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Woodend teen Hayden Muir doesn’t do things by halves. Having recently seen a classmate experience a seizure during a presentation in school, he has decided to raise awareness and funds for the Epilepsy Foundation. But forget door knocking or selling chocolates, the 16-year-old has decided to ride his bike to Canberra.... read more →

When Andrew and Melanie Harmon noticed their 6-year-old daughter Emily “spacing out” for a few seconds several times a day, they assumed that she was just thinking about something because she would return to the conversation or activity as if nothing happened. In August 2013, an EEG confirmed that Emily... read more →

It’s an unusual condition with a colorful name. Kids with Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) see sudden distortions in objects they’re looking at. Things get very large, really tiny, or their own bodies appear to change size. It’s a lot like the main character in the Lewis Carroll story. Like... read more →

A bill to legalize the use of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania has cleared the state Senate and now heads to the state House of Representatives. Senate Bill 1182 would allow people with certain conditions to use medical marijuana who have a recommendation from their doctor. This list includes people with cancer,... read more →

Researchers are making progress on a new “on demand” epilepsy pill which can be taken when people feel a seizure starting. The pill has been developed by a team at University College London, UK, led by Professor Dimitri Kullmann. READ MORE

Jeremy Jeffress could have walked into anything. Insincere smiles. Dubious glances. Cold shoulders. Instead, the first time he opened the clubhouse door at Miller Park, he saw an old friend from Class A, Jonathan Lucroy, and the guys at the card table. Their warm welcome gave him a sense of... read more →

Viewers of KTVA's Sunday night newscast learned all about the Alaska Cannabis Club, a medical marijuana group. And then, they learned something else: The reporter who presented the story to the station's viewers is also the owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club. Charlo Greene then quit her TV job on... read more →

A schoolgirl is determined to raise awareness of the dangers of epilepsy after the death of a close friend. Jessica Bexfield, 15, who helps look after her mother and father, started to go to Young Carers where she met Ben Belverstone, and they became like brother and sister. Sadly, Ben suffered a... read more →

A potentially life-saving invention has been created by the family of a man with severe epilepsy. Tom Perry has suffered from the rare Dravet Syndrome since birth. The 20-year-old of Park Road, Marden, can experience up to 24 epileptic seizures a day, often while he sleeps, and the condition has... read more →

A little girl thought to have a bout of hiccups had in fact suffered a massive stroke. Emma Willis is today fighting back as she recovers from the seizure which stunned her family. Mom Louise, 38, said: “We were devastated. We had no idea that someone as young as her could... read more →