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Basic Facts and Statistics About Lupus
Published July 9, 2009, 1:07 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News
In response to a recent increase in media interest in lupus, the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is providing a fact sheet about the disease. For additional information, please visit the LFA website at www.lupus.org.
Single gene mutation behind catastrophic epilepsy
Published July 8, 2009, 10:23 pm, New Kerala
Washington, July 8 : Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found a mutation in a single gene to be responsible for catastrophic epilepsy - characterized by severe muscle spasms, persistent seizures, mental retardation and sometimes autism.
Epilepsy Victims Remain Deserted
Published July 8, 2009, 2:12 pm, Deepika
Epilepsy poses a burden to India having a huge population of 110 crores. There are 12 million people with epilepsy alive in India. This is similar to a population of Norway or Sweden.
Single Gene Mutation Responsible For “Catastrophic Epilepsy”
Published July 8, 2009, 1:14 pm, redOrbit
Catastrophic epilepsy – characterized by severe muscle spasms, persistent seizures, mental retardation and sometimes autism – results from a mutation in a single gene, said Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.The BCM department of neurology team replicated the defect in mice, developing a mouse model ...
'Catastrophic Epilepsy' Caused By Single Gene Mutation
Published July 8, 2009, 9:16 am, Medical News Today
Catastrophic epilepsy - characterized by severe muscle spasms, persistent seizures, mental retardation and sometimes autism - results from a mutation in a single gene, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
What should I do if my child gets headaches?
Published July 8, 2009, 7:50 am, The Tampa Tribune
Most headaches among children are benign and disappear as the child gets older, but still warrant a doctor's attention.
Effingham Events
Published July 8, 2009, 3:39 am, Savannah Morning News
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Single Gene Mutation Responsible For 'Catastrophic Epilepsy'
Published July 7, 2009, 8:23 pm, Science Daily
Catastrophic epilepsy -- characterized by severe muscle spasms, persistent seizures, mental retardation and sometimes autism -- results from a mutation in a single gene, researchers report.
Facts and Safety Tips in and Around Water
Published July 7, 2009, 1:29 pm, Newswise
Childhood drownings and near-drownings can happen in a matter of seconds and typically occur when a child is left unattended or during a brief lapse in supervision. Two minutes after submersion, a child will lose consciousness. Irreversible brain damage occurs after four to six minutes and determines the immediate and long-term survival of a child.
After coping with disease alone, woman helping others
Published July 5, 2009, 11:23 pm, Grand Island Independent
Melissa Hall went through her struggle with the rare disease chiari malformation alone.
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