Press Releases

May

• NPF Statement on Recall of Medtronic DBS Component

April

• The National Parkinson Foundation Launches the Whatever It Takes to Beat Parkinson's Campaign
• The National Parkinson Foundation's Medical Director Shares the 10 Secrets to a Happier Life with Parkinson's Disease
• NPF Statement About the CERE-120 Growth Factor Trial

March

• National Parkinson Foundation Urges Patients to Take Charge of Managing Parkinson's

February

• NPF Statement on the Economic Burden of Parkinson's Disease

January

• 6 Tips for Sticking to Your New Year's Resolution

December

• National Parkinson Foundation Awards Grants to Support Services in Seven Local Communities Across the Country

November

• First Data from Largest, Ongoing Study of People with Parkinson's Disease Reveals Depression Has Biggest Impact on Health Status

September

• National Parkinson Foundation Gives Fundraising a Novel Twist

July

• NPF Statement on the Neupro® Patch

June

• NPF Statement: What does the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act mean for people with Parkinson’s?

April

• NPF Statement on the FDA Approval of the Neupro® Patch
• CareZone Donates Free Accounts to National Parkinson Foundation
• National Parkinson Foundation Announces Parkinson’s Superstar’s Winners
• NPF Mourns the Loss of Longtime Friend, Dick Clark
• National Parkinson Foundation's Landmark Quality Improvement Initiative Enrolls 5,000 Parkinson's Patients
• Governor Jeb Bush Is Honorary Chair of National Parkinson Foundation’s Moving Day in Florida

February

• How Can Non-Parkinson’s Research Help People with Parkinson’s?
• National Parkinson Foundation, Its Leading Medical Centers of Excellence and Chapters Nationwide Launch Aware in Care
• National Parkinson Foundation’s Celebration for Hope

December

• 6 Tips For Turning A New Year’s Resolution Into Reality
• National Parkinson Foundation Signs Letter to Support NIH 2012 Funding

November

• 30 Ways to Honor National Family Caregivers Month
• NPF Statement Regarding Stem Cell Treatment of Parkinson's

October

• The National Parkinson Foundation Marks Hispanic Heritage Month With New Spanish Toll-Free Helpline, Brochure, Resources
• FDA Reviews Azilect, NPF Participates in Hearing
• NPF Wins Award for Best Charitable Org Site

September

• National Parkinson Foundation Announces Three Novel Parkinson’s Research Projects

August

• Katie Couric Is Honorary National Chair Of National Parkinson Foundation's Moving Day

July

• National Parkinson Foundation Releases Free Smart Phone App

June

• NINDS Stops Coenzyme Q10 Trial
• Kinetics Foundation and National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) Announce their Partnership to Evaluate Objective Parkinson’s Disease Measurement System
• National Parkinson Foundation Awards More Than $1 Million for Research

May

• Gordon Beckham of the Chicago White Sox Announces 2011 Partnership with the National Parkinson Foundation

April

• Celebrate Parkinson's Awareness Month
• When is it Time to Talk with Your Doctor about Parkinson’s Disease?
• The National Parkinson Foundation Hosts Celebrity “Team” at the Parkinson’s Unity Walk, April 16, NYC
• Two Neurologists from NPF’s Center of Excellence Network Receive Awards from the American Academy of Neurology
• International Symposium on REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD)
• National Parkinson Foundation Minnesota Unveils New Website
• Ball Up Streetball Announces Partnership with the National Parkinson Foundation With Launch of Ball Up for Parkinson’s Initiative

March

• National Parkinson Foundation’s Celebration for Hope
• Breaking News: Update on Sinemet Shortage

February

• Five New Parkinson's Genes
• National Parkinson Foundation Supports Implementation of the Cures Acceleration Network (CAN)

January

• Breaking News: Potential U.S. Supply Shortage of SINEMET® and SINEMET CR® in 2011
• Gordon Beckham of the Chicago White Sox Presents a $60,000 Check to the National Parkinson Foundation to Knock Parkinson’s Out of the Park
• FDA Approves DaTscan

October

• Lost Sense of Smell? Falling Out of Bed at Night? It May Be Parkinson’s Disease

September

• NPF Named as Charity Partner By Muhammad Ali and 5th Street Gym in Miami

July

• National Parkinson Foundation Celebrates the Life of Nathan Slewett, 97, Chairman Emeritus

June

• PD Work-Related Disability Assessment Form

May

• NPF Signs Letter to U.S. House of Representatives
• NPF Hosted Special Event--Genetics and Parkinson's: What Families Need to Know

April

• FDA Evaluating Stalevo LT Use
• NPF Awards Nearly $1 Million for Clinical Research
• Show Support for Vietnam Veterans with PD
• Gordon Beckham of the Chicago White Sox Announces Partnership with the National Parkinson Foundation to Knock Parkinson’s Out of the Park
• NPF Mourns the Loss of Jose Bernal
• NPF Update on Neupro Patch
• NPF's Team Hope Participates in 16th Annual Unity Walk

March

• Join NPF at the Parkinson's Unity Walk
• Under Age 45? Would You Know If You Had Parkinson's Disease (PD)?
• U.S. Senate Designates April as Parkinson's Awareness Month

December

• Miami-Dade County Proclaims December 13, 2009, Nathan Slewett Day National Parkinson Foundation Chairman Emeritus Will be Honored by the World Federation of Neurology

August

• NPF's Statement on "Avian Influenza Strain Primes Brain for Parkinson's Disease

June

• National Parkinson Foundation Names New Chief Information Officer

April

• The Medtronic Foundation Awards Fourth grant to the National Parkinson Foundation’s National Parkinson Care Network Program

March

• Honor your Mother or Wife this Mother’s Day: Name an Orchid and Support the National Parkinson Foundation
• Young Onset Parkinson Conferences: A First-Ever Collaboration

January

• The National Parkinson Foundation Awards Five Grants for The Falls Prevention Initiative
• Drive Into The New Year In A Brand New 2009 Toyota Prius®

December

• Allied Team Training for Parkinson's

May

• NPF Names New Chairman and Vice Chairman

March

• National Parkinson Foundation Announces Its New President and CEO

February

• National Parkinson Foundation Announces Two New Appointments

July

• National Parkinson Foundation Awards $9 Million in New Grants

June

• National Parkinson Foundation Announces Three New Centers of Excellence

April

• Parkinson Awareness Month - Debilitating Disease to Affect Hundreds of Thousands of Baby Boomers

February