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Parkinson’s: An Industrial Age Disease

The first literature mentioning the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease are James Parkinson’s own writings in the year 1817. Dan Grossman examines the connections between a disease which came to light with the advent of the industrial revolution to possible metal and chemical manufacturing causes, and the current research.

The first literature mentioning the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease are James Parkinson’s own writings in the year 1817. Dan Grossman examines the connections between a disease which came to light with the advent of the industrial revolution to possible metal and chemical manufacturing causes, and the current research.