Epilepsy: Drug causes birth defects - The epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) can cause birth defects in children whose mothers took it while pregnant, a new study has discovered.

Insomnia - Insomnia is usually strongly linked to depression. However, an array of conditions can prevent you from drifting off to sleep easily, including tensio...

Insomnia - Sleeping pills aren’t worth the risk - What’s a good night’s sleep worth? Quite a lot - especially if you rarely get one. And the older you get, the more elusive a full night’s sleep seems...

Insomnia - When patients come to me with insomnia, my first line of attack is to look for something they're taking or eating, such as a unidentified food allergi...

Drugs for epilepsy - Q:I first had an epileptic seizure 32 years ago, and for the following 10 years had about two grandmal seizures a year. Following the first episode...

Epilepsy : baby defects - Carbamazepine (CBZ), the latest drug of choice for epilepsy, may cause birth defects. ...

Epilepsy - Q:Despite the fact that doctors have got me diagnosed as epileptic, I know I am not and that the underlying cause of my seizures is anti-convulsants....

Insomnia: - Next, we have the reader who is suffering from insomnia and is currently taking the sleeping drug, Zimovane. What alternatives are there to help him g...