News tagged with anticonvulsant
FDA to review first of 3 new weight loss drugs
(AP) -- Dieters, doctors and investors get their first extensive look at the first of a trio of new weight loss drugs this week. The hope is that the new drugs can succeed where many others have failed: delivering significant ...
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Jul 12, 2010 |
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Use of certain anticonvulsant medications may be associated with increased risk of suicide
An analysis of prescription and clinical claims data suggests that the use of certain anticonvulsant medications may be associated with an increased risk of suicide, attempted suicide or violent death, according to a study ...
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Apr 13, 2010 |
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Drug prevents seizure progression in model of epilepsy
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a new anticonvulsant compound that has the potential to stop the development of epilepsy. The findings are published in the March issue of the journal Epilepsia.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 04, 2009 |
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UA tests consumer water filters for contaminant removal
A University of Arizona study of pour-through and refrigerator water filtration devices and the chemicals they removed is scheduled for publication in the March issue of Good Housekeeping.
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Sydney river an 'open sewer'
One of Sydney’s major urban waterways – the Cooks River – is at times an "open sewer" carrying effluent containing pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, researchers have found, sparking calls ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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New direction for epilepsy treatment
If common anticonvulsant drugs fail to manage epileptic seizures, then perhaps the anti-inflammatory route is the way to go. That's according to Mattia Maroso and colleagues from the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 28, 2011 |
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2 drugs protect hearing better than 1
Whether on a battlefield, in a factory or at a rock concert, noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common hazards people face.
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Use of atypical antipsychotics in treatment of dementia declined after FDA warning
A warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration regarding the use of atypical antipsychotics for the treatment of dementia was associated with a significant decline in the use of these medications for treating dementia ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Attempting to predict epileptic seizure
While the causes of epileptic seizures continue to confound brain researchers, scientists have been exploring how changes in the coordinated activity of brain networks, as monitored through electrodes, might help predict ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Teens of epileptic moms display poor school performance
A large population-based study revealed that multiple antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) used by pregnant women to control seizures may cause poor school performance in their teenagers. The research team from Karolinska University ...
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Drug holds promise to halt debilitating condition of diabetes
A drug developed at the University of Kansas has the potential to stop a debilitating condition of diabetes that often leads to pain in the extremities and even amputations, KU researchers have found.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Women with breast cancer find relief for hot flashes with non-hormonal treatments
Many women enduring hot flashes experience the heat, sweat and reddened upper body as an uncomfortable inconvenience. However, hot flashes can greatly diminish a woman’s quality of life, disrupting sleep at night or causing ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Smoked cannabis reduces chronic pain
For people suffering chronic pain, smoked cannabis reduces pain, improves mood and helps sleep, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 30, 2010 |
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