Understanding Parkinson’s disease

Millions of people throughout the world suffer every year from chronic allergies; these can be allergies from their pets, to dust and spores. A recent study has shown that these people who suffer from chronic allergies are up to three times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease at some time in their life.

Sufferers of allergic rhinitis which is an allergy in which the sufferer seems to have a permanent cold appear to be at much greater risk of developing Parkinson’s. The research conducted gathered information which showed a link to conditions which cause inflammation and breakdown of brain cells and found a decidedly big increase in cell death in people suffering from rhinitis. (more…)