Medication Switching…in other words, you take your prescription to the pharmacy and the pharmacist fills it with a generic anti-epileptic medication instead of the name brand, has become such a crucial issue for the Epilepsy Community.

An interview with Dr Brien Smith of Henry Ford Hospital and Greg Grunberg, Epilepsy Advocate…on what’s new and important in the Epilepsy world

It’s Friday…time for some updates and new information!

A new study released by doctors at the Mayo Clinic says newspaper coverage of accidents involving people with Epilepsy is biased.

A film aired last evening on PBS, Through the a Dog’s Eyes, which profiles Canine Assistants. They provide service dogs to those in need, including some people with Epilepsy.

A woman with Epilepsy can get pregnant, but you must make sure you do the right things.

So often, we all get wrapped up in communicating through social media outlets and spreading the word about Epilepsy via chatrooms. Are we caught up on the news about the disease?

Once you get the ‘NO’ on surgery and you’ve experimented with multiple meds, is there anything left that will help you take back your life from a life of seizures?

Much of America has watched with keen interest as the Healthcare Reform Bill was voted on in the House, but perhaps those of us with Epilepsy…and those who are caregivers to someone living with Epilepsy, have an even greater interest.

How can you help those who will be diagnosed with Epilepsy just this year? Statistics show 200,000 people will be diagnosed in 2010. Those of us who live with the disease each day know what we are dealing with…but how about those ‘newbies’ to this life?