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FDA APPROVES MEDTRONIC ACTIVA SYSTEM FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS Medtronic Inc. confirmed on Monday that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Activa Parkinson's Control Therapy system, which clears the system for the treatment of stiffness, slowness and shaking in late-stage Parkinson's disease patients. http://neurology.medscape.com/47109.rhtml?srcmp=neur-011802 <a href="http://neurology.medscape.com/47109.rhtml?srcmp=neur-011802"> Read it Here</a> -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD "Ask the Parkinson Dietitian" http://www.parkinson.org/ Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's disease" http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn