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What is the impact of seizures on employment? Most people with epilepsy can and do work, but having epilepsy doesn’t make it any easier, especially in the current economic climate.

Limited availability of epilepsy medicines for children in the developing world.

Intravenous carbamazepine is shown to be well-tolerated.

New form of Lamictal® (lamotrigine) approved for single daily dosing.
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ETP Presents the 2010 Pipeline Conference - On 2/25 and 2/26/2010, the Epilepsy Therapy Project will host the Epilepsy Pipeline Update 2010 Conference at the Hyatt Embarcadero Hotel in San Francisco. Read about it here |
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Epilepsy: Insights & Strategies journal, the third quarterly issue, managed by Robin Owen and Robert Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., is now available. Read Issue 3 |
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New features of My Epilepsy Diary include the ability to enter any numbers of seizures, or seizure clusters for a day. Graphs of the seizures have improved. A new section allows organization of your overall medical history for your doctor. |
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Videos: An article in the latest Epilepsy: Insights & Strategies Issue discusses “Exercising and playing sports safely.” See also our video on this topic at http://www.epilepsy.com/node/978907 |
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Keto News: Dr. Kossoff gives his personal top 10 articles from 2009 that are exciting and related to the clinical use of the Ketogenic Diet. Read about them. |

Hapa's mission to give back does not stop with the DJ and hip hop community. Hapa just recently took on the role as the national spokesperson for Epilepsy Therapy Project and epilepsy.com, an organization which raises money to fund research to find new therapies for people living with Epilepsy. "It is a gift to me. It means a lot to me personally. I want people to know that you can have epilepsy and you can succeed."

Chanda Gunn will always be a winner for people with epilepsy. She is a true example of how someone with epilepsy can overcome obstacles. Chanda was the USA Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey goaltender, and bronze medal winner of the 2006 Winter Olympics. We are proud to say that she is also a Spokesperson for the Epilepsy Therapy Project.
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