http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 Almost every week a new piece of research finds out something else about the importance of vitamin D to our health. Now researchers have discovered that nearly half of all epileptics are deficient in the vitamin, which also increases their risk of osteoporosis, auto-immune disease, cancer, and heart disease. http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-half-of-all-victims-are-deficient-in-vitamin-d.html http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-half-of-all-victims-are-deficient-in-vitamin-d.html Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:49:00 GMT Health Lamotrigine (marketed as Lamictal) is one of the new-generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) brought in as an alternative to the traditionally prescribed AEDs such as carba-mazepine, phenobarbitol, pheny-toin, primidone and valproate sodium. http://www.wddty.com/the-epilepsy-newcomer.html http://www.wddty.com/the-epilepsy-newcomer.html Wed, 1 Nov 2006 01:02:00 GMT Health Epilepsy drugs take no prisoners. Their number reads more like a ‘most wanted’ list, and includes phenobarbitone, phenytoin, primidone, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, and sodium valproate. As such the adverse reactions to these drugs can be as bad, if not worse, than epilepsy itself, and at WDDTY we’ve recorded a number of deaths as the direct result of an anti-epileptic. http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-it-s-wrongly-diagnosed-in-one-out-of-four-cases.html http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-it-s-wrongly-diagnosed-in-one-out-of-four-cases.html Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:53:00 GMT Health Each type of antiepileptic drug brings with it the risk of different types of seizures. http://www.wddty.com/different-drugs-different-risks.html http://www.wddty.com/different-drugs-different-risks.html Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMT Health There are alternatives to medication (or surgery) for the treatment of epilepsy. Many of these can be used safely alongside conventional medications. http://www.wddty.com/avoiding-seizures-naturally.html http://www.wddty.com/avoiding-seizures-naturally.html Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMT Health New studies suggest that many of the available antiepileptic drugs, especially the older ones, can have other negative effects besides worsening seizures. A range of epilepsy drugs can cause http://www.wddty.com/more-harm-from-epilepsy-medication.html http://www.wddty.com/more-harm-from-epilepsy-medication.html Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMT Health The actual causes of seizures are still relatively unknown. The majority of patients with epilepsy can identify at least one precipitant that can trigger or exacerbate seizures http://www.wddty.com/what-else-sets-off-seizures.html http://www.wddty.com/what-else-sets-off-seizures.html Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMT Health It is the second most common neurological disorder after stroke - affecting one in 2000 people. However, this is not a simple disorder, but a group of central nervous system (CNS) disorders http://www.wddty.com/when-the-solution-makes-the-problem-worse.html http://www.wddty.com/when-the-solution-makes-the-problem-worse.html Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMT Health About 15 years ago, I started having complex partial seizures, also known as temporal lobe epilepsy. It was very difficult for me as a teacher since I would suddenly start talking gibberish for minutes at a time. http://www.wddty.com/low-blood-pressure-not-epilepsy.html http://www.wddty.com/low-blood-pressure-not-epilepsy.html Mon, 1 Apr 2002 12:00:00 GMT Health New evidence shows that vaccines, allergies or nutritional deficiencies may bring on epileptic seizures, and certain simple dietary changes may control them without drugs. ... http://www.wddty.com/the-link-with-diet-and-vaccines.html http://www.wddty.com/the-link-with-diet-and-vaccines.html Wed, 1 Nov 1995 12:00:00 GMT Health Besides vaccines, increasing evidence points to diet and allergies as a cause of epilepsy. (See Alternatives, p 9, for the evidence linking this condition with allergies, particularly to gluten-c ... http://www.wddty.com/treating-epilepsy-naturally.html http://www.wddty.com/treating-epilepsy-naturally.html Wed, 1 Nov 1995 12:00:00 GMT Health My son, Aiden, aged 6, suffers from benign rolandic epilepsy. He was diagnosed after having an EEG and told that he would need to be put on the drug carbamazepine to control the fits. ... ... http://www.wddty.com/case-study-epilepsy.html http://www.wddty.com/case-study-epilepsy.html Thu, 1 Jun 1995 12:00:00 GMT Health The sudden stopping of drug therapy to epileptic children does not increase the risk of seizure. ... http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-when-drugs-are-stopped.html http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-when-drugs-are-stopped.html Fri, 1 Jul 1994 12:00:00 GMT Health The epilepsy drug phenytoin can cause brain damage in babies if taken during pregnancy, according to a Canadian study. ... http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-drug-harms-babies.html http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-drug-harms-babies.html Sun, 1 May 1994 12:00:00 GMT Health Your letter from a homeopath (WDDTY vol 4 no10) regarding a client who had "extreme nervous system damage" after a serious reaction to a tetanus vaccination has prompted me to ask a question I hav ... http://www.wddty.com/case-study-link-between-tetanus-injection-and-epilepsy.html http://www.wddty.com/case-study-link-between-tetanus-injection-and-epilepsy.html Fri, 1 Apr 1994 12:00:00 GMT Health The epilepsy drug valproate may cause reproductive and hormonal disorders in women, according to research. ... http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-drug-link-to-fetal-disorders.html http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-drug-link-to-fetal-disorders.html Sat, 1 Jan 1994 12:00:00 GMT Health Carbamazepine (CBZ), the latest drug of choice for epilepsy, may cause birth defects. ... http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-baby-defects.html http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy-baby-defects.html Sun, 1 Sep 1991 12:00:00 GMT Health Any thoughts on how to manage this condition? http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy_2.html http://www.wddty.com/epilepsy_2.html Sun, 1 Apr 1990 12:00:00 GMT Health