Topamax-based Weight Loss Drug May Cause Nervous System Problems
Anyone who was excited about the FDA panel recommending approval for the Topamax-based weight loss drug Qnexa may be singing another tune now that it has been announced that the...
Twitter Study Reveals Lack of Understanding Toward Epilepsy
According to information from a recent Canadian study, members of the popular social media website Twitter are lacking understanding and compassion toward epileptics. This study has been published in the...
PHF President Assures Ghanians: Epilepsy Not Contagious
It may sound odd, but recently the president of Psycho Health Foundation, a mental health NGO, made a public appeal to Ghanaians that explains that epilepsy is not contagious after...
Research: Eligible Epileptics Refusing Surgery Despite it Being Safer
According to recent research, patients who are eligible for epileptic surgery are generally not having the procedures done. This fact leaves many wondering why, when the surgery has proven to...
Qnexa Approved by FDA Panel After Re-evaluation Over Topamirate Side Effects
The weight loss pill Qnexa has won FDA approval after previously being denied in 2010 after it was discovered that one of the pill’s main ingredients, topamirate (Topamax), causes severe...