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Depression

What is depression?   Everyone experiences highs and lows in moods. Sadness is a normal reaction to life’s struggles and disappointments. Feeling sad is a normal reaction to negative experiences in life, but depression is much more than this.Depression is different from normal sadness in that it engulfs your day-to-day life, interfering with your ability to work, study, eat, sleep, and have fun. The feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and worthlessness are intense and...
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Parkinson’s disease: non-motor symptoms

Researchers discovering non-motor symptoms may happen first Parkinson’s is much more than a tremor. That’s a message Parkinson Society Canada hopes to drive home this April during Parkinson’s Awareness Month. In Parkinson’s, the most common symptoms are movement-related: tremor, slowness, muscle stiffness and balance problems. However, by the time Parkinson’s is diagnosed, people have already lost 60 to 70 percent of the dopamine-producing cells. Now re...
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