David Ficker, MD, Associate Director of the Epilepsy Center at the UC Neuroscience Institute, discusses seizure medications and how they are chosen during an interview with Hallway Conversations on Epilepsy Talk Radio on March 5, 2010.

The NFL's Jason Snelling is one of a growing number of talented and accomplished members of the African-American community who are in the public eye and are now talking about their experiences with epilepsy. Others include recording artist and performer Prince and actor and director Danny Glover. Read the entire article at healthnewsdigest.com

Epilepsy: Fighting for a Cure
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By Peggy O'Farrell
pofarrell@enquirer.com

Telling potential employers she has epilepsy has cost Michele Black jobs.

Friends have told her to just keep quiet about the disease, but Black, 46, of Florence, has always been upfront about her condition.

Although generic versions of Topamax will soon be available, some neurologists are concerned that the new formulations might be dangerous for patients at high risk of seizure complications.

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In America, epilepsy takes as many lives as breast cancer — sometimes directly, but more often through car accidents, drowning, or heart attacks related to seizures.

Despite those numbers, epilepsy lags behind other diseases in funding for research and treatment.

Guests:

Warren Lammert, co-founder and chairman of the Epilepsy Therapy Project

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