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BEWARE! AED Safety Risks Withheld
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A study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that a fifth of U.S. neurologists appear unaware of serious drug safety risks associated with various anti-epilepsy drugs, potentially jeopardizing the health of patients who could be just as effectively treated with safer alternative medications.
The findings suggest that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs a better way to communicate information to specialists about newly discovered safety risks, the researchers say, since the warnings are in many cases not getting through to doctors making important prescribing decisions.
I Am Not a Camel … but I Do Have Epilepsy
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Here’s an excerpt of a successful woman’s odyssey through the world of epilepsy… It’s riveting.
Tags: afraid, Epilepsy, invalid, professional world, stupid, weirdo, workplace hazard
Epilepsy — Preventing Depression — Project UPLIFT
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It’s called Project UPLIFT (Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts). And eureka! It doesn’t include meds…
What’s more, this new study has proven successful in the prevention of depression in people diagnosed with epilepsy…
Tags: coping, depression, Epilepsy, interventions, mindfulness, positive techniques, prevention, Project UPLIFT, reduce seizures, worry
Only Days Left to Make Epilepsy Awareness a Reality — Take Action!
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Only Days Left to Make Epilepsy Awareness a Reality — Take Action!
Please call, email, Facebook, tweet and/or visit Speaker Boehner and Representative Upton. We need to ensure that RAISE is passed by the end of the year.
With 107 cosponsors, House Resolution 298 (the RAISE Resolution) has come a long way, but this important legislation is only a few days away from “dying in committee”. The bill needs to be released from committee before it can be voted on and passed…
Tags: call, congress, email, epilepsy awareness, Facebook, important legislation, RAISE Resolution, Representative Upton, Speaker Boehner, tweet, visit
Three Things You Need To Know About The New Obamacare Rules
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) have outlined the new proposed rules, which instruct insurers, providers, and governmental institutions on how they must proceed in implementing Obamacare measures — ranging from a ban on discriminating against Americans with pre-existing medical conditions to public wellness initiatives such as coverage for employees’ gym use. Here are the three most important things you need to know about the new rules…
Forgive Me…
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If I was slow to answer your questions or queries, I’m very sorry. I never meant to let you down.
A Marriage Made in Heaven — The Epilepsy Foundation and epilepsy.com Unite!
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It’s official. The EFA and epilepsy.com are merging. And you can break out the wedding cake on January 1, 2013 to celebrate!
Once merged, the Epilepsy Therapy Project and the Epilepsy Foundation will focus scientific research and clinical medicine on the most important goal – new therapies, better control and a national call to action on behalf of everyone living with epilepsy…
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