if you have critical illness insurance and are diagnosed with PD, inform your insurers at once, even if not planning to claim immediately - otherwise when you do claim it may be rejected. That goes for any other "critical illness" on the insurer's list also. Amanda > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:33:56 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Biomarkers for PD Identified > To: [log in to unmask] > > From the article: > "“Parkinson’s disease is second most common neurodegenerative disease among > older adults and there is widespread recognition that early detection would > allow treatment that could slow its progression,” said Robert Nagele, PhD, > a professor of medicine at UMDNJ-SOM and the founder of Durin Technologies, > Inc." > > And what would those progression-slowing treatments be, pray tell? > > One thing about an accurate test for PD: it allows insurers to know even > better that they don't want you. > > Those who suspect they have PD should carefully think over their insurance > needs and seek to get their insurance in place before a diagnosis of PD is > established. > > Kathleen > > > On 23 February 2012 18:08, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > http://www.healthcanal.com/mental-health-behavior/26930-Possible-Biomarkers-for-Parkinsons-Disease-Identified.html > > > > Ray > > Rayilyn Brown > > Past Director AZNPF > > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > [log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn