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India Main Source of Counterfeit Medicines Seized in Europe

..., as witnessed by the sizeable figures relating to seizures of pharmaceutical products, 2.5 million items comp...EU has inevitably played a role in the increase in seizures made during 2006. A good example of the fruitful results of this cooperation is the successful ou...

Activists Urge Greater Medical Support for Gulf War Veterans Exposed to Sarin Gas

...ge and symptoms such as loss of memory, paralysis, seizures and respiratory problems. Turns out that over eight metric tons of sarin were released during the Khamisiyah demolitions. Still many scientists sounded skeptical. But last week a research funded by the defence department showed that even a low-leve...

Hot Flashes in Men Treated for Prostate Cancer Reduced by Non-hormonal Drug

...O -- Low doses of a drug used to prevent epileptic seizures and treat nerve pain caused by shingles, considera...he Food and Drug Administration to treat epileptic seizures in 1994, and pain from shingles in 2002. The ability of gabapentin to reduce hot flashes was first d...

Small Change Could Stop Epilepsy Seizures for Millions

...drugs most often prescribed to impede the terrible seizures associated with the illness. The least expensive...ealth Organization (WHO) for victims of convulsive seizures in poor countries, but has been otherwise shunned because it is thought to have more serious side-ef...

Millions of Children Denied Drug That Costs Less Than $3 a Year

... no treatment at all. As a result, they experience seizures and the psychological consequences of stigma and discrimination. Regrettably, most of these people, many of whom are children, could return to a normal life by taking a single daily dose of a drug (phenobarbital) that costs less than $3 (1.5; 2.2) ...

Anti-Epileptic Drug Intake May Result In Children With Mental Retardation

... a balance struck between the potential effects of seizures on the developing brain of fetuses and the effects...king this drug suddenly because that can result in seizures and, potentially, deaths." A Sanofi-Synthelabo spokeswoman was quoted: " The appropriate treatment...

Protein Reduction Ceases Alzheimer's Advancement in Mice

... production of tau was retarded, it helped prevent seizures and memory deficits associated with the disease. "Amazingly, even partial reduction of tau prevented memory problems and premature deaths in our Alzheimer mice," said Dr. Erik Roberson, assistant professor of neurology at UCSF. The present treatm...

A ‘Fit’ of Laughter Silenced by an Unusual Surgey

... type of epilepsy makes the victim suffer numerous seizures lasting 10 seconds each. The girl’s mother, Jessica Anderson, 23, said, "It was very frightening at first when we didn't know what was going on. She was smiling and grinding and laughing. It sounded very scary.” Anastasia's hypothalamus was home...

Animal Model of Disease may Be Helpful for Young Children With Epilepsy

...rd and stiffening of the body, arms, and legs. The seizures typically last one to five seconds and occur in clusters, ranging from two to 100 spasms at a time. There are few available treatments. In two studies, the authors report developing a mouse model of infantile spasms that produces effects closely r...

Norwegian Glacier Shrinks and Marine Life Poisoned as the Globe Warms

... shellfish tainted with the acid can cause nausea, seizures and even death. The state Department of Health Services issued a warning against eating sport-harvested shellfish, anchovies, sardines, and both sports-harvested and commercially caught lobsters and crabs. The warning came early this year. The ad...

Researchers Identified Genes Linked With Fever-related Seizures

...o new genes that are associated with fever-related seizures that occur in infancy and childhood, according to .../ “Identifying the genes responsible for febrile seizures could improve the understanding, treatment and even prevention of this disorder,” said study author ...

Scientists Identify Genes Activated During Learning and Memory

...neurons can lead to alarming consequences, such as seizures and epilepsy. But identifying and cataloging all the genes involved in learning is a daunting task. In the March 13 issue of BMC Neuroscience, Carnegie Mellon University scientists show how an innovative computational approach can provide a rapid way...

Hope For Epilepsy Patients

...ug Eslicarbazepine or ESL, promises elimination of seizures in 24 percent of patients (as per lab results) as .... Here patients with at least four partial-onset seizures per month (in spite of treatment with other medications) were administered ESL doses ranging between...

Stress Increases Inflammation in Pregnancy, Putting Women at Risk

...ion. If left untreated, preeclampsia can result in seizures or even coma during pregnancy. Uncontrolled preeclampsia can threaten the life of both the mother and the baby. 'Premature labor in itself in not so bad,' Coussons-Read said; rather, 'premature delivery is the problem as it can have lasting effects...

‘Drunk’ Doctors Misdiagnosis Proves Fatl

...and sadly only when the young man suffered serious seizures and fits, did the doctors call for CT brain scans and tests. By then it was too late. Scans revealed that Mealey was suffering from the rare brain-attacking virus herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) which affects just one in 500,000 people. After th...

Legal ‘high’ Drugs Declared Illegl

... can cause problems including agitation, vomiting, seizures and allergic reactions. The effects are similar to amphetamine and in extreme cases, may result in death, according to the agency. The drugs are sold under trade names such as Pep Twisted, Pep Stoned, Legal E, Nemesis, The Good Stuff and Euphoria....

Light-activated Compound May Be of Help for Epileptics in Future

...ck notes, it is most likely to help in cases where seizures consistently originate from the same brain region. Theoretically, doctors could keep a patient on regular doses of the new drug and implant a small fiber optic light in the dysfunctional region. The light would activate the drug only when seizure-l...

FDA Decision Encourages Lamictal Generics

...c drug indicated as adjunctive therapy for partial seizures in adults and pediatric patients. It is also appro...r conversion to monotherapy in adults with partial seizures who are receiving treatment with a single enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drug or valproate. In additi...

Simple Act of Brushing Your Teeth can Trigger an Epileptic Fit, Say Experts

... were discovered via MRI scans of the brain. The seizures were confirmed by video monitoring and found to oc...on] because the patient wanted to try and stop the seizures and not need medication, by the end of which the patient became seizure-free.” "The long-term solu...

FDA Warns of Deadly Results of Skin-numbing Creams

...atening side effects such as irregular heart beat, seizures and coma, and can slow or stop breathing. According to the FDA the unexpected side effects occur in both children and adults and when the anesthetic drug is used both for approved and unapproved conditions. Some of these drugs must be prescribed...

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