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Friday March 12, 2010

Longtime Smokers May Find Protection From Parkinsons

In an effort to understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and Parkinson's disease, researchers have found that smoking for many years may reduce risk for the disease but smoking a large number of cigarettes a day does not seem to reduce risk. ... Click Here to Read More
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When Someone Has Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a devastating brain disorder the most chronic and disabling of the severe mental illnesses. The first signs of schizophrenia are confusing to families and friends...

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Diagnosis/Symptoms

What are the Symptoms of Schizophrenia?

No one symptom positively identifies schizophrenia. All of the symptoms of this illness can also be found in other brain disorders...

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Treatment

Treatment Overview

Antipsychotic drugs have proven to be crucial in relieving the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia but are not consistent in relieving the behavioral symptoms of the disorder...

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Coping

How Can Other People Help?

A patient's support system may come from several sources, including the family, residential or day program providers, shelter operators, friends or roommates and other professionals...

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Longtime Smokers May Find Protection From Parkinsons...

Link Between Brain Chemical, Cognitive Decline in Schizophrenia Demonstrated...

Years of Smoking Associated With Lower Parkinsons Risk, Not Number of Cigarettes Per Day...

Smoking years key factor in lower Parkinsons risk...

Is late-onset schizophrenia a subtype of schizophrenia...

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Research Studies related to Schizophrenia

Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others...

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Links to Organizations and Associations

We've gathered together many internet links to get you to the information you need on schizophrenia programs, services and research...

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