the Laboratory  -  Apr 19, 2007
Express Healthcare Management,Medications: Not only anti-diabetic drugs and its timings affect the blood glucose values, but also some medications such as M-DOPA, Vit C, Novamine Sulfone

Social Networks Safer Than Perceived  -  Apr 11, 2007
WebProNews,The US House and Senate is considering The Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) which would cut funding to public schools and libraries if they did not

Neurologist portrayed in Awakenings to give lecture  -  Apr 16, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,The book, published in 1973, chronicled his work with catatonic patients awakened by the experimental drug L-dopa. Sacks and Williams met during the filming

Neurologist portrayed in movie to give talk  -  Apr 16, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,The book, published in 1973, chronicled his work with catatonic patients awakened by the experimental drug L-dopa. Fame has gotten Sacks recognized on the

Nanotechnology inspired by mussels and seashells  -  Apr 2, 2007
Nanowerk LLC,One of the unique structural features of MAP is the presence of DOPA, an amino acid that is believed to be responsible for both adhesive and crosslinking

Tune in Tomorrow  -  Apr 8, 2007
The Courier News,Guiding Light: Reva left the room when Alan didn't wake up after she gave him the L-Dopa shot. Alan then opened his eyes. Alan-Michael hid a paper on which

Six that might have tech appeal  -  Mar 29, 2007
Joliet Herald News,USDA, AMRF, PMS, ACLU, DDR2, SRAMS, i/o, DDT, ACDC, NAND, L-DOPA, VOIP, etc., are as difficult to interpret as their underlying stocks are to recommend.

SkyePharma PLC - Once-Daily REQUIP LP Extended-Release Tablets ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),One study was a ropinirole monotherapy study in early PD, and the other was an adjunct study with levodopa (L-dopa) in advanced PD.

Association of Familial Ataxia and Restless Legs Syndrome  -  Apr 12, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)5 After L-dopa was prescribed, his symptoms improved significantly. Investigations did not reveal a secondary cause for his RLS.

Soap opera update  -  Apr 9, 2007
Canton Repository (subscription),GUIDING LIGHT: Reva left the room when Alan didn’t wake up after she gave him the L-Dopa shot. Alan then opened his eyes. Alan-Michael hid a paper on which

Tune in tomorrow  -  Apr 8, 2007
Belleville News-Democrat,GUIDING LIGHT: Reva left the room when Alan didn't wake up after she gave him the L-Dopa shot. Alan then opened his eyes. Alan-Michael hid a paper on which

Sweat equity pays off for mother, who moves family into new home  -  Apr 15, 2007
Naples Daily News,Wesley suffers from dopa-responsive dystonia, a genetic, lifelong disease characterized by progressive difficulty in walking. His right foot has a tendency

I tell girls I'm shaking because of their looks  -  Apr 17, 2007
This is London,...is fearful of upgrading his medication from Cabaser to the heavier drug L-Dopa, it seems that making the documentary helped him to accept the disease.

Skyepharma PLC - Once-Daily Requip (ropinirole HCl) XL 24-Hour ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),In that study, adding REQUIP XL 24-Hour once daily to Parkinson's patients' existing levodopa (L-dopa) therapy significantly reduced 'off' time by an

The Food And Drug Administration Has Accepted SkyePharma PLC ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
WebWire (press release),In that study, adding REQUIP XL 24-Hour once daily to Parkinson’s patients’ existing levodopa (L-dopa) therapy significantly reduced "off" time by an

US regulatory boost for Skye  -  Apr 13, 2007
Hemscott,The results showed that adding REQUIP XL to Parkinson's patients' existing levodopa, or L-dopa, therapy significantly reduced 'off' time by an average of

Honoring the past  -  Apr 6, 2007
GoErie.com,She presented a dramatic performance as a Parkinson's patient treated with L-DOPA. "I twitched and drooled on myself, came out of the coma but lapsed back

PBS Teachersâ„¢  -  Apr 6, 2007
PBSWe cannot afford to burn blogs (as ill-thought out DOPA would do) and the trail we have blazed into a new, more productive society through the Internet’s

"YOU HAVE NO ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE CONSUMING"  -  Apr 4, 2007
VUE Weekly,Interestingly, this case did not end entirely in tragedy—subsequent research on MPTP led to the discovery of Levo-dopa, the current popular treatment for

Soaps rewind  -  Apr 1, 2007
DetNews.com,Cassie asks Rick about using L-dopa to jolt Alan out of his coma. The nurse confirms that Beth isn't pregnant, but she continues to lie in front of Rick

Tune in tomorrow  -  Apr 1, 2007
Belleville News-Democrat,Hoping to clear Josh, Reva gave a comatose Alan a shot of L-Dopa in an effort to wake him up. Beth lied to Rick that she's pregnant.

Deleting Online Predators bill revived  -  Mar 22, 2007
ZDNet..."We do think it's interesting how many of the same politicians who support DOPA are using social-networking web sites in their own campaigns."

A Shock to the System  -  Feb 28, 2007
Wired NewsInstead they give you levodopa (L-dopa), a dopamine precursor with molecules small enough to slip through the barrier. It’s like flooding an assembly line

Republican congressman is attempting yet again to resurrect ...  -  Mar 1, 2007
The ExperimentMark Kirk, an Illinois Republican, reintroduced the Deleting Online Predators Act, or DOPA for short, in the US House of Representatives.

NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Presents Clinical Data For NH001 In ...  -  Mar 12, 2007
Eworldwire (press release),Seven of the eight patients had previously received, and failed to respond to, commonly used stimulant drugs such as l-dopa, amantadine and bromocriptine.

A jolt to the brain jolt  -  Mar 10, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Bendix was prescribed Levodopa (or L-dopa), considered the gold standard of Parkinson's drugs, along with 10 other prescriptions. As the years passed,

Serotonin Poisoning Is Easily Overlooked  -  Mar 6, 2007
The Ledger,...the anti-Parkinson's drug L-dopa; the weight-loss drug Meridia (sibutramine); lithium; the dietary supplements tryptophan, St. John's wort and ginseng;

Mixing drugs could prove to be fatal  -  Mar 5, 2007
Worcester Telegram,...triptans such as Imitrex used to treat and prevent migraines; the antibiotic Zyvox (linezolide); antinausea drugs; the anti-Parkinson’s drug L-dopa;

Television movies for the week of Feb. 25  -  25 Feb 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,A doctor tries the drug L-dopa on an immobile man and others like him in 1969 New York. (PG-13) (2:15) TCM: Fri. 10:15 PM (CC). Back to the Future '85.

Son of DOPA? Social Networking Bill in Illinois May Be Replicated ...  -  Feb 19, 2007
Library Journal,...attempts to achieve the goals of the federal Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), which passed the House of Representatives but failed in the Senate.

DOPA Jr. Is Not A Wikipedia Ban  -  Feb 15, 2007
WebProNews,DOPA, or the Deleting Online Predators Act was introduced into the House in 2006 by Pennsylvania Republican Mike Fizpatrick, who lost his reelection bid.

Sen. Ted Stevens Introduces "Son of DOPA"  -  Feb 15, 2007
SlashdotThe bill is apparently so similar to the failed Deleting Online Predators Act of last year that it has been termed 'Son of DOPA' by some.

Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act: DOPA Jr, DOPA Extra ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
BlogHer,DOPA, after passing with an overwhelming majority in the House then died from stagnation in the Senate with the end of the Congressional session.

House revives chat-room ban bill  -  Feb 20, 2007
CNet News.com BlogMark Kirk, an Illinois Republican, reintroduced the Deleting Online Predators Act, or DOPA for short, in the US House of Representatives.

NeuroDerm's Transdermal L-DOPA Parkinson's Patch Completes First ...  -  Feb 1, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),OFAKIM, Israel | Jan 31, 2007 | NeuroDerm, Ltd., announced today that it has completed a pilot clinical trial of ND0601, the first transdermal skin patch

Bob Menamin: It's time to cut funds for Bush war  -  Feb 22, 2007
The Capital Times,Bush is playing ropa-dopa with us. He will continue stalling, figuring there is no will to deal with his policy of empire and war.

NeuroDerm's Transdermal L-DOPA Parkinson's Patch Completes First ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),OFAKIM, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 31, 2007 - NeuroDerm, Ltd., announced today that it has completed a pilot clinical trial of ND0601,

Deleting Online Predators Act reappears for 2007  -  Feb 16, 2007
Ars Technica,Last year, we reported on the progression of the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) of 2006—a bill that would restrict the use of social networking sites

the diet scoop: 6 promising supplements, 6 to avoid  -  Feb 16, 2007
CNNWhat it is: Your body turns the amino acid L-tyrosine into L-dopa and then turns L-dopa into dopamine, another brain chemical linked to cravings and

Senator Ted Stevens proposes new anti-child exploitation law  -  Feb 15, 2007
TG DailyThe second part of the bill is quite similar to DOPA and initially looks like a cut and paste job. It would ban social networking sites from schools and

Senator Wants to Block Tubes  -  Feb 15, 2007
WebProNews,Some are calling this proposed Bill 49 DOPA Jr., since it is very much like the Deleting Against Online Predators Act, which was proposed last year by

Social Networking Website Prohibition: Illinois  -  Feb 14, 2007
BlogHer,Apparently inspired by DOPA the Illinois bill is even more comprehensive. No access to social network sites on all computers in all public schools for

Subscribe to our e-mail newsletters  -  Feb 14, 2007
Computerworld,The bill is, in part, a rehash of a similar bill introduced last year, the Deleting Online Predators Act, also called DOPA. That bill passed the house,

You Can't Delete Danger  -  Jan 31, 2007
Huffington Post,Title II, Deleting Online Predators, is essentially the original DOPA legislation, but with some new twists. If enacted into law, it would enforce "a policy

Imaging Technique Is Highly Accurate In Diagnosing, Locating ...  -  Jan 29, 2007
Science Daily (press release)If the preliminary results hold up, they may suggest that [18F]-DOPA PET imaging should become a standard of care in infants with congenital HI who require

Imaging Technique Is Highly Accurate in Diagnosing, Locating ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...[18F]-DOPA binds to the lesions, which then are visible to the naked eye on a body scanner. "When we compared our findings from the PET scan with

Imaging Technique Is Highly Accurate in Diagnosing, Locating ...  -  Feb 2, 2007
HealthNews-Stats (press release),Using a mildly radioactive compound called 18F-fluoro-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine, or [18F]-DOPA, the researchers diagnosed focal or diffuse hyperinsulinism

Family says medical miracle helped their children walk again  -  Feb 20, 2007
FOX11AZ.com (subscription),Fink, from the University of Michigan, is the neurologist who made the diagnosis of dopa-responsive dystonia in the twins.

News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience  -  Feb 2, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...(parkinwt) or familial PD parkin mutants (parkinT240R and parkinQ311X) in fly aminergic neurons under control of a DOPA decarboxylase (ddc)-GAL4 driver.

N&N offers new Parkinson's hope  -  Jan 30, 2007
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press,It sees the tried and tested Parkinson's drug L-Dopa administered through a tube direct into their stomach rather than in tablet form.

News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience  -  Jan 30, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),...wt ) or familial PD parkin mutants (parkin T240R and parkin Q311X ) in fly aminergic neurons under control of a DOPA decarboxylase (ddc)-GAL4 driver.

Adenosine A2A Receptors And L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesias  -  Jan 1, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Treatment of Parkinson's disease with L-3,4- dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) has its limits. Continued treatment often leads to adaptive behavioral

Hope for Parkinson patients who don't respond to L-dopa  -  Jan 2, 2007
SooToday.comBy David Helwig. A drug used to treat epilepsy has been found to significantly improve tremors, motor fluctuations, and other involuntary movements,

One case, two verdicts  -  Jan 7, 2007
Channel News Asia,On the charge that Prof Shorvon prescribed or altered the Levo-Dopa medication of the patients without their knowledge or consent, he said the "on-off"

Parkinson's Patch Nears US Approval  -  Jan 3, 2007
FOX NewsThe drug L-dopa is still the gold standard Parkinson's treatment. It works by giving the brain a precursor compound that brain cells turn into dopamine.

Congress wigs out over MySpace  -  Dec 31, 2006
Boston Globe,In the latest round, Representative Mike Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania, introduced the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) in May.

Parkinson's patch shows promise  -  Jan 5, 2007
Montgomery Advertiser,And then, when L-dopa is finally needed, that drug will be more effective and long-lasting, too, with fewer of the debilitating side effects.

Putting locks on Web access hurts free speech  -  Dec 22, 2006
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,If the Senate passes DOPA as is, and President Bush signs it, it would be one more wedge in the great digital divide. The proposed act would amend the

Arts and Entertainment  -  Dec 29, 2006
Berkeley Daily Planet,...will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a 6 pm show Saturday featuring a number of bands, including Solcial Unrest, El Dopa and Black Fork.

Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay  -  Dec 22, 2006
Berkeley Daily Planet,30 featuring a number of bands, including Solcial Unrest, El Dopa and Black Fork. All ages welcome; no alcohol, no drugs, no violence. $10.

Studies Find Harm in 2 Parkinson’s Drugs  -  Jan 4, 2007
New York Times,But Dr. Okun said it would cost no more to switch patients to the old Parkinson’s standby drug, L-dopa or levodopa, which has side effects of its own,

New Parkinson's patch shows promise in study  -  Jan 4, 2007
Birmingham News,Patients depend on two effective treatments for Parkinson's - L-dopa, an amino acid that allows neurons to make dopamine, and dopamine agonists,

Brain protein pathway may be a key to Parkinson's disease  -  Dec 29, 2006
Media Newswire (press release),Currently, the standard medication for Parkinson’s disease is the amino acid L-dopa, which is converted to dopamine in the brain. “It works to some extent,

The Doctor Is In  -  Jan 7, 2007
Tuscaloosa News (subscription),...spawned such innovations as Pap tests, L-dopa drug treatment for Parkinson’s disease and the elimination of kidney stones through laser surgery.

East Bay's Grandpunks  -  Dec 27, 2006
East Bay Express,Saturday, December 30: Social Unrest, El Dopa, Black Fork, Schlong, the United Intrepid Forces, Look Back and Laugh, and ADT 6 pm, $10. 924Gilman.org

Examining link between dopamine, Parkinson's  -  Dec 20, 2006
Pocono Record,L-dopa — a precursor to dopamine, and a drug used for many years and considered the gold standard for treating Parkinson's — can be taken by mouth.

East Bay's Grandpunks  -  27 Dec 2006
East Bay Express,Saturday, December 30: Social Unrest, El Dopa, Black Fork, Schlong, the United Intrepid Forces, Look Back and Laugh, and ADT 6 pm, $10. 924Gilman.org

News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience  -  Dec 26, 2006
EurekAlert (press release),Treatment of Parkinson's disease with L-3,4- dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) has its limits. Continued treatment often leads to adaptive behavioral

Putting locks on Web access hurts free speech  -  Dec 22, 2006
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,If the Senate passes DOPA as is, and President Bush signs it, it would be one more wedge in the great digital divide. The proposed act would amend the

Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay  -  Dec 22, 2006
Berkeley Daily Planet,30 featuring a number of bands, including Solcial Unrest, El Dopa and Black Fork. All ages welcome; no alcohol, no drugs, no violence. $10.

Roundup 2006: Doing their homework  -  Dec 15, 2006
SC Magazine,Should the Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006 (DOPA) pass, the bill would require schools and libraries that receive E-rate funding to ban access to chat

Some Funky Quotes  -  Dec 9, 2006
ProgressiveU.org,...“L Dopa fixed me/alright!� – Big Black – L Dopa. “What is your major malfunction Private Pyle? Did mommy and daddy not love you enough when you were a child

Double bill delivers with poise and power  -  Dec 3, 2006
The Australian,Their brief return to normal life decades later, after the administration of the drug L-dopa, was the subject of Oliver Sacks's 1973 book Awakenings and the

Essential Blepharospasm Responding to Haloperidol  -  Nov 29, 2006
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)This model also explains why L-dopa and antipsychotics are effective in treatment of some dystonic conditions along with their dystonia inducing property.

Examining link between dopamine, Parkinson's  -  Dec 20, 2006
Pocono Record,L-dopa — a precursor to dopamine, and a drug used for many years and considered the gold standard for treating Parkinson's — can be taken by mouth.

View the Key Concepts for Natural Product, Pharmaceutical and ...  -  Dec 13, 2006
Business Wire (press release),The Monsanto L-Dopa Process (William S. Knowles). Asymmetric Hydrogenation through Metal-Ligand Bifunctional Catalysis (Ryoji Noyori, Takeshi Ohkuma,

Transplanted Brain Cells Hold Promise For Parkinson's Disease  -  Dec 7, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),The standard treatment is L-dopa, a synthetic dopamine that tends to minimize symptoms for three to five years. As the disease progresses and the drug

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