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The use of Ginkgo, Prozac and Focalin as a "treatment" for Down syndrome

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 year ago: A statement from Down Syndrome Education International (and others): A combination of drugs recommen … more →

Tags: Charities, Learning Disability, scientific research, therapeutic treatments, Down Syndrome, Down Syndrome Education International, Ginkgo, prozac, Focalin

A cure for Down's syndrome?7 comments

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 year ago: An interesting question has been posed on the End Down Syndrome blog that has got me thinking: … more →

Tags: ethics, scientific research, therapeutic treatments, Down Syndrome, 31 for 21, Cure, Gene therapy

Could Alzheimer's drug help those with Down's syndrome?

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 year ago: According to a report in the Belleville News Democrat, a new study is underway to test whether drugs … more →

Tags: Learning Disability, scientific research, therapeutic treatments, Down Syndrome, Alzheimer's, Dr. John Boeren

A quick look at pentylenetetrazole3 comments

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 year ago: I recently mentioned some research that had indicated that a drug called pentylenetetrazole, or PTZ, … more →

Tags: scientific research, therapeutic treatments, Down Syndrome, 31 for 21, pentylenetetrazole, PTZ, Gingko biloba, bilobalide

MS Drug Research Said to be 8-Billion Dollar Market

travelgimp wrote 1 year ago: From Resarch and Markets Want to invest in a market beleived to currently be worth 8-Billion dollars … more →

Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, ms research, drug research, Investments, MS drugs, pharmaceutical research

FDA Releases Tysabri Statement to Medical Professionals

travelgimp wrote 1 year ago: From FDA News Release There’s really no new information in this statement, but it’s the … more →

Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, tysabri, FDA

New PML Cases in Tysabri Patients Not a Surprise to Doctors

travelgimp wrote 1 year ago: From PR Newswire release A group of M.D.s says those the two, new cases of the brain disease PML tha … more →

Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, tysabri, PML, Medpredict

Despite Problems, Tysabri is Predicted to Have "Blockbuster" sales

travelgimp wrote 1 year ago: From pharmiweb.com The health care research firm Avos Life Sciences, which studies evolving drug mar … more →

Tags: tysabri, Multiple scleroris, Avós

European Officials now Assessing Tysabri Linked Brain Disease Cases

travelgimp wrote 1 year ago: From Reuters The European Medicines Agency says it will investigate the two cases of PML reported tw … more →

Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, tysabri, european medicines aency, PML

A breakthrough in treatment research?

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 year ago: News that scientists have been able to create stem cells to enable the testing of treatments for a v … more →

Tags: scientific research, therapeutic treatments, Down Syndrome, Stem cells, Surveys

New Flu Vaccines Given the Green-Light

travelgimp wrote 1 year ago: From the FDA Vaccines for the 2008-2009 flu season will have all 3 of the strains they contain updat … more →

Tags: flu, flu vaccine, FDA

Tysabri's Manufacturer Defends Its Drug1 comment

travelgimp wrote 1 year ago: Biogen Idec says Tysabri will remain on the market, despite the two cases of PML that were revealed … more →

Tags: tysabri, Biogen, Biogen Idec

Two More Tysabri Patients Have Developed Brain Disease

travelgimp wrote 1 year ago: From the Boston Globe and the SEC web site The first cases of a rare brain disease have been diagnos … more →

Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, tysabri, Biogen, Biogen Idec

FDA Says Monitor Heart Function of MS Patients Using Mitoxantrone

travelgimp wrote 1 year ago: It’s not a new recommendation, just a reminder, but the FDA says health professionals should m … more →

Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, mitoxantrone

A quick look at the Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus1 comment

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 year ago: In my investigation of further information on Down’s syndrome I’ve been reading afair bi … more →

Tags: Politics, scientific research, therapeutic treatments, Support & Services, Down Syndrome, Down Syndrome Caucus, Parliament

Of mice and men and magical drugs

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 1 year ago: Three interesting news reports relating to Down’s syndrome this weekend. First up, Scotland on … more →

Tags: Screening, scientific research, Termination, therapeutic treatments, Down Syndrome, Surveys, Drugs Testing, Abortion

Vasogen's Heart Stops

warrenh wrote 1 year ago: Mississauga, Ontario – Rumours that Toronto-based Vasogen Incorporated’s new Celacade tr … more →

Tags: medical innovation, humans changing the world, Pharmaceuticals, Medicine, human manipulation of nature, Human Interest Stories, Companies, Drug Companies, Vasogen Inc

Ouch... Aha !5 comments

Alexander Zoltai wrote 1 year ago: As I approach the end of the drug treatment for Hepatitis C, I feel pretty much like that image—fact … more →

Tags: Hepatitis C, Pain, Spiritual, Prison, spiritual capacity, Freedom

Shell Shock, Electric Shock Therapy and Hysterics - Another week in the life of an MA student...

Karan wrote 1 year ago: So, another busy week spent thinking far too hard about things that should have by rights melted my … more →

Tags: Books, master's degree, Anna Snaith, anti-psychiatry, asylums, Dr W.H.R. Rivers, equus, Freud, Gender Constructs


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