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Tara Reynolds has called on the community to help raise vital funds to help Epilepsy Action Australia assist people living with epilepsy. Ms Reynolds, who has lived with epilepsy for about 20 years, is the only one in her family with the condition. She has signed up to walk the... read more →

Six-year-old Mary Louise Swing likes to listen to classical music, play with her twin brother, Winfield, and swing at a playground around her West Ashley home. But there’s a limit on what she can do with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. She can’t speak, and her mobility is limited, said her... read more →

In a new study from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, researchers are exploring a possible link between metabolic defects and seizures. They found diet could influence vulnerability to seizures and identified a common diabetes drug that could help treat disorders like epilepsy. check in cash online READ MORE

In these modern times, there is practically a smartphone app for all aspects of life. Now, new research has detailed two new apps that could help people detect epileptic seizures and receive better treatment for stroke. The two new studies will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th... read more →

The doctors were out of ideas to help 5-year-old Charlotte Figi. Suffering from a rare genetic disorder, she had as many as 300 grand mal seizures a week, used a wheelchair, went into repeated cardiac arrest and could barely speak. As a last resort, her mother began calling medical marijuana... read more →

“I’ll never forget seeing myself for the first time: the front of my head had been shaved, and I had this great big scar, which was still a little bit bloody, and my face was frozen. I looked so tiny, so thin and emaciated, with these enormous, terrified eyes. I... read more →

A former Hollyoaks actress has put pen to paper for National Doodle Day. Leigh-born Sarah Jayne Dunn has joined a host of celebrities such as Sir Michael Parkinson, Bill Nighy and John Bishop to draw a doodle that will be auctioned on ebay to raise money for Epilepsy Action. Philippa... read more →

Richard Davis remembers what life was like before Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. “My first thought at a new job was, ‘Are you going to fire me?’” said Davis. Some did. He was even deemed ineligible to attend college in those days, not for any academic... read more →

The second fundraising tournament of the year for Clark County Archery will raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation. The tournament is open to the archery community and is sanctioned by the National Archery in the Schools Program. Dee Birkes, assistant coach for George Rogers Clark Archery, said children from throughout... read more →