LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Alyssa Howes was 4, she lost her sight and started having seizures — up to 20 a day. For years, her grandmother stayed in the girl’s room at night, watching for an attack. That ...

Perhaps by reducing anxiety, a service dog can help reduce seizures in people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, a new study finds. A group of 25 study participants had an average 31% fewer seizures after ...

For the more than three million people in the U.S. who are living with epilepsy, the uncertainty of the next seizure's appearance can create dangerous situations. Now, for many people with the ...

Working with medically trained service dogs is associated with a 31% reduction in seizures compared with usual care in treatment-resistant epilepsy, a new study showed. Investigators speculate that ...

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Most families see their dog as a pet; others see it as a matter of life and death. That's true for a Cottage Grove mom, who ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — A Tempe mother said she has her daughter’s school and community to thank for helping bring her child an important new best friend. For second grader Suzy Brunk, 8, of Broadmor ...

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A Wichita Falls family is asking for the community’s help to protect their 5-year-old daughter, who lives with a rare genetic disorder that causes severe and unpredictable ...

A 6-year-old girl with severe seizures from Moore is in need of a service dog, her parents told News 9 on Thursday. Lynden Massingill is a bright, bubbly and playful six-year-old who loves sparkles, ...

TYLER, Texas — A Smith County family is urgently working to raise funds for a seizure-alert service dog for their 3-year-old son after a recent epilepsy diagnosis that has left them managing daily, ...

The parents of a 9-year-old boy, who has multiple disabilities, is suing his former Tennessee school district, saying officials have banned his service dog. Getty Images/iStockPhoto The parents of ...