Women sue over epilepsy drug risk
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Women who took epilepsy medication while pregnant are suing for damages claiming the drug harmed their children.
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A leading epilepsy charity is today urging women taking the anti-epileptic drug sodium valproate not to panic and stop taking the medication in light of the findings of a major new study.
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$7bn lawsuit against the drug manufacturer over claims an experiment left children dead or disabled.
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A woman whose epileptic fits have returned is told she will have to wait a year to be seen by a specialist.
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Research on mothers taking an anti-epilepsy drug in Manchester and Liverpool suggests it may lead to their children having low IQs.
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Pregnant women suffering from epilepsy  need to better informed about the risks of birth defects from  treatments used to control their seizures, researchers said on  Tuesday.
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When children suffer life-threatening seizures, doctors have minutes to decide which of two drugs to use to try to save them &#151; with no good research on which works better.
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NEW YORK  - Children born to mothers with  epilepsy who took the anti-seizure medication valproate during  pregnancy have an increased risk of developmental delay and  cognitive impairment, according to results of a new study.
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The US Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments in a case brought against the US government by two California women who use medical marijuana.
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Another pain reliever is under fire, this time as the result of a lawsuit filed on behalf of a 7-year-old Los Angeles girl. The Associated Press said the parents of Sabrina Brierton Johnson have sued the makers
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The parents of a seven year-old California girl as suing Johnson &amp; Johnson, the makers of children&#39;s Motrin, claiming that an allergic reaction to the pain medication caused their daughter to go blind.
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My daughter, Rebecca, is resilient, but we need more research and treatment for the epilepsy that plagues her.
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A medical researcher who testified at a House hearing about the safety of the popular diabetes drug, Avandia, said he received the veiled threat of a lawsuit by a high-ranking drug company executive.
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Two Northern California women who say medical marijuana is their only shield from a life of agony take their case to the US Supreme Court on Monday in a clash between federal power to regulate drug use and a state&#39;s authority to determine medical care for
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The risk of people with epilepsy suffering a major injury during seizures is low, US researchers say. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota found 39 of 247 people with epilepsy were hurt during seizures, but 80% of the injuries were minor.
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Wyeth  said on Monday it will  sue Teva Pharmaceuticals USA  for alleged patent  infringement and said it received an approvable letter from U.S  regulators for bazedoxifene, a drug that helps prevent  post-menopausal osteoporosis.
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A HIV positive woman is being sued by the city of Amarillo, Texas, to force her to seek treatment and stop spreading the disease. The women, identified in court paper by the initials TT, has infected at least