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A new study suggests that people taking Topamax (topiramate) for migraine may have increased levels of uric acid. What does that mean? What’s Uric Acid? Let’s back up a bit. It’s actually normal to have uric acid in your body. It’s simply a waste product that comes from food, that usually dissolves in your blood [...]
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After all the discussion here about the side effects of Topamax, it was interesting to read the research about Topamax for children that was published last month. In reality, there hasn’t been a lot of testing when it comes to topiramate for children. However, the researchers in Italy pulled the research together that has been [...]
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A team of researchers led by Dr. Francesca Coppola from the University of Perugia (Universiti degli Studi di Perugia), Italy, recently investigated some side effects of the drug topiramate, sold as Topamax. Specifically, they were looking at patients taking the drug for migraine, as compared to patients taking other medications. They wanted to see if [...]
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A recent study in Headache, the journal of the American Headache Society, demonstrated once again that Topamax (topiramate) can help some migraineurs. Dr Merle Diamond and her team wanted to know if there was a real improvement in quality of life for patients on the drug. The quality of life study was a success, as [...]
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Lately I’ve been hearing about new studies on medical errors. You know, surgery done on the wrong knee, the wrong drug is given to you, incorrect advice. It’s startling to know how often it happens, which is why it’s important to find a doctor you trust, and to double check the information for yourself (which [...]
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