PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of topiramate on bone mass and metabolism in premenopausal women with epilepsy. METHODS: Thirty-six women on long-term (at least 1 year) topiramate monotherapy were compared with 36 women taking carbamazepine, 32 women taking valproate, and 36 age-and sex-matched controls.Subjects completed bone mineral density (BMD) studies. Serum was analyzed for indices of bone metabolism.ETHODS: Thirty-six women on long-term (at least 1 year) topiramate monotherapy were compared with 36 women taking carbamazepine, 32 women taking valproate, and 36 age-and sex-matched controls. Subjects completed bone mineral density (BMD) studies.
Nursing Stories: Mary Eliza Mahoney. November 05, 2013 In this series, we will tell nursing stories of influential practitioners who made a difference in the field of nursing. Born in 1845, Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first black nurse in the United States to complete her professional degree. She worked several years in a hospital before enrolling in the program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children, and she was one of only four graduates out of the 42 students who started the program at the same time.
Matthew McConaughey, the youngest of three boys, was born on November 4, 1969 in Uvalde, Texas. His mother, Mary Kathleen Kay or KMac (nÃ©e McCabe), is a former kindergarten teacher and a published author. She was originally from Trenton, New Jersey.