Hand tremors may be just one of the signs of Parkinson’s disease. Every April 11th (next Tuesday, World Awareness Day about this health problem), there is an opportunity to bring more visibility, reduce stigmas and, thus, promote prevention. The date is one of the most important this week, and is featured on the Today is Day board. Journalistic products and EBC programs are based on informing and discussing Parkinson’s disease in order to promote this public health issue. In the materials, experts explain that the problem is caused by the loss of neurons that produce dopamine in the brain. Even without a cure, doctors argue that the sooner treatment is started, the better the results can be. Almost a decade ago, the program Caminhos da Reportagem, on TV Brasil, highlighted the story of Colonel aviator Carlos Patto, from the Air Force, who, at first, had a moment of denial when he learned of the diagnosis of Parkinson’s, when he was 43 years old. . Afterwards, he explains that he started to comply with the doctors’ recommendations to face the disease and reduce its damage. Check out this and other stories of overcoming challenges in Caminhos da Reportagem, which aired in 2014, below: brought an estimate that at least 200,000 people had the disease in Brazil. He highlighted that it is a chronic and progressive health problem, and it is the second most recurrent neurodegenerative disease in the world, behind only Alzheimer’s disease. The doctor explains that, although there is no cure, there are treatments to improve the patient’s life condition. The disease is related to a lack of dopamine, a neurotransmitter “related to motor and emotional functions”. Therefore, the lack of this substance causes harm to the person. The specialist explains that the disease may have a genetic origin. Among the symptoms, slowness of movement, difficulty walking, imbalance, postural instability, muscle stiffness, changes in speech and swallowing, problems with movements such as writing, depression and tremors of the limbs at rest may be linked to the disease. “A characteristic is to start on one side”, says the doctor in the interview. Check out the full program below: Another reference to understand more about the disease was shown in 2018, on the Bate-Papo Ponto Com program, which aired on EBC Radios and on the web: Since the lightness of the diagnosis can make all the difference , science has been a source of EBC vehicles, as shown by TV Brasil last year, in which students developed a different method of diagnosis, or in signal recognition processes, as highlighted by special materials from EBC Radios. Agência Brasil has been detailing each of the discoveries and advances about the disease. Check out some of these news below: Study identifies substance that may contain Parkinson’s advance Fiocruz incorporates technology to manufacture medicine for Parkinson’s Stimulation of the vagus nerve improves the gait of patients with Parkinson’s Memory of the stars This week we also remember the contributions of radio stars and dramaturgy Brazilian, like actress Vida Alves, who was born on April 15, 1928 (95 years ago). She died in 2017. The star starred in the first kiss on TV, along with colleague Walter Foster, in the soap opera Sua Vida me Pertence (1951). Agência Brasil recalled her career when it announced the death of the actress. Her daughter, Thais Alves, fights to preserve the television memory of those times, including her mother’s historical trajectory. Check below an excerpt of the interview with Thais by Agência Brasil, which can be read in full here: The same April 15th also marks the 10th anniversary of the death of the historic actress Cleyde Yáconis. She performed on stage for over 50 years and founded the Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia. A gun is not a toy It is also on April 15th that an annual date is set aside to promote children’s disarmament. The theme discusses the sale and purchase of toy weapons for children, a factor that can promote a culture of violence, especially if combined with other violent stimuli that occur socially. This is what Maria Ângela Barbato Carneiro, coordinator of the Center for Culture and Play Research at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), explains in an interview with Agência Brasil, in 2013. To detail the concept of this Child Disarmament Day , the program Tarde Nacional interviewed civil lawyer and master in civil procedural law Ana Carolina Victalino in 2021. Check out the weekly list* of Hoje é Dia with dates, historical facts and holidays: April 9 to 15, 2023 9 Death of the artist Augusto Rodrigues (30 years old) Birth of Rio de Janeiro composer and broadcaster Evaldo Rui Barbosa (110 years old) – Head of the disco at Rádio Nacional Death of French Renaissance writer, priest and doctor François Rabelais (470 years old) – Remained for posterity as the author of the comic masterpieces Pantagruel and Gargantua, which explored popular legends, farces and romances, well wrote classic works Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq comes to an end (20 years) Series of protests and repression known as Bogotazo, in the city of Bogotá, triggered by the death of candidate for president of Colombia, Jorge Eliéser Gaitán (75 years old) Easter (date can be changed) 10 Birth of singer, composer and guitarist Mário de Souza Marques Filho, known as Noite Ilustrada (95 years old) – in 1958 , hired by Rádio Nacional and TV Paulista Nascimento of coach and former soccer player from São Paulo Roberto Carlos (50 years old) – was world champion with Brazil in the 2002 World Cup 11 Release of the film Carandiru (20 years old) Dia Mundial de Parkinson’s Disease Awareness 12 Birth of lyric singer, Spanish soprano María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch, to Montserrat Caballé (90 years old) 13 Birth of philosopher, politician, botanist and paleontologist Thomas Jefferson (280 years old) – third President of the United States States (1801-1809), and the main author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) of the United States of America Brazilian National Anthem Day Kiss Day 14 Genome Project is considered complete, with 99.99% accuracy (20 years) Day Mundial do Café 15 Death of actress Cleyde Yáconis from São Paulo (10 years old) Birth of actress Vida Alves from Minas Gerais (95 years old) Birth of composer and conductor from Rio de Janeiro Francisco Braga (155 years old) – his name was marked in the history of Brazilian music as composer of the Anthem to the Flag, which received verses from the poet Olavo Bilac World Designer’s Day – the date was created to commemorate Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday National Child Disarmament Day National Soil Conservation Day , by the Collection Management of Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC), which brings themes related to culture, history, science and personalities, always highlighting national and regional landmarks. 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