Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Lower IQs Linked To Epilepsy Medication
Children of women who took the antiseizure drug valproate had lower IQs than those of women on other epilepsy medications. What do you think?
Wade Brookner,
Olive Brine Tester
"As someone who lives above a day-care center, I would like to know how these researchers differentiate the low-IQ children from the rest."
Brooke Roberts,
Unemployed
"Who funded this study? Was it those crooks in the Dilantin camp? They never could stand valproate's success."
Kyle Purnell,
Rubber Compounder
"Ha! Pregnant women will eat anything, won't they?"
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