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Health knowledge made personal
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Jacksonville family shares story of hope and ingenuity during Epilepsy Awareness Month (The Ponte Vedra Leader)
Sun Nov 22 14:33:50 PST 2009
JACKSONVILLE – Six-year-old Joshua Duce has suffered from multiple seizures, every single day, for the past four years. Diagnosed with epilepsy at age 2, Joshua’s condition has caused a number of head and facial injuries throughout his life, as the seizures occurred often while he was seated at...
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Epilepsy is widespread in Florida and often devastating (The Ponte Vedra Leader)
Sun Nov 22 14:34:00 PST 2009
MIAMI – Each year, some 50,000 Americans die from seizures and related causes, which is more than die from breast cancer. November is national Epilepsy Awareness Month. Karen Basha Egozi, chief executive officer of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF), notes that “while living with epilepsy...
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‘Cake Girls’ delicacy: Warren boy receives donation for epilepsy raffle (The Journal-Standard)
Sun Nov 22 02:05:07 PST 2009
It’s been two years since Ethan Wybourn, 11, of Warren was diagnosed with Benign Rolandic Epilepsy (BRE) and since that time, he and his parents Curt and Sara have been on a roller coaster ride with tests, medications and dealing with periodic seizures.
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Increased Risk Of Seizures Faced By Current Cigarette Smokers (Medical News Today)
Thu Nov 19 08:40:24 PST 2009
A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also found that long-term, moderate intake of caffeine or alcohol does not increase the chance of...
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Briton to induce epileptic seizure as performance (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Fri Nov 20 09:35:44 PST 2009
An epilepsy sufferer has courted controversy in Britain by creating a public performance in which she will attempt to bring on a seizure and allow the audience to film it on their mobile phones.
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Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures (PhysOrg)
Wed Nov 18 08:25:19 PST 2009
A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also found that long-term, moderate intake of caffeine or alcohol does not increase the chance of...
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Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures (Science Daily)
Wed Nov 18 05:24:09 PST 2009
A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. This is the first prospective study to examine the potential risks associated with cigarette smoking, caffeine intake, and alcohol consumption as they independently relate to epilepsy.
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Surgery to rescue epilepsy patients (The Times of India)
Wed Nov 18 08:06:12 PST 2009
On the occasion of world epilepsy day on Wednesday, doctors created awareness about the disease among patients in a seminar conducted by a private hospital here.
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Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures (EurekAlert!)
Tue Nov 17 21:28:01 PST 2009
( Wiley-Blackwell ) A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. This is the first prospective study to examine the potential risks associated with cigarette smoking, caffeine intake, and alcohol consumption as they independently...
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Energy healing treats pets' ailments (Honolulu Advertiser)
Sun Nov 22 14:19:38 PST 2009
Dr. Raymond Yoza has been a chiropractor since 1982, but his practice extends to treat far more than sore necks and backs. The gentle doctor performs resonant healing, a form of alternative medicine, on people and pets.
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