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Savvy Senior: How to Detect Parkinson's Disease

Dear Savvy Senior,

What are the early warning signs of Parkinson’s disease? I was just diagnosed with it after noticing hand tremors for nearly a year, but looking back, I’m wondering if I missed any other early warning signs.

Tremoring Tom

Dear Tom,

The Holy Grail in any progressive disease is to find it early enough to start effective treatment before irreversible damage has occurred. But...