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Clinical Trials — International Database
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There’s a whole treasure trove of clinical trials information now available as a free service of the National Institutes of Health, developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
ClinicalTrials.gov is a web-based resource that provides patients, family members, health care professionals, researchers, and the public with easy access to information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies on a wide range of diseases and conditions.
Presently, there are 131,167 studies with locations in 179 countries, including the U.S. Studies are easy to search for by topic and location.
Tags: active, clinical trials, completed, conditions, database, devices, diseases, drugs, free, international, interventions, medical products, procedures, recruiting, results
Keppra – A New Breakthrough
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Recently, the FDA approved the very first 3D-printed medication.
3D printing has taken the world by storm, and although it may sound like science fiction, it’s here to stay.
And the pharmaceutical industry is getting in on this innovative technology.
Epilepsy and Birth Control
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Figuring out birth control with epilepsy meds can be a challenge at best.
How will your AEDs affect your birth control? Will your birth control lessen the effectiveness of your meds?
Tags: birth control, birth control pills, complications, dangers, implant, IUD, mini pills, non hormonal, safety, seizures, side effects, skin patches, vaginal ring
Unsafe Gluten Food List
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For those who suffer from celiac disease, here’s a run-down on the foods that should be on your no-no list:
Acupuncture for Epilepsy — Pros and Cons
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Acupuncture, which as been part of China’s medical heritage for over 3,000 years, was introduced into the United States and Canada in the 1970’s.
Since that time, it’s become one of the most frequently requested of the complementary therapies (to be used in conjunction with conventional medicine or other treatments.)
What do Stevie Nicks and Whitney Houston Have In Common?
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Seventies-era rock star Stevie Nicks is the poster girl for the perils of Klonopin addiction.
Whitney Houston ‘s death at 48, has raised the specter that she was taking Xanax (alprazolam) at the time she died.
What both situations have in common is that they were taking drugs in the benzodiazepine family.
And when it comes to prescription drugs that are able to destroy you, it’s hard to top the benzodiazepines.
Tags: Benzodiazepines, drug abusers, Hollywood, Klonopin, Margaux Hemingway, Stevie Nicks, Wall Street, Whitney Houston, Xanax
NEW Anti-Epilepsy Drugs
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As an orphan drug, you can see why epilepsy isn’t way up front in the funding department.
But, miraculously, there are 7 new drugs that have come down the line.
Here’s a brief summary of each…
Tags: Banzel, Onfi, Peganone, Perampanel, Potiga, Sabril, Viibryd
Epilepsy and Psychosis – Is It Genetic?
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Just as epilepsy is called “a storm in the brain,” psychosis might be viewed as “a lightning strike” to the brain.
Both have to do with havoc in the brain, but one’s a neurological issue and the other is a mental illness.
Totally different ballgames, right?
Maybe not, says new research which focuses on the genetic connection.
Tags: Abilify (aripiprazole), common origins, Epilepsy, genetic connection, Geodon (ziprasidone), Ictal psychosis, link, mental illness, Moban (molindone), neurological issue, post-ictal, pre-ictal, psychosis, Risperidal (rispiridone), Seroquel (quetiapine), Thorazine (chlorpromazine) and Mellaril (thioridazine), toxic effects, twice the risk, Zyprexa (olanzapine)
Dravet Syndrome — New Hope Through Research
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Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy was first described by Dravet in 1978.
In 1992, Dravet and colleagues found at least 172 published cases. Since then there have been numerous new cases.
Dravet Syndrome, also known as Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI), is a rare and catastrophic form of intractable epilepsy that begins in infancy.
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