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Watch 60 Minutes tonight

by Kristin Cantu on October 25, 2009

UPDATE: Watch the 60 Minutes piece and read Frances Jensen’s post about why funding epilepsy research is so important.

Don’t forget to watch 60 Minutes tonight, featuring the epilepsy research of Children’s Frances Jensen, MD. You can watch a preview here. If you use Twitter, please help us promote the episode by tweeting “http://bit.ly/1t2wdK – tune in to 60 Minutes to see Children’s Hospital docs talk about epilepsy.”

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60 Minutes will feature Children's epilepsy research

by Kristin Cantu on October 24, 2009

UPDATE: Watch the 60 Minutes piece and read Frances Jensen’s post about why funding epilepsy research is so important.

Did you know that epilepsy affects over 3 million people in the United States? Despite the fact that it affects more people than Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined, the disease and its causes remain stubbornly bewildering. Tomorrow, the news program 60 Minutes will feature the epilepsy research of Children’s Frances Jensen, MD. You can watch a preview here. If you use Twitter, please help us promote the episode by tweeting “http://bit.ly/1t2wdK – tune in to 60 Minutes this Sunday to see Children’s Hospital docs talk about epilepsy.”

Read about how one young girl fought epilepsy and won.

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Health headlines: Seizures, service dogs and autism

by Annie Cardi on August 24, 2009

Other children’s health stories we’ve been reading:

The FDA recently approved the first drug designed to treat infantile spasms. Infants suffering from the disorder can have as many as 100 seizures per episode and multiple episodes a day.
Mom Daily talks about a new study, which reveals that there’s no difference between children of same-sex couples and children of heterosexual parents. Do you think this will help same-sex parents adopt?
At ParentDish, Julia Halewicz discusses the debate between parents and school administrators about autistic children bringing service dogs to school. Parents claim the dogs help keep their children calm and safe, while school officials challenge the medical necessity of these dogs.

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Health headlines: August 14

by Annie Cardi on August 14, 2009

Other children’s health stories we’ve been reading:

A recent survey shows that more people are contacting their doctors online. KevinMD.com and Booster Shots discuss how health care professionals and patients can maintain a professional relationship online and ask: How much contact is too much? Full story »

Catching the lightning

by Erin Graham on July 13, 2009

Epilepsy is a disease that remains stubbornly bewildering—to the nearly three million Americans who have it and the doctors who treat it. In some cases, it can be traced to an underlying disease, injury or brain malformation. But in most cases, its origins are a mystery. And wh epilepsy_02 ile many new epilepsy medications have come on the market, the percentage of people whose seizures can be controlled by drugs remains stubbornly unchanged: two thirds.