The Food and Drug Administration is very close to finalizing new suicide warnings for 11 anti-seizure medications after research showed they increased patients' risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior.

In addition to treating epilepsy, the anti-seizure medications are also used for a variety of other illnesses, including migraines, certain nerve-pain disorders, and psychiatric diseases such as bipolar disorder that themselves carry a risk of suicide

British researchers say a special high-fat diet that alters the body's metabolism by mimicking the effects of starvation helps control seizures in children with drug-resistant epilepsy.

The number of seizures in children who were put on the "ketogenic" diet, which features high levels of fat, low levels of carbohydrates and controlled protein intake, fell by a third, where previously they had suffered episodes every day even with medication

Health experts in England have called on parents to have their infants, particularly those under a year old, to receive their vaccinations to avoid serious illness such as pneumonia and meningitis.

Data showed that one in six children remain unvaccinated and health officials warned that it could lead to an increase in the number of teens and adults who suffer permanent disability due to pneumococcal infection

Topiramate, an anticonvulsant drug prescribed for epilepsy seizures and migraine headaches may help those with alcohol dependence, a study released Tuesday suggested.

Professor Bankole Johnson, the lead author of the study said that the drug helps reduce the alcoholic's cravings by addressing neurotransmitter imbalances in the brain that have been induced by long-term alcohol abuse

A study on lab mice infused with Alzheimer's-like illness shows their brain undergoes "silent" brain seizures. The new research by the Baylor College of Medicine also explains the reason why some people with advanced Alzheimer's have "spells" of increased confusion.

Alzheimer's-linked amyloid beta protein has been blamed for these seizures that are usually non-convulsive and often occur in patients with advanced stage of the disease