W5 uncovers shocking side effects of Mirapex, a drug used to treat Parkinson's Disease, including hyper-sexuality and compulsive gambling.

Late-breaking Novo Nordisk extension data presented today at the 70th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association showed that once-daily Victoza in combination with metformin produced sustained and significantly greater reductions in A1c, body weight and fasting plasma glucose than Januvia plus metformin at 52 weeks.

Two dopamine agonists used to treat Parkinson’s disease are the subject of more than 100 Australian lawsuits. Plaintiffs in the suits claim that Pfizer Australia’s Cabaser (cabergoline, sold as Dostinex in the U.S.) and Aspen Pharmacare’s Permax (pergolide) caused gambling and pornography addictions. Several studies have found evidence of a link between [...]

W5 uncovers shocking side effects of Mirapex, a drug used to treat Parkinson's Disease, including hyper-sexuality and compulsive gambling.

W5 uncovers shocking side effects of Mirapex, a drug used to treat Parkinson's Disease, including hyper-sexuality and compulsive gambling.

An Ontario judge has approved a class-action lawsuit by Parkinson’s patients who say a drug turned them into gambling addicts

A growing number of studies have linked a commonly-used medicine to excessive gambling, sex addiction and other compulsive behaviour in a minority of Parkinson’s sufferers.

An Ontario judge has approved to a class-action lawsuit by Parkinson’s patients who say a drug turned them into gambling addicts

New research has shown that reducing the dosage of dopamine agonist (DA) drugs, a mainstay treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD), sometimes causes acute withdrawal symptoms similar to those reported by cocaine addicts -- including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, sweating, nausea, generalized pain, fatigue, dizziness and drug cravings. These symptoms can be severe, and are not alleviated by ...

NAPLES — A retired dentist serving a 10-year prison term in a medical facility for molesting a teenager at Lely Barefoot Beach is now being sued by the teen and his parents. The lawsuit filed by John Doe and his parents against David Rees Sperry, 68, of Naples, seeks compensation for the sexual abuse of their son, a 14-year-old boy Sperry molested on April 3, 2007, on the nature trail at Lely ...