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November is Epilepsy Awareness Month! We are working on the need to find a cure, better treatments, and end discrimination.
Today doctors know epileptic seizures result from erratic firing by brain neurons and they can recommend treatments such as drugs or surgery. However, during the Renaissance, people blamed stones inside the skull for the convulsions, unusual sensations, and the other symptons of the illness. Learn more about the disease's history and cultural impact at the Epilepsy Museum in Offenburg, Germany:
http://www.epilepsiemuseum.de/alt/museumen.html
NPR's Story of the Day discussed Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and how it affects the brain and a person's spirituality on May 19, 2009: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104291534&ft=1&f=1090
A short discussion on Epilepsy was featured on NPR's Talk of the Nation on May 5, 2009: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103821953&ft=1&f=5
CURE President and founder Susan Axelrod and Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver appeared this morning on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." Axelrod shared how she and CURE are working to increase epilepsy awareness and funding for research. The appearance comes the morning after the sold-out 2nd Annual CURE New York City Benefit, at which Shriver was honored for his commitment to helping people with disabilities. "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were the event's special guests: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/#30742751
Epilepsy has received national attention in another major publication: Newsweek. Epilepsy was featured on the April cover. Below is the link to the article, titled "Epilepsy: Overlooked and Underfunded:" http://www.newsweek.com/id/193586/page/1
Dr. H. Steve White appears in a documentary featured on CURE's website: http://www.cureepilepsy.org/video/2008_CURE_video.asp
For Upcoming Conferences Check these Websites:
http://www.epilepsybudapest2009.org/
http://www.aedtrials.com/
http://www.eilat-aeds.com/Forth.html
Birthdays in October & November:
October 11th: Cola Rowley
October 30th: Jenny Huff
November 9th: Jerry Saunders
