The risk of an ear piercing becoming infected is highest during warm weather and shortly after the piercing has taken place. The risk of infection can be reduced by stringent after-care of a new piercing, including daily cleaning and applying saline to the pierced area.
Back to Top. Carbidopa/levodopa is a prescription medication used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It is also used to treat Parkinson's-like symptoms that may develop after encephalitis (swelling of the brain) or injury to the nervous system caused by carbon monoxide poisoning or manganese poisoning.
1 While levodopa is converted in the brain into dopamine, dopamine agonists actually mimic the effects of dopamine without having to be converted. 2  Apart from Carbidopa-Levodopa, dopamine agonists are often the first medication prescribed to treat PD, but can also be used in later stages of PD with carbidopa/levodopa.