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Purple Day bringing awareness to epilepsy
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistPurple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. On March 26th annually, people in countries around the world are invited to wear purple and host events in support of epilepsy awareness. Last...Tags: Antarctica
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The 'purplexity' of epilepsy
JeromeEpilepsy. What is the first word you think of? Most people imagine someone foaming at the mouth, falling on the floor, and shaking all over. A full on seizure. However, that is not quite true. In many cases, epilepsy is an invisible illness that goes...Tags: Seizures, Elizabeth II, First Aid, Health Treatments, Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (2012)
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Epilepsy drug in pregnancy linked to baby's higher autism risk
Pregnant women who took the anti-seizure drug valproate during pregnancy increased the odds that their baby would have autism, and were roughly twice as likely to give birth to a child who would go on to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder,...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Autism, American Medical Association, Depakote (drug), Drugs and Medicines
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Lee Brice to perform Friday in Aberdeen
Lee Brice Aberdeen concert: The doors open at 6:45 p.m. Friday. The music starts about 7:15 p.m. with a performance by Dustin Evans and Good Times.Where: Dakota Event Center, 716 Lamont St. Tickets: General admission is $25. Tickets are standing...
Tags: Dierks Bentley, Soul Asylum (music group), Entertainment Events, Garth Brooks, Music
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Life Out Here: Meant for each other
I often wonder what would have happened if our dogs had ended up with other human companions. Flynn, our Australian shepherd, is a one-man dog, as is so often the case with Aussies. But Flynn takes the one-man dog lifestyle well beyond the standard...
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Md. health insurers' 'fail first' policies jeopardize patient health
Absent from the critical debate in Maryland over how to rein in health care spending has been a serious examination of the dangerous and expensive policies that some Maryland health insurers have enacted in the name of cost containment, and their...
Tags: General Practitioners, Arthritis, Maryland General Assembly, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance Cost
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Lawyer: Suit over prison medication wins $12M award
Tribune reporterA federal jury on Friday awarded $12 million to a man who said he was deprived of prescribed epilepsy medication while serving time at Statesville Correction Center, leading to permanent injuries, according to the law firm which represented the man. Andy...Tags: Prisons, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama strategist David Axelrod shaves mustache for epilepsy charity
David Axelrod finally oversaw a campaign in which he was happy to end up the loser. President Barack Obama's senior strategist shaved off his trademark mustache on live TV Friday, fulfilling a promise to slash his 40-year-old 'stache to help raise $1...
Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, University of Chicago, Donald Trump, MSNBC (tv network)
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David Axelrod putting money where his 'stache is
Once thought safe with an Election Day victory, David Axelrod's mustache has been moved back to the tossup column. President Barack Obama's senior strategist said Thursday that he would shave his mustache on live television if he can raise $1 million for...
Tags: Barack Obama, University of Chicago, MSNBC (tv network), David Axelrod, Research
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To treat son’s epilepsy, a father turns to medical marijuana
FrameworkJayden David, 5, suffers from a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome. Jayden takes a form of medical marijuana that is not psychoactive, so the sweet-tasting infusion he receives four times a day doesn't make him high.... -
Researchers see the light in bid to restore lost vision
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of California at Los Angeles recently created a light-sensitive molecule that they say could help restore vision lost in degenerative eye diseases, such as macular degeneration, and...Tags: Eyes and Vision, Education, Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Illinois at Chicago
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