Since March 29 when the model code of conduct (MCC) came into force in Karnataka, the Election Commission (EC) has made seizures totalling ₹77.93 crore, including cash, liquor, drugs, and precious metals. The EC seized cash and articles worth nearly ₹58 crore even before the elections were announced (from March 9 to 27). After MCC came … Read more
By Adam Meyer HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A brain implant that helps control severe epilepsy in adults may do the same for children who suffer from unrelenting seizures, new research suggests. The study is one of the first to examine the responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system in children. RNS has already … Read more
THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 can harm multiple organs in the body, including the brain. Now, a new study says some hospitalized COVID-19 patients have non-convulsive seizures that may increase their risk of death. “Seizures are a very common complication of severe critical illness. Most of these seizures are not obvious: … Read more
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Seizures of illegal drugs fell sharply in the United States during early COVID-19 lockdowns, but spiked once stay-at-home orders eased. Researchers studied seizures of marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl in five locations between March 2019 (a year before the pandemic began in the United States) through … Read more
Children with tough-to-treat epilepsy now have another choice to help them live a life free of seizures, a new study suggests. Source link