Medical cannabis is legal in the UK. This means that in some circumstances, specialist doctors may prescribe it to treat epilepsy. On this page, we talk about the different types of medical cannabis ...

Fasting means not eating for a period of time. In some cases, it means not drinking too There are many reasons why people may choose to fast Many people with epilepsy can fast successfully. But there ...

Who gets Lennox-Gastaut syndrome? Lennox-Gastaut syndrome affects around 1 or 2 in every 100 children with epilepsy. The most common time for this syndrome to start is between 3 and 5 years of age. It ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — New research focuses on diagnostic delays experienced by people with epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterized by unpredictable seizures that affects over 3 million people ...

Abdominal pain and diarrhea that occur at the same time may have a variety of causes. These can include indigestion, infections, allergies, food intolerances, and an intestinal condition, among ...

A new study, published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, tested whether a set of interventions to keep lungs expanded before, during, and after abdominal surgery could lower the risk of ...

The existing studies report mixed and inconclusive results for many benefits. However, the evidence supports MCT oil for conditions like epilepsy, seizures, and malabsorption disorders. Medium-chain ...

Topamax is a brand-name drug prescribed to prevent migraine headaches and to treat seizures due to epilepsy in certain people. As with other medications, Topamax can cause side effects ...

The singer was scheduled to perform in Peru on Sunday. Shakira has shared an "abdominal issue" landed her in the emergency room over the weekend. The international superstar said she was ...

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Shakira has canceled one of her shows in Peru due to an “abdominal issue” that sent her to the hospital. The “She Wolf” musician, 48, was hospitalized on Saturday ...

Shakira — who recently embarked on her “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” world tour — has been hospitalized with an “abdominal issue” forcing her to postpone her show in Peru. “I am sorry ...

Are there links between epilepsy and sleep? The links between epilepsy and sleep are very complex. For some people a lack of sleep can make seizures more likely to happen, for others having seizures ...