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The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that neurocysticercosis - transmitted after consuming undercooked pork or water contaminated by tapeworm eggs - is "the most frequent preventable cause of epilepsy in the developing world." WHO explained that taeniasis is the intestinal infection of the adult tapeworm and when... read more →

A boy of five died after being given a massive drug overdose in a hospital. Bailey Ratcliffe, who suffered from epilepsy, was admitted after having several seizures. He was given seven times too much of an anti-epilepsy drug by mistake. Now his family are furious that the NHS hospital and... read more →

November is national epilepsy awareness month, and the University of Minnesota football team will once again raise awareness for epilepsy this year. The Golden Gophers, in conjunction with the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, will host the third annual Go-Pher Epilepsy Awareness game this Saturday, Nov. 15, against Ohio State at... read more →

November is national epilepsy awareness month, and the University of Minnesota football team will once again raise awareness for epilepsy this year. The Golden Gophers, in conjunction with the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, will host the third annual Go-Pher Epilepsy Awareness game this Saturday, Nov. 15, against Ohio State at... read more →

Shan Ackerman wants more people to learn about epilepsy, a condition she has struggled with her whole life. The Buhl High School student has gone through surgeries, tried different medications and changed her diet. But she hasn’t found long-lasting relief. For her senior project, Shan organized a school assembly Nov.... read more →

The daughter of foreign minister Avigdor Liberman announced on her Facebook account over the weekend that she is afflicted with epilepsy. Michal Liberman-Galon posted a photograph of herself lying in a hospital bed alongside a lengthy post in which she describes her condition in detail. “Let’s talk about epilepsy,” she... read more →

Not many kids get their very own army tank to trick-or-treat in, but for six-year-old Jake, his stepdad makes it happen. Jake Schell suffered a 'brain bleed' just days after his birth in Denver six years ago. He now lives with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. extended-aftercare.com/ext/ Because of all this,... read more →

This year's Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe will feature an impressive element of teamwork between two of college football's longest-standing rivals. When the Minnesota Gophers travel to Madison for the Nov. 29 game against the Wisconsin Badgers, both teams will be wearing purple stickers on their helmets to raise epilepsy awareness.... read more →

Two researchers have shared the 2014 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for their long-standing partnership on cracking the genetics of epilepsy. Sam Berkovic and Ingrid Scheffer, from the University of Melbourne, have received many separate awards and prizes for their work – but this is the first time they have... read more →

When Jackson Small began having seizures at 7, his parents hoped and assumed at least one of the many epilepsy drugs on the market would be enough to get things under control. But one seizure quickly spiraled to as many as 30 a day. "He would stop in his tracks... read more →