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  • March 2008

    • Hackers Trigger Seizures on Epilepsy Board

      Wired  |  Mar 29, 08 3:16 PM CDT

      Hackers Trigger Seizures on Epilepsy Board

      (Newser) - Hackers infected an epilepsy message board last week, posting messages designed to induce seizures and migraines, Wired reports. The Epilepsy Foundation shut down its forum as reports rolled in. One woman said she suffered her worst episode in a year: “I don’t fall over and convulse, but it hurts,” she said. “I couldn’t move and couldn’t speak.” More »

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      hackers  • cyberattack  • seizure  • epilepsy  • message boards  • Anonymous

    • Heal Me, Amadeus!

      Independent (UK)  |  Mar 18, 08 1:11 PM CDT

      Heal Me, Amadeus!

      (Newser) - A British patient's epilepsy showed remarkable improvement after he started listening to 45 minutes of Mozart daily, the Independent reports. And while research is still sparse on the music's effect on epilepsy, some doctors speculate that his complex melodies stimulate the brain in a way other composers' works don't. "The organization of the cerebral cortex would seem to resonate with the architecture of Mozart's music," a doctor said. More »

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      health  • brain  • classical music  • neurology  • epilepsy  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • February 2008

    • Epilepsy Drugs Increase Risk of Suicide: FDA

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Feb 1, 08 6:11 PM CST

      Epilepsy Drugs Increase Risk of Suicide: FDA

      (Newser) - Taking epilepsy medication can double risk of suicidal behavior, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Results of a government study showed the increased risk for 11 specific drugs, including Pfizer’s Neurontin and Lyrica, but the Food and Drug Administration warned that the findings probably apply to all epilepsy medications. Labels for the drugs will be changed to reflect the risks. More »

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      suicide  • Pfizer  • epilepsy

  • August 2007

    • Game Over: Mahjong Can Cause Epilepsy

      BBC  |  Aug 4, 07 12:43 PM CDT

      Game Over: Mahjong Can Cause Epilepsy

      (Newser) - Playing the traditional Chinese tile game of mahjong can induce epileptic fits, a new study from Hong Kong shows, and the only remedy is to lay off the tiles. Men were far more susceptible than women, according to the authors, and it wasn't just lack of sleep or gambling stress that provoked the attacks. More »

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      China  • seizure  • epilepsy  • game

    • Roberts Faces Tough Choices on Treatment

      New York Times  |  Aug 1, 07 5:57 AM CDT

      Roberts Faces Tough Choices on Treatment

      (Newser) - After recovering from a seizure Monday, Chief Justice John Roberts must make a crucial medical decision—whether to take anti-seizure medication, which has side effects that could affect his job, or forgo the pills and risk having another episode, which is considered more likely now that he has suffered two seizures. Neurologists are divided on the answer, reports the Times . More »

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      John Roberts  • seizure  • epilepsy

  • July 2007

    • Chief Justice Checks Out of Hospital

      Associated Press  |  Jul 31, 07 2:26 PM CDT

      Chief Justice Checks Out of Hospital

      (Newser) - Chief Justice John Roberts left a Maine hospital today in good condition, a day after suffering a seizure of unknown cause. The 52-year-old jurist told President Bush he was doing just fine, reports the AP. He waved as he scooted out of the hospital and headed back to his vacation house on Hupper Island to finish his summer break. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • John Roberts  • hospital  • Maine  • seizure  • epilepsy

  • June 2007

    • 'No Go to the Logo,' Say Londoners

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jun 6, 07 6:46 AM CDT

      'No Go to the Logo,' Say Londoners

      (Newser) - Londoners loathe the logo unveiled Monday for the 2012 Olympics so much that 30,000 have already signed a petition demanding a new one. The jagged pink-and-orange rendition of 2012  took a brand-consultancy firm $800,000 and more than a year to design; Olympics organizers, calling it "dynamic" and "vibrant," say people will "get used to it," reports the Daily Mail. More »

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      London  • Olympic Games  • 2012 London Olympics  • design  • Ken Livingstone  • epilepsy  • logo

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