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Parkinson’s disease: More hours of good on-time with extended- vs immediate-release carbidopa-levodopa
IPX203, a new oral extended-release (ER) carbidopa-levodopa (CD-LD) combination, provides more hours of good on-time per day than immediate-release (IR) CD-LD, according to results of a phase III clinical trial in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Infertility treatment carries increased risk of stroke hospitalization
Women who conceive following infertility treatment appear to have a higher likelihood of stroke-related hospitalization within 12 months of delivery as compared with those who spontaneously conceive, according to a study.

Dancing, moving may reduce BMD loss in patients admitted in psychiatric hospitals
Dance/movement therapy (DMT) rehabilitation appears to be beneficial to patients with schizophrenia who are admitted in psychiatric hospitals, yielding improvements in bone mineral density (BMD) and balance, as shown in a study.

Prior vaccinations may have AD risk-lowering benefit
Getting vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria, shingles, and pneumonia appears to help lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in older people, according to a claims-based cohort study involving more than 1.5 million individuals.





