Table of Contents
Note to Readers ix
Glossary xi
Abbreviations xiii
Introduction 1
Part 1 A Formidable Disease
1 Six Men in London: The Discovery of a New Disease and Its Causes 11
2 A Man-Made Pandemic: How Chemicals Have Fueled the Onslaught 31
3 Vanquishing Indifference: Lessons from the Fights Against Polio, HIV/AIDS, and Breast Cancer 45
Part 2 The Pact-Preventing, Advocating, Caring, and Treating
4 Before It Starts: The Urgency of Banning Specific Pesticides to Lower Our Risk 65
5 Cleaning Up: How Solvents and Contaminated Groundwater Spread the Disease 83
6 Protecting Ourselves: The Role of Head Trauma, Exercise, and Diet 97
7 Taking Care: Helping Those Who Bear the Parkinson's Burden 109
8 Hope on the Horizon: The Promise of New Treatments 131
9 Taking Charge: The Policies and Research Funding We Need 147
Part 3 A Prescription for Action
10 Within Our Reach: How We Can End Parkinson's 169
A Prescription for Action 190
Resources 202
Disclosures 209
Acknowledgments 213
Notes 219
Index 303