Fitness Watch (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Still think they know what a safe drug is to treat your overfatness? "Women who use the epilepsy drug topiramate (Topamax) during pregnancy are at risk for having a baby with a serious birth defect, investigators report in the journal Neurology." Think again. Problems with drugs show up years after they are on the market.
MSNBC.com: Nightly News (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
Aug. 6: At Camp Great Rock near Washington, D.C., kids with epilepsy spend the summer with others who have their condition – and feel empowered that their seizures don’t have to limit them. NBC’s Tiki Barber reports. (Nightly News)
Mind Hacks (Free subscription) | yesterday
This month's British Journal of Psychiatry includes a letter that gives an interesting insight into the relationship between the legendary Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh , the three doctors that variously treated him for his epilepsy and insanity, and some of his most famous paintings. Three medical doctors were involved with the treatment of van Gough: Dr Felix Rey (1867–1932), who diagnosed van...
Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kay Underwood, of Barrow Upon Soar in Leicestershire, England has cataplexy, a neurological condition often confused with epilepsy.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Seizures in neonates are usually caused by hypoxia and can increase risk of later epilepsy and cognitive impairment. Rakhade et al. induced hypoxic seizures in early postnatal rats to identify molecular changes that increase seizure susceptibility. Seizures increased the amplitude and frequency of miniature and spontaneous EPSCs mediated by AMPA receptors (AMPARs) within 1 h.
Planet Intertwingly (Free subscription) | yesterday
I just finished reading Trolls Among Us from The New York Time Magazine. I was struck most by this quote from Fortuny in which he explains how he feels justified in hacking the Epilepsy Foundation's web site with seizure inducing...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
ATHENS - Bill Draper makes a photocopy of his prescription every time he refills his anti-epilepsy medication. It's a safety measure he has grown accustomed to since the specific medication that kept him from having seizures was switched one day by a pharmacist to a generic version.
DTS (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
A syncope, a lipotimia and epilepsy, causing loss of consciousness. The first occurs when there is a brain disorder irrigation, as a result of trauma, heart or brain injuries. Also by poisoning. A strong emotion can trigger the lipotimia. When the child has recovered, you must have a medical examination. These are the steps to follow when they happen: Acosta the child face up with legs about 20 centimeters...
NewsObserver.com - Business (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Icagen, a Durham company working on an epilepsy drug and painkillers, cut its second-quarter losses in half, coming in just below analysts' expectations.
Monkeyfister (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Cool idea. There's a petition at EatTheView.org . I had a long, hard weekend. I don't want to talk about it. Suffice to say extreme heat, plus very necessary outdoor chores, plus epilepsy = bad things. MadSat was right. I knew it was coming. I lost most of Saturday and Sunday. I'm still not right, but at least I didn't fall anywhere hard. To Top Of Main Page
Medgadget (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
We recently profiled the work by NeuroVista, a company developing an implantable oncoming epileptic seizure detector. NeuroVista seems to be very secretive about its work, and their technology has yet to begin any clinical trials. In response to our NeuroVista story, we were contacted by NeuroPace, a Mountain View, California firm that's working on essentially the same problem, but is already wiring...
Ph articles (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
WHY PAY MORE? Tadalafil should not be taken more often than once every 24 hours. It is possible the returns Policy. 4 billion, far less than Pfizer’s blockbusters for cholesterol, pain, and epilepsy. Search MedTerms Dictionary for Health Definitions Medical Abbreviations. Questions or feedback regarding this site. The recommended dose is 10mg taken prior to anticipated sexual activity and without [...]...
Nature Publishing Group (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Mutations in protocadherin gene lead to female epilepsy and mental retardation Nature Clinical Practice Neurology 4, 408 (2008). doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0838
Newswise (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
A new study hints that people who have both alcohol problems and sleep problems - which often occur together -- might be helped by an epilepsy drug. The small study opens the door for further research on how to help alcohol-dependent people escape the Catch-22 of insomnia and drinking that often stands in the way of recovery.
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
A new study hints that people who have both alcohol problems and sleep problems -- which often occur together -- might be helped by an epilepsy drug. The study, which is small but was placebo-controlled, opens the door for further research on how to help alcohol-dependent people escape the Catch-22 of insomnia and drinking that often stands in the way of their recovery.
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euro puppy | 03/04/2008
Dogs and humans have more in common than originally thought. Now that we understand doggy genes..we might be able to save the human race!
