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Email
newsletter - July 2009
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Welcome to
the latest edition of the Epilepsy
Research UK's email newsletter. We
bring you news of our activities and
recent research advances from around
the world.
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How rapamycin is making progress in
the treatment of epilepsy
Rapamycin is a drug that is commonly
used to prevent transplant rejection.
However researchers have discovered
that it might also be effective in treating
certain types of epilepsy.
Learn more here |
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GABA: two receptors, very different
roles
Researchers have made new findings about
how the brain's inhibitory mechanisms
work.
Discover more
here |
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Withdrawing
AEDs after epilepsy surgery: is it safe?
Epilepsy
surgery can be successful in carefully
selected people, but should these individuals
then come off their anti-epileptic drug(s)?
Investigators in Germany have been exploring
this question.
Learn
more here |
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Petition
against the generic substitution of
AEDs
From January
2010, the Department of Health will
be implementing new dispensing regulations
throughout the UK, in an attempt to
reduce spending. Pharmacists will be
expected to replace the brand of anti-epileptic
drug (AED) named on a prescription with
a generic equivalent, which in some
cases may not be as effective in controlling
an individual's seizures. We find it
very worrying that thousands of people
with epilepsy will suddenly have their
medication altered in this way, and
invite you to sign an ePetition against
this new legislation.
Click
here to sign |
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Win
a brand new Fiat 500
Tickets
cost just £2!
Enter
online today! |
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Be a
clever squirrel
Donate
hidden charges on your investment policies
to Epilepsy Research UK, at no cost
to yourself, with cleversquirrel.com.
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Calling
all 5K Runners
Why
not sign up to support us by taking
part in one of the Big Fun Runs that
take place in 14 locations around
the UK from August - October? There
is a venue to suit everyone and entry
is open to all ages. Simply sign up
via www.bigfunrun.com
and choose us as your charity, or
contact Jo
(jo@eruk.org.uk) for further information.
Ladies can also enter the adidas 5K
Women's Challenge on 6 September,
in London's Hyde Park. £5 of your
entry fee comes direct to the charity
so sign
up today!
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Christmas
card shop volunteers needed!
We
are still looking for supporters to
help in Christmas card shops. If you
could spare one morning or afternoon
per week to help in the Cards for
Good Causes shop in Yeovil (mid-October
to mid-December), or in an independent
card shop in Hale (two weeks November
only), please do get in touch! For
more information contact Shona
Scott (shona@eruk.org.uk) or call
020 8995 4781.
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Epilepsy Research UK Evening Lecture
2009
This
will take place on Wednesday 7 October
2009, at Sheffield United Football
Club. Our speakers, Professor Mike
Kerr, from Cardiff University and
Dr John Paul Leach, from The Walton
Centre, Liverpool, will provide the
latest information about two vital
areas of epilepsy research, and you
will be given the chance to ask questions.
Attendance is strictly by reservation,
so
click
here for further information and
details of how to reserve your place.
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Would
you like there to be a cure for epilepsy?
You
are not alone. Over 450,000 people
in the UK have epilepsy. Research
is the key to developing therapies
that could transform the lives of
those affected.
Give
now online or set up a regular
gift by standing
order
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Box 3004, London W4 4XT
Tel/Fax: (+44) (0) 20 8995 4781 • Registered Charity No. 1100394.
Incorporating Epilepsy
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