Archive for the 'Epilepsy/Seizures' Category
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013
There’s a concern (here, here, and here) voiced by some reputable websites that taking evening primrose oil might make seizures more likely in some people.
Here’s what we know. (more…)
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Energy drinks are consumed by 30% to 50% of adolescents and young adults. The manufacturers claim they are safe.
Researchers at the University of Miami, in Florida reviewed the evidence and came to a different conclusion. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Caffeine, Carnitine, D. ENERGY THERAPIES, Diabetes Mellitus, Epilepsy/Seizures, Ginseng, Guarana, Heart Disease, Yohimbine | Comments Off on Safety of energy drinks
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
This has nothing to do with taking a bath.
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine, in Gainesville, tell us, “The abuse of psychoactive “bath salts” (PABS) has become commonplace, and patients with PABS overdoses are presenting to emergency departments with increasing frequency. (more…)
Consumer Alert, Epilepsy/Seizures, Heart Disease | Comments Off on Bath salts becoming illegal
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
FDA advises that prescription proton pump inhibitor drugs may cause low magnesium blood levels (hypomagnesemia) if taken, in most cases, longer than one year.
Proton pump inhibitors reduce the amount of acid in the stomach and treat conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), peptic ulcers, and inflammation of the esophagus. (more…)
Epilepsy/Seizures, GERD, Heart Disease, Magnesium | Comments Off on Effect of proton pump inhibitors on magnesium
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
The FDA is taking action to prevent Rising Sun Health and The Center for Complimentary and Alternative Health of Livingston, Montana, from manufacturing and selling unapproved new drugs and adulterated or misbranded dietary supplements in violation of the law.
Rising Sun manufactured and distributed a variety of unapproved new drugs under names such as Black Salve, Cancema, and Can-Support. (more…)
Anemia, Asthma/Allergy, Cancer, Consumer Alert, Epilepsy/Seizures, FDA/FTC/CDC | Comments Off on Consumer Alert: Rising Sun Health
Monday, September 27th, 2010
Dr. Steven Schachter (photo) is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
He voices his view and challenges for CAM for the treatment of epilepsy in a recent issue of Current Opinion in Neurology. (more…)
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Infantile spasm (West Syndrome) is a specific type of seizure in infants and early childhood. The ketogenic diet is a high fat, adequate protein, low carbohydrate diet.
Researchers from the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes in Baltimore, Maryland — the leader in this form of treatment in infants — report their experience over 12 years. (more…)
Diet-Ketogenic, Epilepsy/Seizures, Infants | Comments Off on Treating infantile spasms with the ketogenic diet
Sunday, October 4th, 2009
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas reviewed the evidence on neurofeedback and epilepsy. (more…)
Biofeedback, Epilepsy/Seizures | Comments Off on EEG biofeedback in treating epilepsy
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Cochrane review evaluates the evidence for treating epilepsy by using psychological methods to reduce seizure frequency and improve quality of life.
Here’s what was found with respect to seizure frequency. (more…)
Biofeedback, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Epilepsy/Seizures, Relaxation | Comments Off on Psychological methods to treat epilepsy
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Here’s an updated list of 69 contaminated products identified by the FDA.
What’s a consumer to think? (more…)
Consumer Alert, Epilepsy/Seizures, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, Obesity | Comments Off on More tainted weight loss products
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
 Some of the weight loss products listed below claim to be “natural†or to contain only “herbal†ingredients.
The FDA found they actually contain potentially harmful ingredients not listed on the product labels or in promotional advertisements. (more…)
Consumer Alert, Diet-Nutrition, Epilepsy/Seizures, FDA/FTC/CDC, Herbals, Obesity | Comments Off on Consumer Alert: More tainted weight loss products
Monday, October 13th, 2008
 That’s the conclusion by reviewers from the University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital in China in this Cochrane review. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Children, Cochrane Library, Epilepsy/Seizures | Comments Off on Lack of support for acupuncture in epilepsy
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Lead, mercury, and (oh yeah) arsenic intoxication have been associated with Ayurvedic herbal medicines.
Here’s an account of one patent’s experience. (more…)
Ayurveda, Consumer Alert, Epilepsy/Seizures, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Arsenic toxicity from Ayurvedic
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Today, it’s widely agreed that tobacco is highly addictive and linked to a long list of diseases.
It wasn’t always so. Come with me down memory lane.
(more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Epilepsy/Seizures, Fatigue, Smoking Cessation | Comments Off on The flow and ebb of tobacco over 7 centuries
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
On May 19th, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) premiered its first annual Yoga Week.
Others have held yoga weeks in the past. What’s different is the involvement of the NIH. (more…)
Alzheimer's Dementia, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Asthma/Allergy, Cancer, Epilepsy/Seizures, Fatigue, GERD, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Rheumatoid Diseases, Sleep (Insomnia), Smoking Cessation, Stress, Yoga | Comments Off on First annual Yoga Week
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Researchers from the Institute of Child Health in London tested the ketogenic diet in a randomized controlled trial. (more…)
Children, Cranberry, Diet-Ketogenic, Epilepsy/Seizures | Comments Off on Ketogenic diet improves drug-resistant epilepsy
Friday, March 28th, 2008
During the First North American Regional Epilepsy Congress, researchers from the University of Texas reported that men with epilepsy who take enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have lower levels of vitamin D and calcium, plus higher parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels.
The AEDs involved included the following.
(more…)
Calcium, Epilepsy/Seizures, Vitamin D | Comments Off on The need for vitamin D in people with epilepsy
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
In patients with epilepsy that does not respond to drug therapy, researchers from the University of Uppsala in Sweden reported, “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and yoga decrease seizure index and increase quality of life.” (more…)
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
Researchers from Los Angeles reviewed the literature and found acupuncture holds promise but,… surprise … more research is needed.
Here’s what we know today. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Asthma/Allergy, Bed Wetting, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Children, Diarrhea/Constipation, Elderly, Enuresis (bed wetting), Epilepsy/Seizures, Glaucoma, Jet Lag, Nausea/Vomiting, Osteoarthritis, Retinopathy, Sleep Apnea | Comments Off on Acupuncture for children
Friday, December 7th, 2007
Research presented during the American Epilepsy Society 61st Annual Meeting shows that almost half of all people with epilepsy are vitamin D deficient. (more…)
Epilepsy/Seizures, Vitamin D | Comments Off on The risk of vitamin D deficiency in people with epilepsy