Seizures

Campaign aims to raise $1 million to benefit Camp Greentop

2012-05-05 13:29:45

For eight years, Renee Gordon's son, Alex, has been attending Camp Greentop, a summer getaway in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains for people with disabilities. Now Gordon is now spearheading a campaign with Michael Hettleman to raise $1 million for the...

Not all seizures mean epilepsy

2012-04-13 04:00:00

Stress is behind some seizures rather than the neurological disorder epilepsy, researchers at Johns Hopkins have determined. A team of doctors and psychologists evaluated patients admitted to Hopkins’ inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit for...

Diet may be as effective as surgery for many epileptic patients

2012-02-19 12:30:00

Anne Stein's excellent article on epilepsy surgery ("Most epilepsy surgery candidates don't opt for it," Feb. 16) omits several crucial facts. Candidates for epilepsy surgery not only must have seizures refractory to two appropriately used medications but...

Rash of 'Twilight'-induced seizures prompts warning

2011-12-01 13:48:00

Shaking, sweating and swooning are par for the course among the passionate young fans of the "Twilight" series. But reports that a scene in "Breaking Dawn" has been sparking seizures in theaters nationwide has epilepsy experts on the alert and parents...

Teen gets five years for attack on transgender woman at McDonald's

2011-09-13 16:18:00

After a teenage girl was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for beating a transgender woman at a McDonald's in Rosedale, some advocates for transgender people called the sentence too lenient. "The whole incident is unfortunate and demonstrates the...

Education part of mother's plan to cope with daughter's rare childhood disorder

2011-06-21 12:58:00

When Emma-Leigh Savage was born four years ago next month, she weighed two pounds and seven ounces. She wasn't breathing when she was born at the University of Maryland Medical Center and needed to be resuscitated. No one expected her to live more...

Recalling our favorite sports memories of 2009

2009-12-30 00:00:00

Why do we love watching sports? And what did we love the most in 2009? Those are two questions each of us would answer differently. But the answer to the second question helps explain the answer to the first. We love watching sports because they are a...

'American Idol': Top 12 perform

2010-03-17 04:22:15

The Top 12 finally hit the stage for the American Idol finals. Their task tonight is to take on the songs of the Rolling Stones.Kids ... DO NOT MESS THIS UP.Michael Lynche is up first. Tonight's intro segments go back......

Gluten-free trend hits home at Woodberry Kitchen

2010-03-22 16:22:09

Many restaurants have gluten-free menu items these days, but Woodberry Kitchen has an exceptionally good reason for catering to the gluten-free crowd: the chef's wife has Celiac Disease.Amy Gjerde, who co-owns Woodberry with husband Spike, had trained...

Harriet Tubman

2007-02-02 00:00:00

Harriet Tubman 1820-1913 For her freedom was like heaven Harriet Tubman, born a slave on a plantation in Dorchester County, was 29 years old when she seized the opportunity to escape to freedom in the north. The year was 1849 and as she stood on a...

The 'bupe' fix

2007-12-16 00:00:00

There's a new narcotic on the street in Baltimore and other communities - and taxpayers helped put it there. The hexagonal orange pills some users call "bupe" are championed as an exceptional treatment for heroin and pain-pill addicts. Federal...

Small unpaid bills put residents at risk

2007-03-25 00:00:00

Homeowners who owe just a few hundred dollars in municipal debts - including Baltimore City water bills - often are hit with thousands of dollars in fees from private debt collectors and can lose their homes if they don't pay up. At least 400 city...

Jill disappeared December 19, 2011 from her Bettendorf, Iowa home. Her owner and local veterinarian Michael O'Banion says Jill suffers from epileptic seizures without proper medication. He's hired a private investigator and is offering a $2,000 reward for Jill's return.

2012-01-04 14:00:34

Actors Kristen Stewart (left) and Robert Pattinson, the stars of the new film "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1." A scene from the film has reportedly been causing epileptic seizures, which prompted the Maryland-based Epilepsy Foundation to issue a warning.

2011-11-17 00:00:00

This is one of my fathers happiest days. I'm the youngest of 6 children who graduated college. My father deserves this and so much more. He has been a faithful husband and father for 40 years. He was an engineer who was layed off, and worked 3 jobs for 5+ years to support us.

2011-06-14 07:41:07