Seizure-detecting device could give a 4-5 hour forewarning

Fear of death due to epilepsy has been increased by all the media information about Jett Travolta's death. It is a serious condition and it has its dangers. Jett Travolta had persons taking care of him, bells and...

Alzheimer’s could be treated with epilepsy drug

Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia and strikes an increasing number of people.The search to find treatments and cures is on but so far there it has been a fruitless search although some...

Epilepsy Breakthrough: Immune Cells Stick in Brain Blood Vessels

SCIENTISTS have linked the blood brain barrier as the possible key to epilepsy.  It is believed that some leucocytes - white blood cells - breach this barrier often causing a life-time of epiletic seizures.   " A faulty immune reaction may be responsible for the...

Brave teens advocate for epilepsy awareness

Kristina Foster and Sarah- Elizabeth Clark brave enough to say " the disease doesn't define you" and "It is not who I am" " Kristina Foster is not afraid to speak up when it comes to talking about epilepsy; in...

Meet Anonymous

"Meet Anonymous photo credit: Sklathill After Sarah Palin’s email was hacked, the world was introduced to Anonymous. Who or what is Anonymous? It’s a group that formed on IR channels - and starting to get recognition for it’s practice of “Griefing” or...

Rolle back in action

"Ravens cornerback Samari Rolle has restructured his contract and is cleared to play for the 2008 season.  Rolle missed 10 games in 2007 because of seizures from epilepsy, as doctors worked to find the right...

New discovery could help treat epilepsy

"New discovery could help treat epilepsy By Roger Highfield, Science Editor Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 10/03/2008 Drugs that could treat pre menstrual tension and epilepsy are two of the long term possibilities...

Valentine's Day—Not Just for Lovers!

"As stores fill to bursting with bright red Mylar balloons, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and mountains of envelope-encased sentiments in honor of the patron saint of lovers, St. Valentine, remember that he is...

Low-energy bulbs can trigger migraine, seizures and pain

"Save the planet, get a headache?  Some U.K. health experts say energy-saving light bulbs may trigger migraines in people prone to the condition, according to a report in Britain's Daily Mail.  British...

Mahjong game 'can cause epilepsy'

"A study by doctors in Hong Kong has concluded that epilepsy can be induced by the Chinese tile game of mahjong. The findings, published in the Hong Kong Medical Journal, are based on 23 cases of people who...

Epilepsy Fears Over Olympic Logo

"The new logo for the 2012 London Olympic Games is to be removed from the organisers' website after fears it could trigger epileptic fits. Prof Graham Harding, who developed the test used to measure...

Does Tooth-brushing Cause Epilepsy Seizures?

Tooth-brushing may trigger seizures in certain people with epilepsy, and researchers say lesions in a specific part of the brain may be a cause in some people, according to an article published in the March 6, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the scientific journal of the American...

Port Talbot based epileptic group awarded £5000 grant | Port Talbot Chat

"A grant of £5,000 has been awarded to the Port Talbot Epilepsy Group to help fund members of the group to holiday together. The new fund will provide opportunities for group members to take a few days away with family and carers."Read more...

Designer Mice Made to Order

"Raising lab animals is big business, and when it comes to the price of mice you pay extra for defects: A mouse with arthritis runs close to $200; two pairs of epileptic mice can cost 10 times that. You want three...

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