Epilepsy

Experts Say There's Hope for Treating Epilepsy Sufferers Until now, researchers who studied epilepsy rarely talked about curing the subtle, complex, sometimes devastating brain disorder that afflicts more than 2 million Americans...

Epilepsy carries billion-dollar price tag Seizure disorders carry a hefty price tag due to time lost from work and other indirect and direct costs, despite the use of anti-epilepsy drugs, researchers report...

WHO launches epilepsy awareness campaign in Africa Cultural attitudes, myths and superstitious beliefs surrounding epilepsy prevent some 80% of epilepsy patients in Africa from being treated, says the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Hot flashes relieved by epilepsy drug Gabapentin, a prescription drug used to treat epilepsy, may help reduce or eliminate hot flashes caused by menopause or as a side effect of certain drugs, according to a report...

An Introduction to Seizures, Epilepsy, and Treatment What is a Seizure?

Heart problems, not epilepsy, cause some seizures Many people thought to have epilepsy may have a heart problem instead, say British researchers...

Poisoning may explain van Gogh's yearn for yellow Did Vincent van Gogh's liberal use of yellow in his paintings stem from his creativity...

Debate Intensifies Over Placebo Use In Studies When migraine sufferers enroll in a study of a potential new medication, is it ethical to give some of them a placebo, or dummy sugar pill, rather than a drug that is already known to be effective?...

Brain secrets of Tourette's syndrome revealed The vocal and movement tics of Tourette's syndrome--including uncontrollable shouting of words or...

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