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Article: Growing Demand from Epilepsy Patients for Seizure Response Dogs Answered by Partnership between UCB Pharma, Inc. and Canine Assistants.
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- PR Newswire
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- November 1, 2005
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Specially Trained Dogs Help Patients to Heal Many of the Physical, Emotional and Social Challenges that Accompany Epilepsy
ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- UCB Pharma, Inc., and Canine Assistants today announced a multi-year partnership to sponsor seizure response dogs for epilepsy patients across the U.S. These dogs represent the fastest growing requests received by Canine Assistants. Under the sponsorship, UCB will provide support for the care, training and lifetime veterinary costs of all dogs given to epilepsy patients.
Priscilla McCabe knows first hand the devastating effects epilepsy has on patients and their families. "When my son was diagnosed ...