'Sick act' slur of DJ riles Fox.Byline: By RYAN PARRY A RADIO host has angered Michael J Fox for suggesting he exaggerated his Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson's disease. in a TV ad supporting embryonic stem cell Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of an early stage embryo known as a blastocyst. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4-5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50-150 cells. ES cells are pluripotent. research. US "shock jock shock jock n. Informal A host of a shock radio program. [shock (radio) + (disc) jock(ey).] " Rush Limbaugh said the Back To The Future star's shakes were "purely an act or he was off his medication" for effect. Fox, 45, was forced to quit movies and TV by his condition six years ago and created his own Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Right-wing Limbaugh said he would apologise if he were wrong about the ad Fox made for a Democrat campaign seen on YouTube. But the DJ insisted: "He is exaggerating ... it's really shameless." Fox and experts said he was "misinformed". CAPTION(S): SHAKES: Michael J |
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