Epilepsy NewsNews on Epilepsy continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.One day at a time'- June 30, 2008 Kathrine Irvine weighs pre-sliced turnips on a scale as she and her husband, Troy, prepare Max's lunch Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/health/epilepsy/2008/06/one-day-at-a-time?fromrss=1 Meeting set on Depakote label- June 28, 2008 Advisory panels to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet July 10 to discuss whether new warnings need to be issued for a popular class of epilepsy drugs that includes Abbott Laboratories ' Depakote.http://www.topix.net/health/epilepsy/2008/06/meeting-set-on-depakote-label?fromrss=1 A New Approach To Epilepsy Treatment Takes Its First Steps- June 26, 2008 The most prestigious funding body in the world for epilepsy has financially backed Australian research into new approaches to treat the condition.http://www.topix.net/health/epilepsy/2008/06/a-new-approach-to-epilepsy-treatment-takes-it... Got Epilepsy Take Medication as Directed- June 24, 2008 June 19, 2008 -- Here's notice to persons with epilepsy : Not taking medication to control seizures could be deadly.http://www.topix.net/health/epilepsy/2008/06/got-epilepsy-take-medication-as-directed?from... Dynamin drug discovery team win prestigious international epilepsy grant- June 22, 2008 " The Dynamin Drug Discovery Program represents an extensive collaboration between Professor Phil Robinson, CMRI , Associate Professor Adam McCluskey, University of Newcastle , Associate Professor Terence ...http://www.topix.net/health/epilepsy/2008/06/dynamin-drug-discovery-team-win-prestigious-i... Epilepsy battler Steve builds a new life- June 21, 2008 BUILDING HIS FUTURE: Blenheim builder Steve Taylor wants fellow epileptics to follow his lead and not give up on looking for solutions.http://www.topix.net/health/epilepsy/2008/06/epilepsy-battler-steve-builds-a-new-life?from... Sepracor epilepsy drug cuts seizures in studies- June 19, 2008 Sepracor Inc said on Thursday late-stage studies of its experimental epilepsy treatment showed a significant reduction in partial seizures when the product was given along with other epilepsy drugs.http://www.topix.net/health/epilepsy/2008/06/sepracor-epilepsy-drug-cuts-seizures-in-studi... Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk- June 19, 2008 People with epilepsy are up to three times more likely to die if they fail to take their seizure medication regularly, according to a new study.http://www.topix.net/health/epilepsy/2008/06/failure-to-take-seizure-drugs-boosts-death-ri... Possible link between different forms of epilepsy found- June 18, 2008 Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have identified what may be the first known common denominator underlying inherited and sporadic epilepsy - a disruption in an ion channel called the BK channel.http://www.topix.net/health/epilepsy/2008/06/possible-link-between-different-forms-of-epil... Suicidal tendencies associated with epilepsy drugs: review- June 16, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Epilepsy drugs are associated with a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, U.S. regulatory reviewers said in an analysis released on Wednesday."The effect appears consistent among the group of 11 drugs" that were reviewed, according to a summary from statistical reviewers at the Food and Drug Administration. There were about two more cases per every 1,000 patients given the drugs instead of a placebo, the FDA staff said in its latest review.Epilepsy drugs include..http://www.topix.net/health/epilepsy/2008/06/suicidal-tendencies-associated-with-epilepsy-... |