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What IS phenylalanine and why would it need to have a warning associated with it?
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There is a genetic condition known as phenylketoneuria (PKU) in which people lack an enzyme called phenylalanine... 
Lucky Blog continues to explain the importance of amino acids. This week we focus on L-Phenylalanine (LPA), one of the top selling amino acids on Lucky Vitamin.
L-Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid...
Be sure to check out all the delicious entries that were submitted to Holly of Phe/Mom/enon for her Little Wonders Event. Don't forget to vote for your favorite. You can tell I've been on a cupcake tear lately; I can't 
We are definitely on the search to find out what medications work and why. Just yesterday I posted about another company that is incorporating genomic research to match drugs, patients and price.
My question here i
Update: I took my scrip to the Walgreens pharmacy, a bit of heaven for those of us accustomed to the third world country that is the Duane Reade pharmacy experience. As it turns out, Imitrex has lowered its price to match t
I had an appt today with the psychiatrist at Kaiser to see if she would refill my scrip for Wellbutrin, which I've been on since October/November 2007. Since then she's been renewing my scrip via e-mail without having me co
This was Day 2 Round 4 of my Melphalan/Dexamethasone chemo regimen.
I had forgotten about the bone penetrating fatigue that sets in a few hours after the meds are introduced into my bloodstream.
Funny how a few weeks of s
Day two of the melphalan and so far, so good with the chemo.
However, the dreaded edema has jumped to the forefront.
This is a side effect of the steroids that we have known about since the ancient days of the Boston trip 
Richard had his Mayo appointment on July 28. His m-spike was essentially the same after one cycle of his unconventional chemo regimen of melphalan, prednisone, and Velcade.
Here are the numbers:
Although the m-spike is 
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