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Malaria strikes Munger tribals

...rebral malaria,which if not treated can lead on to convulsions coma and death within 24 hours....

Helping the neurology of kidney failure

...ke fatigue, apathy, emotional instability and even convulsions and coma. // Researchers at the University of California at Irvine have learned more of the origin of the neurological problems in kidney failure using laboratory rats. They find that nitric oxide - a molecule which acts as a chemical signal - inte...

A boon to epileptics

...g the seizure.The other, more serious seizures are convulsions or "grand mals", which can strike without warning and cause unconsciousness and jerking movements. severity of seizures suffered. Magnetic stimulation has also been used in the field of mental health where recent research has found it to alleviate s...

Antidepressants Late In Pregnancy Harmful to Unborn Baby

...the baby right after birth), respiratory distress, convulsions and hypoglycemia for those babies who were exposed to antidepressants in the womb. Specialists say the use of tricyclic drugs seemed to cause more problems than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.While some of the negative health effects suffer...

Pros and Cons of Therapy for Lead Exposure

...re from peeling lead-based paint can lead to coma, convulsions and even death. At lower levels, lead exposure causes attention deficits, delinquency and difficulty regulating emotions and can lower IQ scores at a rate of about one IQ point per microgram/deciliter of exposure. The study used rats -- whose menta...

Epileptic Drug Found To Be Efficient As A Single Therapy

...ticipants who had suffered at least two attacks of convulsions in the last year to the drug levetiracetam or to controlled release carbamazepine which is considered as the usual therapy for epilepsy. Generally levetiracetam is used in combination with other drugs. But this is the first time it was tested as a ...

Consumers Warned of Tainted Raw Milk Sold by Butler County Dairy

...eadache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance or convulsions can occur. Infected pregnant women may experience only a mild, flu-like illness, but infections during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage or stillbirth. Symptoms of Listeriosis can appear in four days to three weeks. Source-Generef/B...