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Porphyria
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Porphyria
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He's either sleepy or bored stiff Nov 19, 2005
Dear Dr. Gott: My nephew has been diagnosed with porphyria. ... Patients with porphyria should be under the care of gastroenterologists or hematologists. ...
- The Spokesman Review,
Dubious diagnoses for the legends of folklore Oct 24, 2005
Some suggest that the vampire folklore may have arisen out of a hereditary blood disease called porphyria. According to UW-Madison ...
- Daily Cardinal (subscription),
Bustamante: The modern Dracula Nov 15, 2005
...body. Medical science has actually considered the above persons to suffer a genetic and hereditary disease called porphyria. This ...
- Sun Star,
FAMILY DOCTOR: Urinalysis is a good, accessible window to person ... Nov 10, 2005
...and eating beets. One of the more remarkable colors of the urine occurs in a person with a condition called porphyria. The urine ...
- Canton Repository (subscription),
Link between fasting and acute attacks of porphyria Sep 3, 2005
...has discovered a molecular missing link that helps explain why fasting brings on acute attacks of the genetic disease hepatic porphyria, according to a new ...
- I-Newswire.com (press release)
A Look at Porphyria Aug 31, 2005
There are seven disorders (some say eight) that fall under the general name porphyria. All involve deficiency in the enzymes involved ...
- rarediseases.about.com
OVATION Pharmaceuticals: 4 CNS product launches Sep 28, 2005
As a result of its dedication to patient care, OVATION received recognition from the The American Porphyria Foundation and the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
QLT Announces 2 Year Results of Visudyne in Occult (VIO) Trial Sep 20, 2005
After treatment, patients should avoid direct sunlight for five days to prevent sunburn. People with porphyria should not be treated with Visudyne. QLT Inc. ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
NGO raises alarm over prison deaths Sep 13, 2005
...are indeed suffering from meningitis, government doctors say that prisoners are infected with a progressive neurological infection likely to be porphyria. ...
- Messenger.ge
Genetic research 'necessity not luxury' in South Africa Sep 15, 2005
...it is believed that in 1688 a Dutch orphan sent to South Africa to marry an early settler brought the mutant gene that causes porphyria variegata — a blood ...
- SciDev.net
The Hard Work of Growing Up With ADHD Aug 31, 2005
Stimulants remained a medicine for children, a vice for adults, and diagnoses of ADHD in grown-ups about as common as those of porphyria. ...
- Am J Psychiatry (subscription)
The madness of King George III and porphyria31 Jul 2005
BY DR YLM. I RECENTLY read about the madness of King George III, who was initially diagnosed to have porphyria. ... Then later on, they thought he had porphyria. ...
- Malaysia Star
The Grave: The Ultimate House Call31 Jul 2005
For decades, it's been relatively well accepted that the British monarch suffered from a metabolic disorder called porphyria, whose symptoms include abdominal ...
- Newsweek
The Madness of King GeorgeJul 29, 2005
...his mind. Scholars have attributed the madness of King George to a hereditary disorder of heme synthesis, called porphyria. Heme ...
- Medgadget.com
The Madness of King George: A New SuspectJul 22, 2005
...decades ago when two British researchers said they had uncovered evidence that the king was actually experiencing severe attacks of porphyria, a genetic defect ...
- Forbes
King George's madness linked to ArsenicJul 25, 2005
...proposed the strange behavior of the monarch who reigned during the American Revolution resulted from a rare hereditary blood disorder called porphyria. ...
- Sify
George III's madness fuelled by arsenicJul 27, 2005
Scientists agree that his behaviour was caused by porphyria, a genetic defect that leads to faulty protein synthesis in the body and accounts for the king's ...
- New Scientist (subscription)
Turgenev's 'living relic': an early description of scleroderma?Jul 29, 2005
...combination of thickened skin, hyperpigmentation, neuropathy and weakness is occasionally seen in amyloidosis and also in certain types of porphyria and the ...
- Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
'Mad King George' may have died from arsenicJul 22, 2005
...monarch's strange behaviour, which was portrayed in the 1994 movie The Madness of King George, resulted from a rare hereditary blood disorder called porphyria. ...
- Independent Online
Arsenic May Have Been Responsible For The Madness Of King George ...Jul 22, 2005
We propose that exposure to arsenic would exacerbate attacks of porphyria in a genetically predisposed individual. King George III ...
- MedIndia
Arsenic caused madness of King George IIIJul 23, 2005
...thought to be a psychiatric disorder but the physical manifestations of the illness revealed the monarch suffered from acute attacks of porphyria - a genetic ...
- myDNA.com
Arsenic to blame for mad king?Jul 22, 2005
...reign from five major episodes of mental derangement, which also had physical manifestations as the king is believed to have suffered from porphyria, a genetic ...
- News24
Arsenic may have maddened George IIIJul 21, 2005
...proposed that the strange behavior of George III, who reigned during the American Revolution, resulted from a rare hereditary blood disorder called porphyria. ...
- Winston-Salem Journal
Arsenic could be culprit -- King George III's madnessJul 23, 2005
...in the Friday issue of the Lancet, the researchers said: "If George III did indeed inherit the inborn error of metabolism that causes porphyria, he would be ...
- Earthtimes.org
Arsenic Is Linked to British King's Episodes of MadnessJul 23, 2005
In 1966, researchers proposed that George III suffered from a genetic disorder called variegate porphyria, an overproduction of the reddish pigments in ...
- Los Angeles Times
Doctors Poisoned Crazy King George, Study FindsJul 21, 2005
In 1969, it was proposed that George III suffered from hereditary porphyria -- a genetic condition that affects the synthesis of heme, an important component ...
- LiveScience.com
Arsenic drug linked to madness of King GeorgeJul 21, 2005
...disorder. In 1969, psychiatrists attributed his symptoms of lameness, acute abdominal pain, red urine and mental problems to porphyria. ...
- CBC Nova Scotia
King George III's Madness Worsened by ArsenicJul 21, 2005
They may have stemmed from a metabolic disorder called porphyria and was aggravated by arsenic in the king's treatment, write the researchers. ...
- FOX News
Box: King George III's Madness, ArsenicJul 21, 2005
In 1969, researchers proposed a rare hereditary blood disorder, porphyria, was to blame. HOW IT WORKS: Arsenic interferes with the ...
- Washington Post
Medication triggered madness of King GeorgeJul 21, 2005
...documented lasting from October 1788 to February 1789 and triggering a constitutional crisis -- were due to a genetic disorder that caused variegate porphyria. ...
- Reuters.uk
Arsenic clue to madness of King GeorgeJul 22, 2005
...proposed the strange behaviour of the monarch who reigned during the American Revolution resulted from a rare hereditary blood disorder called porphyria. ...
- Scotsman
Arsenic did not help the madness of King GeorgeJul 22, 2005
...has been that his fits of insanity - one of which triggered a constitutional crisis in 1789 - were due to a genetic disorder that caused variegate porphyria. ...
- Sydney Morning Herald (subscription)
ARSENIC RESPONSIBLE FOR KING GEORGE'S MADNESSJul 24, 2005
...reign from five major episodes of mental derangement, which also had physical manifestations as the King is believed to have suffered from porphyria, a genetic ...
- Star of Mysore
Oh, to be inJul 24, 2005
It has been plausibly suggested (though not conclusively proved) that George III was suffering from porphyria, possibly exacerbated by lead poisoning, for ...
- City Journal
Doctors likely drove Mad George madder, medical sleuths sayJul 22, 2005
...legendary. Medical historians, who have studied the British monarch's many symptoms, believe he likely suffered from bouts of porphyria. ...
- Globe and Mail
Where does a bra go to cool off on a hot summer day?Jul 27, 2005
It causes pain and swelling. "On Friday, our daughter-in-law called to tell us that his problem has been tentatively diagnosed as porphyria. ...
- Pioneer Press
Madness of King GeorgeJul 21, 2005
...his documented symptoms such as lameness, acute abdominal pain, red urine and mental disturbance, proposed he suffered from porphyria, an inherited disorder of ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
Researchers say arsenic may help explain King George's madnessJul 21, 2005
...psychiatric disorder. But in 1969, researchers proposed that he suffered a rare genetic disorder called porphyria (pohr-FEER'-ee-ah). The ...
- KPLC-TV
Did Arsenic Cause King George's Insanity?Jul 21, 2005
At the time, experts thought it was a psychiatric disorder. But in 1969, researchers proposed that he suffered a rare genetic disorder called porphyria. ...
- KXTV
Inmate sues for improved health careJul 17, 2005
The lawsuit, which presents one side of a legal argument, said Winne suffers from high iron in his blood; porphyria, a condition that causes oozing lesions to ...
- Biloxi Sun Herald
People With Allergies Are More Susceptible to ChemicalsJul 18, 2005
Some people with MCS may have a genetic disorder of the enzyme pathways (porphyria), which may not manifest until triggered by a chemical exposure. ...
- allergies.about.com
Know who you hate from historyJul 3, 2005
...ruler. According to Funk & Wagner, historians now believe George had inherited porphyria, a metabolic defect that led to delirium. ...
- Jacksonville Daily Progress
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