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Facebook contest could land $500,000 for epilepsy charity
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelWant to perform a good deed — and one that will take only a few minutes? Then check out the the Chase Campaign for Community Giving's Facebook page. The organization, which is the charitable arm of financial giant Chase, is holding a Facebook... -
Top 20 local special-needs resources
2-1-1 Broward Special Needs Hotline www.211-broward.org/specialneeds.htm The hotline provides free comprehensive information and referrals to callers, an online resource list for Broward County organizations, 24-hour crisis support and a calendar of...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Lake Worth, Coconut Creek, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Down Syndrome
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Police use stun gun on man who says he was having seizure
Fox59A man claims he was having an epileptic seizure when police were trying to arrest him using a stun gun. Police say he was resisting arrest. Randy Lynn told Fox59 News he was walking along West Washington Street when the bright sun reflecting off the snow...Tags: Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Physical Conditions, Health
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Police search for missing South Side woman
A 66-year-old woman with a history of suffering epileptic seizures is missing from the South Side, police said this evening.
Janice Jackson was last seen Wednesday at her home on the 7900 block of South Essex Avenue in the city's South Chicago...Tags: South Chicago, Physical Conditions, Health
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Aberdeen: Epilepsy Purple Day slated for March 26
March 26 is Purple Day - a day when people worldwide wear purple to support those with epilepsy and raise awareness about the condition. Epilepsy is the second most common neurological disorder after migraines and affects more than 50 million people...Tags: Migraine, Physical Conditions, Health
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School won't let student with epilepsy have service dog in class
Fox59A boy and his dog are inseparable, except when the boy is at school. Andrew Stevens, a 12-year-old boy from Virginia, suffers from epilepsy. Andrew has a service dog whose collar has a device that can help prevent Andrew's seizures but the school won'...Tags: Physical Conditions, Fairfax County, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Health, Seizures
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Ferndale athletes unite to help former classmate
Jessica Ambroe and her family didn't think anything was wrong when her arms began to periodically jerk and twitch during the summer of 2007.
The Ferndale honor roll student, cheerleader, and volleyball player didn't realize how much her life was about to...Tags: Physical Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Health, High School Sports
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Friends cook up fundraiser to help chef
Chef Rob Macey was at the pinnacle of a successful career and in top physical health when he suffered his first grand mal seizure.
"I started to feel sick, nothing major," Macey said. "It was a little high stress. ... I finished a sauce in a large...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Macy's, Inc., Brain, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Conditions
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What it looks like inside a migraine
It can be hard to explain how your world looks to someone whose reality is very different. That's especially true for people with epilepsy and aura-filled migraines. Increasingly, instead of struggling to explain with words, people with these illnesses...Tags: Arts, Brain, Music, Diseases and Illnesses, Arts and Culture
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Kanye West debuts video for 'All of the Lights', reminds us of 'Enter the Void', Justice
Brand XCharlie Sheen's ongoing craziness, Justin Bieber's hair, the new iPad, it's been an important, event-filled day. So much so in fact we nearly got on without mention of Kanye West's new video for "All of the Lights", which debuted today. It features cameos... -
Havoc is good to have around when you’re talking about this seizure alert dog trained at Alden’s Kennels
TribLocal - EvanstonIt’s doubtful an intruder would walk into the Leisher house, come face to face with Havoc, a quietly resolute German shepherd, and decide not to …... -
Epileptic seizure likely killed Knut, report says
Animal Crazy - Orlando SentinelA photograph of polar bear Knut lies among candles and flowers left by mourners at the gate of the Berlin Zoo after the 4-year-old polar bear died unexpectedly March 19. Reuters news service relayed a report in Focus magazine that quoted neurologists as...
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