Michael J. Fox named honorary doctor in Sweden for raising funds, awareness for Parkinson's disease

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Michael J. Fox named honorary doctor in Sweden

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100305/ap_en_ce/eu_people_sweden_michael_fox



AP – Canadian actor Michael J. Fox speaks during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver

Fri Mar 5, 10:38 am ET

STOCKHOLM – Sweden's Karolinska institute says it will give an honorary degree of medicine to Canadian-American actor Michael J. Fox for his work to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson's disease.

The institute, which awards the annual Nobel Prize in medicine, says the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has since 2000 given more than $175 million to research aimed at developing drugs against the disease.

Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991. The disease is a progressive neurological condition that impairs the motor skills.

Karolinska says Fox will receive the doctorate in a ceremony in New York on Friday.

[polly7]

1. Michael Fox has worked relentlessly for Parkinson's Research

and I'm so glad to see him rewarded for it. My grandfather suffered from it for years, it's devastating to watch them deteriorate. I hope he's able to manage his better than the doctors could then.

[SidDithers]

2. Congratulations Mike!!!...nt

Sid