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Should Your Child Participate in a Clinical Trial? A Parent's Decision Framework
Research > Drug Development

Should Your Child Participate in a Clinical Trial? A Parent's Decision Framework

By Dr. Jenna Collins
...understand, for a drug that may or may...figuring out dosing, side effects, and whether...out dosing, side effects, and whether the...and whether the drug is tolerated. This...highest-risk phase. The drug may not work at...answered. Phase 2 tests effectiveness in 100 to...signal that the drug does what it's supposed...participants or more. The drug has shown promise...
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
Special Needs > Epilepsy

Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets

By Emily Thompson
...anticonvulsants. Maybe four. Each one came with side effects, and none of them worked well...Maybe four. Each one came with side effects, and none of them worked well enough....intervention that's been used for drug-resistant epilepsy since the 1920s....fully understood, but the clinical effect is well documented: many children who...
Managing Multiple Medications for Children with Medical Complexity: A Parent's Safety Guide
Health > Treatment

Managing Multiple Medications for Children with Medical Complexity: A Parent's Safety Guide

By Henry Bennett
...left holding the schedule, the side effects, and the question no...holding the schedule, the side effects, and the question no one else...times higher risk of adverse drug events than children on single...and last review date Known side effects your child has experienced...last review date Known side effects your child has experienced...
The Perfect Boss on Lifetime Movie Network
Lifestyle > Recreation

The Perfect Boss on Lifetime Movie Network

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...track their new drug through FDA approval....FDA approval. This drug will save the company...attention that the drug is responsible for...about the miracle drug. The deadly side...drug. The deadly side effects are discovered...The deadly side effects are discovered by...this new wonder drug. Dr. Renfro (Gary...problems with the new drug at Mickelson pharmaceuticals....
Is There a New Drug for Cerebral Palsy?
Health > Treatment

Is There a New Drug for Cerebral Palsy?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...the use of a new drug that might limit...were administered a drug that targets and...not receive the drug. If the new drug...drug. If the new drug works for humans...an examination of side effects. Researchers...examination of side effects. Researchers say...Researchers say the drug must be administered...birth in order to be effective.
Quick Fixes and Long Term Damage
Health > Treatment

Quick Fixes and Long Term Damage

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...under-funded school systems, drug companies, and publicly...finder, most often drug companies, and supported...have received from drug companies while touting...companies while touting a drug-based approach. Or...being paid millions by drug companies to tour around...about the long term side effects...the long term side effects...
Are Meds Making Your Child Sick?
Health > Treatment

Are Meds Making Your Child Sick?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...result of drug interactions...actually a side effect of...actually a side effect of the medication?...disease and the drug: "You have...of when the drug is taken and...and when the side effect occurs....when the side effect occurs. "When...you take a drug and get a...to see the side effect in...see the side effect in correlation...you took the drug because it...while for a drug...
Fragile X Drug Trials: The First Real Breakthroughs and What They Mean for Families
Research > Drug Development

Fragile X Drug Trials: The First Real Breakthroughs and What They Mean for Families

By Dr. Jenna Collins
If you've been following Fragile X drug research for any length of time, you've probably learned to hold good news...it carefully rather than cautiously. In 2024, Zatolmilast became the first drug to produce unequivocally positive results in a Phase 2 trial for Fragile...
The Drug Development Pipeline for Special Needs: What Parents Need to Know About How Treatments Go from Lab to FDA Approval
Research > Drug Development

The Drug Development Pipeline for Special Needs: What Parents Need to Know About How Treatments Go from Lab to FDA Approval

By Dr. Jenna Collins
...about a promising autism drug entering Phase 2 trials,...Understanding where a drug sits in the development...question about whether a drug is safe enough and effective...drug is safe enough and effective enough to use in humans....Testing Begins. Before a drug is tested in people, it...an Investigational New Drug (IND) application, which...
CBD for Children with Special Needs: Separating Marketing from Medicine
Health > Alternative Medicine

CBD for Children with Special Needs: Separating Marketing from Medicine

By Kelsey James
...between FDA-approved CBD and the CBD products you see in stores or online. The FDA has approved exactly one CBD medication: Epidiolex, a prescription drug used to treat seizures in Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, two rare forms of epilepsy. Epidiolex is pharmaceutical-grade, meaning every...
A New Epilepsy Treatment Reports Over 90% Seizure Reduction in Initial Patients
Special Needs > Epilepsy

A New Epilepsy Treatment Reports Over 90% Seizure Reduction in Initial Patients

By Emily Thompson
For families managing drug-resistant epilepsy, the standard list of options is a familiar and often exhausting one: try another medication, consider surgery, weigh a stimulation...
Investing in the Future of Special Needs Research and Innovation
Research > Funding

Investing in the Future of Special Needs Research and Innovation

By Kelsey James
...translates into better ways to diagnose, treat, and manage these conditions. Breakthroughs in genetics, neuroscience, and other fields have led to targeted drug therapies and interventions for conditions like fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome, and autism spectrum disorder. More research...

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