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Where: The Soul Spa, 2 Hetling Court, Bath, BA1 1SH. When: Launches Tuesday 4th November then fortnightly ongoing. Who it’s for: Anyone over 18 connected to epilepsy, including carers. How to Join: If ...
Kami Kountcheva | How Miles Levin’s new feature film, Under the Lights, hopes to build empathy and start conversations about epilepsy “Movies can do something that a seminar or a pamphlet or an ...
Who it’s for: everyone over 18 connected to epilepsy, including carers or anyone who wants to find out more. How to Join: Email Peter on [email protected]. Or just turn up on the day! The ...
This 55 mile iconic cycle route can be achieved by newbies and experienced riders. From London, cycle along quiet country lanes passing through Mitcham, Carshalton, Chipstead, Banstead and Haywards ...
The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge is a circular route starting and ending in Horton-in-Ribblesdale, which takes on the peaks of Pen-y-Ghent (694m/2,276 ft), Whernside (736m/2,415 ft) and ...
We contacted Accord for an update on the return date of Accord topiramate. They have told us that Accord topiramate 25mg and 50mg are back in stock. The 100mg and 200mg tablets remain long term out of ...
Kami Kountcheva | Two national NHS epilepsy clinical trials will investigate the safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in adults and children with epilepsy Two ...
A study from the University of Birmingham has found that epileptiform discharges may be linked to sleep cycles or the hormone cortisol, or both. Cortisol is a hormone that plays a role in stress ...
A ‘brain pacemaker’ aiming to reduce seizures in people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy is now available on the NHS. The device is called EASEE (Epicranial Application of Stimulation Electrodes for ...
Kami Kountcheva | Experts at the University of Queensland have developed medicine based on spider venom which could help treat some forms of genetic epilepsy. Experts at the University of Queensland, ...
A new fibre-optic laser therapy for people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy will be offered on the NHS, with the first of these surgeries taking place in early 2023. This new technology allows ...
Kami Kountcheva | With festival season approaching, we share some tips to help people with epilepsy plan ahead, manage triggers and stay safe With June in full swing, many of us may be planning our ...