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An Indian girl has been expelled from an Ajman school for suffering epileptic seizures in the classroom. Aparna Shyam, 9, suffered a seizure last month on her fifth day at the East Point Indian International School, formerly the Al Ahlam Indian Private School. She was, however, declared fit to resume... read more →

A new study is bringing new hope to people suffering from head-injury-induced epilepsy. The research published by scientists at Israel’s Ben Gurion University of the Negev, the University of California Berkeley and Charité University of Medicine in Germany found that a commonly used hypertension drug dramatically decreased the number of... read more →

Two rugby heroes paid a special bedside visit to an inspirational teenager. Freddie Theobald, 16, from Langdon Hills, spent time with England star and Saracens’ rugby fly-half Owen Farrell, and team-mate Ben Ransom, while undergoing hospital tests. The teenager has been suffering from mystery seizures for 18 months, but doctors... read more →

Medical marijuana just got another celebrity doctor's public support. During an interview Monday with Dr. Mehmet Oz on "Larry King Live", King asked Oz if he'd changed his views on marijuana. "I have," Oz responded, and went on to explain just how far he's come from his early beliefs about... read more →

The deal paves the way for most restrictive such law in the U.S., aimed at helping the very ill. Thousands of Minnesotans with cancer, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy and other conditions would be able to legally treat their symptoms with marijuana under a legislative deal struck Thursday. The proposal will make Minnesota... read more →

Gophers head football coach Jerry Kill announced yesterday he's starting a new foundation for young epilepsy patients, partnering with the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota to better educate schools on how to properly deal with the disease. Kill made the announcement on "Rise Above Seizures" Day to bring epilepsy awareness for... read more →

A father is taking his campaign to raise funds for an epilepsy charity all the way to the top. Alexander Woodward, whose son Charlie suffers from a rare form of the condition, will be visiting 10 Downing Street to promote his latest fundraising efforts. A number of Premiership football clubs... read more →

Lowell Evans - Author, Epilepsy survivor, and advocate wants the public to know that "The challenge of having epilepsy is not always the neurological disorder. The way an individual is viewed by others after being diagnosed can be detrimental through ignorance or positive through knowledge and support." Lowell was a... read more →

University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill announced on Thursday — national Rise Above Seizures Day — he will be making a $100,000 donation to help children dealing with epilepsy. The coach has been very open about suffering from epilepsy. He suffered a series of seizures on the sidelines last... read more →

Josh Kelly suffered from epilepsy, a brain disorder that forced him to drop out of high school nine days before graduation. But Kelly was determined not to miss out on another educational milestone. For nearly a decade, Kelly attended Idaho State University working toward a degree in geology, with his... read more →