Vimpat(R) Approved In Europe - First New Epilepsy Treatment For Partial-Onset Seizures In Three Years (Medical News Today)

UCB announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Vimpat® (lacosamide) as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients with epilepsy aged 16 years and older.

Suicide Risk Of Certain Drugs Under FDA Investigation (PharmaceuticalOnline)

Federal investigators are currently investigating claims that certain drugs prescribed for asthma, controlling seizures or quitting smoking may be linked to a high risk of suicide.

Vimpat (lacosamide) approved in Europe (News-Medical-Net)

UCB announced today that the European Commission (EC) has approved Vimpat (lacosamide) as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients with epilepsy aged 16 years and older. Vimpat is the first new antiepileptic drug (AED) for partial-onset seizures in three years and offers a new treatment option for European patients living ...

Britain begins cancer vaccination program (UPI)

LONDON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Britain has started a nationwide program to inoculate girls against strains of human papilloma virus that can cause cervical cancer.

Father searched world to find help for his son (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

For the past three years, 13-year-old Majed Al-Blowi had been confined to his house.

Walking across U.S. highlights autism (The Kansas City Star)

Bobby Genese is wearing out the soles of his shoes, literally, to help families with autistic children.

Britain begins cancer vaccination program (Moldova.org)

Britain has started a nationwide program to inoculate girls against strains of human papilloma virus that can cause cervical cancer.Some parents have complained that the vaccination program -- which will initially target 600,000 girls starting at age 12 --- could put their daughters at risk of extreme reactions or make them more inclined to have sex at an early age, the Times of London reported ...

Childhood Measles Vaccine Doesn't Raise Autism Risk in Study (Bloomberg.com)

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine doesn't raise a child's risk for autism, according to a new study researchers say they hope will reduce fears among parents who have avoided giving the shots to their children.

Watch out for drug names that look, sound alike (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Take the generic drug clonidine for high blood pressure? Double-check that you didn't leave the drugstore with Klonopin for seizures, or the gout medicine colchicine. Mixing up drug names because they look or sound alike ? like this trio ? is among the most common types of medical mistakes, and it can be deadly. Now new efforts are aiming to stem the confusion, and make patients more aware of ...

Watch out for drug names that look, sound alike (AP via Yahoo! News)

Take the generic drug clonidine for high blood pressure? Double-check that you didn't leave the drugstore with Klonopin for seizures, or the gout medicine colchicine.

Enough Pseudoephredrine for $20 million of P

Friday, 5 September 2008, 12:15 pm Press Release: New Zealand Customs Service 4 September, 2008 Enough Pseudoephredrine for $20 million of P New Zealand Customs Service officers have seized 80-kilos of Contac ...

'Operation Bloodsucker' Leads To Arrests, Seizures

Two undercover operations targeting a drug-dealing gang in southeast San Diego resulted in 82 arrests and the seizure of more than $250,000 in drug money and hundreds of pounds of illegal narcotics, authorities ...

Park Township family supports pending bills addressing epilepsy

The Park Township 10 year old refuses to be stigmatized and is determined not to let the disease slow her down.

Drug users turn to tranquiliser diazepam

DrugScope said its annual survey of drug trends found that diazepam use had risen in 15 out of 20 towns monitored.

Not just no but no no no way

Name: Kel Location: Oklahoma, USA I'm 34 Mom to Britt 10 and Brae 9 , Married to my wonderful hubby for 13 years.

Home Seizures Surge

By Jerry Kronenberg, Boston Herald Sep. 3--Lenders took legal ownership of nearly 8,000 Massachusetts homes during 2008's first seven months -- more property titles than banks seized for mortgage nonpayment in ...

He is growing up in so many ways

Name: Kel Location: Oklahoma, USA I'm 34 Mom to Britt 10 and Brae 9 , Married to my wonderful hubby for 13 years.

Vimpat(R) Approved In Europe - First New Epilepsy Treatment For Partial-Onset Seizures In Three Years

UCB announced that the European Commission has approved Vimpat as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients with epilepsy aged 16 years ...

Drug users turning to Valium

CRACK cocaine and heroin users in Britain are consuming increasing amounts of the tranquiliser diazepam - better known as Valium - a drugs charity said.

Reconstructing Beki

"The happiest times in my life are when I am learning something or laughing," said Beki Propst, above, who suffers from epilepsy and a loss of memory from the first 47 years of her life.