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NHGRI Seeks DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medical Use
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:45:00 -0400
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today awarded more than $20 million in grants to develop innovative sequencing technologies inexpensive and efficient enough to sequence a person's DNA as a routine part of biomedical research and health care.
Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0400
The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Instead, most victims succumbed to bacterial pneumonia following influenza virus infection. The pneumonia was caused when bacteria that normally inhabit the nose and throat invaded the lungs along a pathway created when the virus destroyed the cells that line the bronchial tubes and lungs.
Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:25:00 -0400
The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells. Researchers supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, found an association between the disorder and variation in two genes that make components of channels that manage the flow of the elements into and out of cells, including neurons.

CNN.com - Health

Is your kid really gifted? Probably not
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:58:38 -0400
Did your child walk and talk early? Does she have a brain like a sponge? Scribble magnificently? Love learning? Ask questions that leave you marveling (and scrambling to Google an answer)? Wow, clearly she's a genius! Or, um, maybe not.
Doctor dives in to repair Torres' shoulder
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:58:51 -0400
A nagging injury almost kept 41-year-old Dara Torres from competing in her fifth Olympics in Beijing, China. Instead she swam through the pain to capture three silver medals.

 

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Charge-The experience of Epilepsy - Aims to promote social understanding and acceptance of this disease by demystifying the processes in the human brain which lead to seizure. Includes a bulletin board.
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Comprehensive Epilepsy Center - University of Chicago - Information on epilepsy and seizure disorders from the Neurology program.
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eMedicine Health - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of seizures.
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Epilepsy - CenterWatch Listing of Clinical Research Trials. Disease Category Listing (62) U.S. information site.
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Epilepsy - Information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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Epilepsy - So What - Description of types and treatment of epilepsy and how to accept it. With links to international pages and chat. Also information on Nervus Vagus Stimulator. European based.
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Epilepsy Family Study of Columbia University - Study to identify genes that play a role in causing epilepsy. We are studying families in which epilepsy may be inherited.
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Epilepsy-4-All - Contains comprehensive information on this disease, together with news on the latest development. Includes a forum and a chat room.

Epilepsy: Taming the Seizures - While treatment choices are many for controlling epileptic seizures, there is still much to learn about this condition.
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Epiweb - Information for parents with children who suffer from epilepsy. Includes resources, news, links, education, treatment and a notice board.
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Florida Comprehensive Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders Center - Patient information as well as details about the center and its services. Special services are available for registered patients.
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General Practice Notebook - Epilepsy - Clinically-oriented information on the various types.

HealthLink MCW - Article entitled: Women and Epilepsy, Part 2: Puberty Through Menopause.
Meta Description: [ Certain associations appear to exist between female hormones and the occurrence of epileptic episodes. Dr. Marianna Spanaki-Varelas discusses some potential health concerns during the lives of women with epilepsy. ]

Landau Kleffner Syndrome - A form of childhood epilepsy which results in a severe language disorder. This information is to help parents and carers and was produced in the UK.
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MCW HealthLink: Epilepsy - News and information about epilepsy from the physicians of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Ohtahara Syndrome - Information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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404 Options for Treatment of Uncontrolled Seizures - Fact sheet from the Temple University School of Medicine, Neurology Department.

Pediatric Oncall - Information about status epilepticus, defined as 'prolonged seizure activity lasting longer than 30 min or series of seizures without recovery of consciousness in the interim'.
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Seizures - Links to information from Fasthealth.com.
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Seizures and Epilepsy: Hope Through Research - Information booklet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

SIU Center for Epilepsy - The Center for Epilepsy provides comprehensive care for persons with all types of epilepsy, through advanced diagnositc techniques, specialized pharmacologic therapy, new investigational drugs and devices, and epilepsy surgery.
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