European Epilepsy Consortium Identifies New Gene for Severe Childhood Epilepsy

European epilepsy consortium identifies new gene for severe childhood epilepsy
For most Dravet patients these seizures cannot be treated adequately with currently available anti-epileptic drugs, and therefore the syndrome is classified as pharmacoresistant. Dravet patients … Ingo Helbig adds that "the epileptic encephalopathies … Read more on Medical Xpress

Danniella Westbrook cuts a forlorn figure as she jets out of UK following news …
'Sadly being husband and wife is no longer an option. Danniella has been through so … Danniella whose addiction to cocaine rotted her nasal septum, revisited her troubled past in 2013 when she published tell-all autobiography Faith, Hope and Clarity … Read more on Daily Mail

Politicians, community members discuss heroin problem in Hudson
The legislators say the assembly is also looking at improving drug and alcohol treatment options in underserved rural areas that would include St. Croix County. Harsdorf reminded an audience of about 75 that there had been some seven deaths related to … Read more on River Towns

Heroin bill zooms through Senate
Stine's bill would dedicate money saved from a corrections reform measure passed two years ago to substance abuse recovery programs and require Medicaid to cover addiction treatment options – something also now required by the federal Affordable Care … Read more on Morehead News