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A ‘despicable’ thief snatched a diamond engagement ring off the hand of a bride-to-be while she was having a seizure. Charlotte Hardy-Pickering, 23, had the seizure when walking through North Park in Bootle on Tuesday at around 10am. As she lay on the ground defenceless, a man pretended to comfort... read more →

For parents who have children with epilepsy, something as seemingly simple as planning family meals can require complex calculations. That's because many of them, under the guidance of their children's physicians, are turning to high fat low carb ketogenic diets that are precisely calculated to control seizures. Now several health... read more →

Jerry Kill has worked hard to get his epilepsy in check heading into another football season. Now, about that leg injury … The Gophers coach walked with a slight limp this week at Big Ten Media Days, still hobbling from an ill-advised decision to join the players in a recent... read more →

A Fife police chief inspector has raised £745 by setting an unofficial world indoor rowing record during the Commonwealth Games. Ross Bennet, who worked at Police HQ in Glenrothes until recently, took part in the event with 213 officers and staff from Police Scotland. They were supported in the Emirates... read more →

Actor Philip Martin Brown’s career has spanned five decades, including roles in The Bill and Midsomer Murders. But he’s best known as Grantly Budgen, the grumpy teacher in BBC1’s Waterloo Road. Here, dad-of-two Philip, 58, who lives in Kent, tells the Mirror's Richard Webber how epilepsy nearly ruined his career.... read more →

Albany Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday will direct the state Department of Health to speed up the process for getting medical marijuana to children with epilepsy, according to a Cuomo administration official. Cuomo's directive comes two days after his office and the state's health commissioner met with a dozen advocates for... read more →

Outstanding Person with Epilepsy from India awardee, Shenaz Haveliwala on giving the disorder a tough fight. It's just days before she flies out to Singapore to receive the Outstanding Person with Epilepsy 2014 award, by the IBE (International Bureau of Epilepsy) for India, Shenaz Haveliwala can't contain her excitement. Meeting... read more →

The legal status of medical marijuana in America can be confusing. To date, 23 states have approved its use, but on a federal level all forms of marijuana are still illegal and users face possible federal charges. But a bill recently introduced in the House of Representatives could potentially legalize... read more →

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the Mayo Clinic are challenging the best minds in science to improve how epilepsy is treated. The "Seizure Detection and Prediction Challenge" will involve two competitions, with $28,000 in prize money, aimed at finding new ways to detect and predict seizure... read more →

A memorial concert, held in honor of beloved local music teacher Marie Cherry, has raised almost £2,000 for charity. The mom-of-two, from Dickens Heath, tragically passed away in the spring of 2013 from SUDEP–sudden death in epilepsy. Marie had only developed the condition when she was 31 and was coping... read more →