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Posts Tagged ‘Niemann-Pick Children’s Fund’

FDA says Hold Off on Zavesca (Miglustat) approval.

On March 9, 2010 the FDA has requested additional preclinical and clinical information regarding Zavesca (Miglustat) before giving the ultimate approval that the Niemann-Pick Type C community was hoping for.

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Social Security Adds 38 New Medical Conditions that Qualify for Disability

Social Security adds 38 new medical conditions that qualify for disability help.  The new conditions range from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease to rare diseases that primarily affect children which includes Niemann-Pick Type C! Personally this seems like a relief for so many families. One of the goals of […]

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Today, there is no cure or effective treatment

The NPCF was formed to help create a entity that we could bring to communities that surround us the awareness needed to shed light on a disease that researchers are taking interest in. We felt after facing this reality that research has a different time line than parents yet they are making progress then why could we not help out in some shape, way or form?

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