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A woman diagnosed with epilepsy caused by a tumour growing on her brain is refusing to let it take over her life – even when it means having a seizure on a first date. READ MORE

A panel of experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration voted thirteen to zero that the agency should approve a marijuana-based drug to treat rare forms of epilepsy. READ MORE

For years, Consumer Reporter Patrica Lopez helped "Stretch Your Dollar" every morning and afternoon on ABC13. However, many people didn't realize at the time what she and her family were dealing with at home, especially on the scariest day of her life. READ MORE

For the first time outside the US, doctors at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center have used an innovative technology that includes advanced laser and MRI technologies for ablation of the part of the brain that causes epileptic attacks in patients for whom medications are not helpful. READ MORE

Children exposed in the womb to the drug sodium valproate, used to treat epilepsy, or a combination of anti-epileptic drugs, had poorer academic scores in math, language and science in early elementary school, found a new study. READ MORE

Seven years ago, Mr. Muhammad Jazlan Ahmad was overweight and had epileptic seizures at least once a week. Now, the 31-year-old - who was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was 10 - has seizures only once a month. READ MORE

A Taylor teen will represent people in Texas living with epilepsy while visiting with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. READ MORE

A niece of James Bond author Ian Fleming has said revealed she cannot remember anything from six months ago due to her epilepsy. READ MORE

Epihunter, the revolutionary new digital solution that makes silent epileptic seizures visible, is on the global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. It is raising funds to bring the project to life. READ MORE

Steamboat Springs resident Bill Whittemore has lived with epilepsy his entire life, and that's a big reason why he’s been hanging flyers around town and doing whatever he can to encourage people to recognize Purple Day on March 26 as a way to raise awareness of the condition that impacts... read more →