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Married with Horses: Paging Dr. Sherlock Holmes  -  24 Mar 2008
EquiSearch.com,The closest we got to a diagnosis was a suspicion of polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM), the symptoms of which most closely mimic tying-up,

Sled Dogsâ€™ Lives, and Deaths, Raise Questions  -  Mar 22, 2008
New York Times,Basaraba and the team of veterinary pathologists have identified warning signs for common killers like myopathy, or muscle degeneration,

Probing Mitochondria for Statin Myopathy Mystery  -  Feb 25, 2008
MedPage Today,25 -- Studies of the mitochondria have offered hints into the etiology of the myopathy that strikes a small percentage of those who take lipid-lowering

CONCERT IN MEMORY OF DAVID  -  Mar 18, 2008
This is Nottingham,David Berrill died in October of myofibrillar myopathy. His dad Stephen will conduct Kirkby Colliery Band in the concert. The event has been organised by a

Their hearts beat for Meredith Mundelein school clutches memory of ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
Waukegan News Sun,6 of cardiac myopathy. Fremont Intermediate School fifth-graders Danica Vendiola (left) of Wauconda and Daniella Feijoo of Round Lake buddy-jump during the

Former Beatle joins kangaroo cull protest  -  Mar 12, 2008
IBN News,...land to move the animals to, and in the last few years there have been great strides forward made in dealing with the effects of capture myopathy.

Wish Comes True  -  Feb 24, 2008
Indiana's NewsCenter,Noah suffers from an auto-immune disorder known as "mitochondrial myopathy" -- and he is participating in the "Make-a-Wish" program.

Genomas Awarded $1.2 Million NIH SBIR Grant to Develop DNA-Guided ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Statin-induced neuro-myopathy (SINM) is the main clinically relevant safety risk of these drugs. In medical practice, SINM presents as a constellation of

Combination Therapy Effective Against Multiple Myeloma  -  Mar 14, 2008
Cancerpage.com,The most serious non-hematologic side effect was myopathy." The results support further exploration of the approach for induction therapy, the researchers

Van stolen from hospital  -  Mar 10, 2008
Auckland stuff.co.nz,Naomi was diagnosed with mitochondrial myopathy at four days old and had a tracheotomy to help her breathe properly not long after.

How to monitor statin side effects  -  Mar 9, 2008
Chicago Daily Herald,But between roughly 3 and 15 percent of statin users (the figure is under debate) experience severe myopathy: unmistakable muscle discomfort or weakness.

A new heart was Arlington boy's only shot  -  Mar 8, 2008
HeraldNet,Tests determined that he had restrictive cardio myopathy, or an enlarged heart, caused by a mutation in one of his genes that tell the body how to make

Roo cull the only humane option, says Stanhope  -  Mar 7, 2008
The Canberra Times,Taskforce member Michael Linke, chief executive officer of the RSPCA's ACT branch, said kangaroos were prone to a condition called capture myopathy,

Heart Run ambassador: â€˜I am so fortunate and thankfulâ€™  -  Mar 2, 2008
Utica Observer Dispatch,In April 2004, Grippe-Moyer was diagnosed with post-partum cardio myopathy, a condition that affects 1 in every 1300 - 4000 deliveries and is most common in

Vitamin E: What you need to know  -  Mar 1, 2008
Food Consumer,...and coordination), peripheral neuropathy (injury to sensory nerves, myopathy (muscle weakness) and pigmented retinopathy (damage to the eye retina).

Libertyville High students take risk to heart  -  Feb 29, 2008
Waukegan News Sun,Marek said that by giving the EKGs, the foundation hopes to uncover heart problems without major symptoms, most prominently hypertrophic cardio myopathy

Percy Baker receives second shot at life  -  Feb 26, 2008
WHOI,Baker suffers from severe cardio myopathy. His heart can't pump blood to the rest of his body. Walking up stairs is a challenge, but even more so,

Family's shopping wish comes true - with style  -  Feb 25, 2008
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,Noah of Butler was diagnosed last year with mitochondria myopathy, a genetic disease that interferes with muscle function. Symptoms vary from person to

Mechanisms of glucocorticoid-induced myopathy  -  Jan 31, 2008
Journal of Endocrinology...recent progress in the understanding of the glucocorticoid-induced muscle atrophy should allow to define new therapies aiming to minimize this myopathy.

Big sister steps up to raise funds for cure  -  Feb 18, 2008
Lansing State Journal,The Ralya Elementary fifth-grader is very close to her younger brother Simon, 6, who was born with mitochondrial myopathy. "We color and read and do (other)

Two wheels  -  Jan 31, 2008
Guardian Unlimited,He now believes this was misdiagnosed - since, at 47, he is in pretty good shape for someone with "mitochondrial myopathy". My guess is that by the early

Flexible budget thanks to enlightened worker  -  Jan 29, 2008
Times Online,...â€œI was diagnosed with myopathy and brittle asthma in 1993 and the condition got a lot worse after I had my son 12 years ago,â€? she told The Times yesterday.

Variety helps local girls in theirfight with muscular dystrophy  -  Feb 3, 2008
BCLocalNews,But as the parents of two girls with the condition progressive congenital myopathy, the Westside family has come to understand that each day is a gift.

Zoo plans to change transfer procedures after hippo's death  -  Feb 5, 2008
9NEWS.com,The Calgary Zoo says her death was an accident and she "succumbed to complications from pressure myopathy which had produced toxins in her body during

Report Makes Recommendation To Prevent Another Hippo Death  -  Feb 5, 2008
770chqr.com,Hazina the hippo died two days after arriving in Calgary after suffering complications due to pressure myopathy. The Calgary Zoo has endorsed the

Saltbush makes tastier lamb  -  Feb 19, 2008
ScienceAlert,This is known as white muscle disease or nutritional myopathy. It occurs most commonly during autumn when green feed is scarce. "The 'weaner' sheep - young

One brave man  -  Jan 23, 2008
Checkbiotech.org (press release),...family are planning to stage a starlight Valentine's Ball in Ollie's honour to fund research into his mysterious genetic condition, Bethlem myopathy.

Merck, Schering-Plough Statement  -  Jan 25, 2008
Wall Street JournalVytorin should be discontinued if myopathy is diagnosed or suspected. To help avoid serious side effects, patients should talk to their doctor about

Full Text  -  Feb 14, 2008
Science Magazine (subscription)COI mutation was retained throughout multiple generations even though the offspring consistently developed mitochondrial myopathy and cardiomyopathy.

More News related to Press Releases  -  Feb 6, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Myopathy and rhabdomyolysis have been reported; however, the relationship of ISENTRESS to these events is not known. ISENTRESS should be used with caution

FDA Safety Changes: Aptivus  -  Feb 13, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Use of lovastatin or simvastatin is linked to a risk for myopathy, including rhabdomyolosis. Other contraindicated drugs previously listed in this section

Statins: Are these cholesterol-lowering drugs right for you?  -  Feb 16, 2008
MayoClinic.comStatins may cause muscle pain and tenderness (statin myopathy). The higher the dose of statin you take, the more likely you are to have muscle pains.

Hazina the hippo's death was unforeseeable, report says  -  Feb 6, 2008
Globe and Mail,She suffered from circulatory complications known as myopathy, caused when the 1500-kilogram animal spent far too long lying down in a crate carried by

When It Hurts to Take a Statin  -  Feb 4, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,But between roughly 3 and 15 percent of statin users (the figure is under debate) experience severe myopathyâ€”unmistakable muscle discomfort or weakness.

Stem cell research needed: Experts  -  Feb 3, 2008
Jakarta Post,...(severe obstruction of the arteries) in diabetics, coronary artery disease, cardio myopathy and also further research for potential biological drugs.

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals: Capitalize on Cholesterol  -  Feb 12, 2008
Seeking Alpha,Inhibition can cause myopathy, a severe muscle wasting condition, and elevated liver enzymes. The statin-intolerant market encompasses up to 2 million

Expert defends finding on hippo death  -  Feb 7, 2008
Calgary Herald,She was suffering from a condition called pressure myopathy, which caused toxins to build up in the body and spread through the bloodstream.

Hippo death caused by own weight, vet says  -  Feb 6, 2008
Denver Post,The fact that they often move prevents them to be affected by myopathy . . . or killed by their own weight." Dancosse concluded that the weight caused

Embryos Made With DNA From Three People  -  Feb 6, 2008
Medical News Today,These include myopathy and muscular dystrophy (muscle weakness and progressive degeneration), a type of diabetes, liver failure, stroke-like events,

While experts refuse to point the finger, basic care oversights ...  -  Feb 6, 2008
Canoe.ca,The fatality report says it was myopathy that eventually killed the six-year-old hippo; essentially, Hazina's own weight resting on her back legs cut off

Hippo's death hard to foresee, vet says  -  Feb 5, 2008
Rocky Mountain News,..."It seems clear that getting a hippo of this age and size to stand and move more frequently may have reduced the likelihood of myopathy," the Denver Zoo

TOWN AND COUNTRY: Deer population increasing  -  Jan 31, 2008
Suburban Journals,The MDC also has said relocation can lead to "capture myopathy," a condition in which the deer develop painful and debilitating muscle injuries because of

U of T researchers discover new muscular dystrophy gene  -  Jan 30, 2008
News@UofT,This new form of MD, called X-linked myopathy with postural muscle atrophy (XMPMA), is caused by a mutation in the four-and-a half LIM domain 1 gene (FHL1).

New hospice bed in memory of Jack, one  -  Jan 28, 2008
The Argus.co.uk,Jack suffered from a condition called myotubular myopathy, a rare muscleweakening condition that affects mostly boys. Mr Lowson, chief executive of the

Acade-Mediocrity  -  Jan 23, 2008
PopMatters,Since the movie failed to get any real awards push, he appears to be the victim of your typical Academy myopathy. Even worse, some artists never got a

Expert hopes for HMC pact with Canada varsity  -  Jan 23, 2008
Gulf Times,...out in her presentation on â€˜Advances in the management of inflammatory myopathyâ€™ that vitamin D deficiency is a very important cause of muscle weakness.

Notice of Availability of Final Eastern Pacific Northern Fur Seal ...  -  29 Dec 2007
Trading Markets (press release),Comment 22: The plan should acknowledge mortality can result from research (eg, capture myopathy). Response: NMFS has revised the plan to include actual and

These moms single, but they're not alone  -  Dec 9, 2007
Chicago Tribune,Tressa Epps, 41, has mitochondrial myopathy and underwent brain and spinal surgery this year, yet she still insists on walking her kindergarten-age son to

FDA Advisory Committees Oppose OTC Status For Statins  -  Dec 18, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...that were intended to improve consumer's ability to whether the therapy is appropriate and to enhance the pregnancy and myopathy adverse event warnings.

FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Against Approval of Merck's NDA for ...  -  Dec 13, 2007
WELT ONLINE,The risk of myopathy is increased by high levels of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitory activity in plasma. Potent inhibitors of CYP3A4 can raise the plasma levels

Burley man who recieved 5 organ transplants in Utah hospital  -  Dec 6, 2007
KMVTPollard was diagnosed with Hollow Viscous Myopathy before the transplant operation â€“ a disease that causes the digestive system to stop working.

E. TN Heart Transplant Recipients Recovering  -  Dec 4, 2007
WVLT,Mason, from Rockwood, was diagnosed with Restricted Cardio Myopathy in January. His doctors say he could be released later this week to the Ronald McDonald

Superiority of Telbivudine Against HBV Reinforced  -  Dec 20, 2007
MedPage Today,One patient developed myopathy after 11 months on telbivudine with moderately elevated creatine kinase levels, but symptoms resolved within 12 months after

Deer populations inside metroparks under control; no hunts planned  -  Dec 12, 2007
Spinal Column Online,..."Deer are very susceptible to capture myopathy, which is a condition that can be fatal in deer up to 60 days after capture and release," he said.

Boys breathing easier with fund  -  Dec 3, 2007
Boston Herald,Gregory and Daniel, 2, have congenital nemaline myopathy, a rare condition that causes weakness in muscles, including those used for breathing and

The wrap  -  Nov 30, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,They can develop capture myopathy, which can be fatal." And if you spot a quokka which has come a cropper, says Courtney: "Leave him alone.

Advisory Committee Rejects OTC Mevacor  -  Dec 16, 2007
FDA news (subscription),...for OTC Mevacor would add it to their current treatment regimen, thereby increasing their risk of side effects such as myopathy or rhabdomyolysis.

MELAS Presented With Status Epilepticus and Anton-Babinski ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)Pavlakis SG, Phillips PC, DiMauro S, et al: Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes: a distinctive clinical

Human Growth Hormone: A Paul Bunyan Drug or a Drug for Paul's Bunion  -  Dec 4, 2007
Medscape (subscription)...[4] Indeed, in the classic HGH excess experiment in nature, acromegalic subjects have increased muscle mass but histologic evidence of myopathy with muscle

PregLem SA Announces CHF 36 Million Series B Funding and New ...  -  Dec 4, 2007
Business Wire (press release),HRA is also developing cell-based medicines for the treatment of anal and urinary incontinence and ocular myopathy through its subsidiary Celogos,

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