May 3, 2008

Many, again, influenced by the sanguine hopes of those about them, like

dying people, who often say sincerely, from day to day, that they are
getting better, cheated themselves into a false and short-lived belief
that they were cured; and as happens in such cases, the public never knew
more than the first half of the story
Many, again, influenced by the sanguine hopes of those about them, like
dying people, who often say sincerely, from day to day, that they are
getting better, cheated themselves into a false and short-lived belief
that they were cured; and as happens in such cases, the public never knew
more than the first half of the story.

Special Diet Can Ease Epileptic Seizures in Kids (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) — The "ketogenic" diet, which features high levels of fat, low levels of carbohydrates and controlled protein intake, helps control and prevent seizures in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, a new study finds.

High-fat, low-carb diet shown to curb epileptic seizures (Los Angeles Times)

The diet mimics the effects of starvation and induces chemicals in the brain that appear to reduce seizures. In its first clinical trial, researchers find it helps children. The first clinical trial of a ketogenic diet — high in fats and low in carbohydrates and protein — for epilepsy has shown that it sharply curtails seizures and is an effective tool for managing children who are …

Diet treatment call for epilepsy (BBC News)

A special high-fat diet helps to control fits in children with epilepsy, a UK trial suggests.

Ideas On Evolution Of Human Diet Challenged (Medical News Today)

Tiny marks on the teeth of an ancient human ancestor known as the "Nutcracker Man" may upset current evolutionary understanding of early hominid diet.Using high-powered microscopes, researchers looked at rough geometric shapes on the teeth of several Nutcracker Man specimens and determined that their structure alone was not enough to predict diet.

Research finds diet reduces epileptic seizures (Baltimore Sun)

The first clinical trial of a ketogenic diet - high in fats and low in carbohydrates and protein - for epilepsy has shown that it sharply curtails seizures and is an effective tool for managing children who are resistant to anti-epilepsy drugs.

Study: Diet high in fat can reduce epileptic seizures (Seattle Times)

The first clinical trial of a ketogenic diet high in fats and low in carbohydrates and protein to treat epilepsy has shown…

High-fat diet hope for epileptics (Channel 4)

Doctors have confirmed that a special high-fat diet can help children seriously afflicted with epilepsy. Among children given the diet, seizures dropped by more than a third over a three-month period. At the same time, children not given the diet experienced a more than 33% rise in seizures.

A Special Diet To Control Fits In Children (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))

LONDON, May 3 (Bernama) — Researchers in Britain have developed a special high-fat diet which they claim can control fits in children with epilepsy.

Unique high-fat diet may help kids with epilepsy (New Kerala)

London, May 3 : Researchers have conducted a new trial in UK which indicated that a unique high-fat diet, called the "ketogenic" diet may help limit the fits experienced by children with epilepsy.

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