By Jesse Buchanan – Meriden Record- Journal June 8, 2016 When the speaker stopped working on an iPad used by the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center to help teach pronunciation, 10-year-old Gavin Haines wanted to get a replacement. Since then his fundraising — which has included bake sales, donations from businesses,…...
Brain pacemaker reduces seizures in patients (featuring Board Member – Dr. Tarek Zakaria)
By Kristi Krueger – Local News 10 June 07, 2016 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Spider-man was a lucky guy – one bite from an eight-legged creature gave him superpowers. When a brown spider bit Krystle Thrasher, 29, it caused five years of debilitating seizures. “I get very confused after,” Thraser said, describing the…...
Florida Voters Will Get Another Chance to Legalize Medical Marijuana
In 2014 a Florida ballot initiative allowing medical use of marijuana fell two points short of the 60 percent vote required for a constitutional amendment. That initiative’s supporters are trying again, and yesterday they announced that they had gathered enough valid signatures to qualify their measure, once again known as…...
Epilepsy drug first to be made using 3D printer in US
February 12, 2016 – Epilepsy Society The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first 3D-printed pill called Spritam levetiracetam. Manufactured by American pharmaceutical company Aprecia, the drug is used to control seizures in people with epilepsy. A 3D printer will be used to lay down the active and…...
Marijuana-Based Drug Found to Reduce Epileptic Seizures
March 14, 2016 – The New York Times Epidiolex contains almost pure cannabidiol, a component of the marijuana plant that does not make people high. Credit via GW Pharmaceuticals An experimental drug derived from marijuana has succeeded in reducing epileptic seizures in its first major clinical trial, the product’s developer…...
Massachusetts boy saves mother’s life during seizure
March 22, 2016 – Foxnews.com Matthew Fontaine saved his mother’s life when she had a seizure. A 4-year-old Massachusetts boy is being hailed as a hero after saving his mother’s life when she suffered a massive seizure. When Matthew Fontaine’s mother, Ashley, who suffers from regular seizures, had a seizure…...
Medical marijuana in Florida: Compassion a good bet on ballot
March 23, 2016 – Orlando Sentinel Two years ago, the medical marijuana constitutional amendment was on the ballot. Even though a majority of Florida voters supported it — 58 percent — it failed to meet the 60 percent threshold needed for passage. There was a strong and well-financed opposition that…...
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