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To look at 5-year-old Owen Ziebell, you'd never know everything he's endured in his short life. "It breaks your heart as a mom," said Owen's mother, Alison Ziebell. Owen was born prematurely, at 33 weeks, but was doing fine until the day Alison and husband Jamie were supposed to bring... read more →

In the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's announcement of a pilot medical marijuana program in New York, advocates of medical cannabis are urging for a more comprehensive and regulated system. Lawmakers, drug policy groups, doctors, patients and their families met outside the Senate chamber Monday and called on the Senate... read more →

The ketogenic diet is well established as an effective treatment for patients with refractory epilepsy, and although studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society confirm its value for both children and adults, others raise important concerns. Researchers from the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC),... read more →

Waggy-tailed Walter has become James Fuller's best friend, as Wendy Roberts discovers. James Fuller, living with autism, likes to go for walks in the park and look at trees. The nine-year-old loves being outdoors – but only if Walter comes, too. Ask James's mum what life was like for her... read more →

A baby who suffered up to a hundred seizures a day is now seizure-free thanks to an eight-hour brain operation. Finlay Ritchie, just 13 months old, was diagnosed with severe and uncontrollable epilepsy at just four days old. But following a rollercoaster ride of fearing the worst and a “terrifying”... read more →

Tracy Popalo of Lemoyne never thought she’d be an advocate for medicinal marijuana — but, then again, she also never thought she’d have to watch her 11-year-old daughter suffer from otherwise untreatable epilepsy. Kylie Popalo endures 80 seizures per day despite medicines that are causing her liver and kidneys to... read more →

In the remote and rural Bhutan, epilepsy is commonly misdiagnosed as the work of demons or evil spirits. A University of Ottawa professor is hoping to change that perception in the South Asian kingdom and other developing countries with a new screening device that will allow health care workers to... read more →

A UK company that makes medicines from cannabis has raised nearly $90m on New York’s Nasdaq stock exchange to develop a treatment for childhood epilepsy. GW Pharmaceuticals already sells a marijuana-based drug across Europe as a treatment for multiple sclerosis and believes the plant’s properties have potential for use in... read more →

At 87 years old, a Kansas City icon is still devoted to helping and serving others. Former mayor, Dr. Charles Wheeler, was in the right place at the right time Monday afternoon and didn’t hesitate to help a woman in need. Dr. Wheeler was leaving a St. Luke’s medical building... read more →

Liz and Anthony Sinclair are hosting a 12-hour relay swim on Sunday in Yeppoon to raise money and awareness for their five-year-old son Cooper who suffers from Dravet Syndrome. There are currently only about 400 cases of Dravet Syndrome in Australia. After countless seizures, sleepless nights, surgeries and numerous trips... read more →