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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I wrote to you about six months ago about trigeminal neuralgia but haven't seen a reply.

Dear Dr. Donohue: I wrote to you about six months ago about trigeminal neuralgia but haven't seen a reply.

July 10, 2008 - An expert advisory panel on Thursday backed away from an FDA proposal to place strong new warnings of suicide risk on the packaging of 11 common epilepsy drugs.

Molecular Profiles created a poster that demonstrates the efficacy of its "nanoPASS" technique to characterize an active pharmaceutical ingredient's surface energy.

Contact Information: Fiona Robinson The Scott Partnership Phone: +44 1477 539539 E-mail: molecular@scottpr.com Claire Madden-Smith Molecular Profiles Ltd Phone: +44 115 871 8888 Email: cmadden@molprofiles.co.uk ...

Main Category: Epilepsy Also Included In: Genetics Article Date: 20 Jun 2008 - 5:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Researchers in Victoria, Australia have developed a new genetic test ...

Welcome to the NLH's Primary Care Question Answering Service. This pilot service has been created to help members of the primary care teams of England get answers to their clinical questions.

“Right now there is no research out there that shows there's any harmful health effect from the components we found at very low levels”

City testing of Chicago's drinking water has turned up small amounts of a man-made drug and the insect repellent DEET, but officials said Friday that city water is safe to drink. via Cbs2chicago.com

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Boston lawyer Michelle Moor has sued former employer Bingham McCutchen, saying they failed to investigate her allegation that she was drugged at a company party. via GroundReport.com

Bone loss may increase significantly in the short term in premenopausal women with epilepsy who take the drug phenytoin, but not other major antiepileptic drugs, researchers report in Neurology . via Journal Watch - Medicine that Matters

An analytical method was developed to analyze eight psychoactive pharmaceuticals - including the antiepileptic carbamazepine, the opiates morphine, codeine, dihydrocodeine, the opiode tramadol, and the ... via Environmental Science & Tech.

“This is a significant amount of bone loss and raises serious concerns about the long-term effects of taking phenytoin in young women with epilepsy”

Young women who suffer from epilepsy may want to steer clear of the drug phenytoin . via WIAT-TV Birmingham

“This is a significant amount of bone loss and raises serious concerns about the long-term effects of taking phenytoin in young women with epilepsy”

NEW YORK - Treatment with the anti-seizure medication phenytoin appears to lead to the loss of bone mineral density at the hip in young women, whereas treatment with other antiepileptic agents, such as ... via Reuters

“This is one of the first prospective studies to examine the long-term effects of common epilepsy drugs on rates of bone loss in young women.”

Young women who took the commonly used epilepsy drug phenytoin for one year showed significant bone loss compared to women taking other epilepsy drugs, according to a study published in the April 29, 2008, ... via Newswise

“Our early findings show breastfeeding during anti-epilepsy drug treatment doesn't appear to have a negative impact on a child's cognitive ability”

Though the findings are preliminary, researchers believe there's a good chance that anti-seizure medications taken by breastfeeding mothers will not harm their babies. via Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs

Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry , Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan, Water Quality Team, Water Environment Research ... via Environmental Science & Tech.

Drug Assessment Based on Detection of L S. M. Zakir Hossain , *† Hiroaki Shinohara , *‡§ and Hiromi Kitano †∥ Course of Advanced Nano and Biosciences and Course of Biological ... via Today's Chemist At Work

“Dihydrocodeine is not prescribed to children under the age of four; if it is recommended, the dose would be four times less than one of these tablets.”

A WOMAN was yesterday found guilty of drugging a two-year-old girl as she lay ill in hospital. via Scotsman.com

Key findingsHere are some of the key test results obtained by the AP: Officials in Philadelphia said testing there discovered 56 pharmaceuticals or byproducts in treated drinking water, including medicines for ... via Amicor.blogspot.com

“While all patients treated with carbamazepine are at risk of these skin reactions, the risk is approximately 10 times higher in Asian countries than in Western countries.”

Health Canada has issued an advisory concerning carbamazepine, a drug commonly used to treat epilepsy, mania, bipolar disorder and trigeminal neuralgia, a facial condition. via CBC