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		<title>Epilepsy community concerned over AHRQ&#8217;s AED drug comparison study</title>
		<link>http://www.epilepsychicago.org/2012/02/21/epilepsy-community-concerned-over-ahrqs-aed-drug-comparison-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading representatives of the American Epilepsy Society, American Academy of Neurology, and the Epilepsy Foundation today reported they have grave concerns about the implications and potential misuse of the anticonvulsant (AED) drug comparisons study recently released by the U.S. Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ).  Read more&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Gene therapy for epilepsy could stop seizures, UF researchers say</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sparking production of a hormone in the brain that people with epilepsy often lack could prevent debilitating seizures, University of Florida researchers have discovered. Read more&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America Marathon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago is grateful to once again be an official Contributing Charity of the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. With 1.5 million spectators, 45,000 runners from all 50 states and more than 100 countries &#8211; this is one of the premier marathons in the world&#8230;and it&#8217;s right here in our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stand Up for Epilepsy &#8211; A Night of Comedy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Feeling down from the winter blues?  Need a little excitement and some chuckles in your life?  Well, laughter is the best medicine&#8230;so why not come share some laughs with the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago and Pat, Pat &#38; Patti&#8230;.what!?!  That&#8217;s right, you read that correctly, this year&#8217;s comical star-studded lineup includes: Host of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago 5K Walk / Run</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;   Join us for the 2012 5K! Walk or run with thousands of other people want to create a seizure free world. Our first two events will take place on Saturday, May 12th in Wheaton and our new location in Libertyville.  Both of these events will be a 5K Fun Run &#38; Walk. Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Students with Seizures: Training for School Nurses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Session One: Managing Students with Seizures Participants will learn appropriate first aid for all seizure types, current treatment options and their side effects, the impact of seizures on learning behavior and more.Presented by Tracy Schultz, Director of Education, Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago  Session Two: Concussion Safety Participants will learn signs and symptoms of concussions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Bear, J.T Thomas, Takes Young Fan with Epilepsy to the Superbowl</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Chicago teenager&#8217;s dream of attending Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis is coming true thanks to Chicago Bears player. On Saturday Chicago Bears linebacker J.T. Thomas surprised 14-year-old Anthony Granberry, who is epileptic, with two tickets to the game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Granberry developed epilepsy at the age of 7 and has spent much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FACES OF THE FOUNDATION</title>
		<link>http://www.epilepsychicago.org/2012/02/01/faces-of-the-foundation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every month will will be featuring a &#8220;Face of the Foundation.&#8221; Someone whose involvement in the organization, whether it is through services, support, and/or advocacy, has had a significant impact on the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago and its mission. Be sure to check back on the first of each month to see who we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UCSF Shares $25-Million Grant to Find Epilepsy Genes</title>
		<link>http://www.epilepsychicago.org/2012/01/24/ucsf-shares-25-million-grant-to-find-epilepsy-genes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To probe the genetic secrets of one of the most common neurological diseases, more than 4,000 people with various forms of epilepsy will have their DNA decoded over the next five years in a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and several collaborating institutions. Read more&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Wolves Game Teen Group Outing</title>
		<link>http://www.epilepsychicago.org/2012/01/24/wolves-game-teen-group-outing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Wolves have generously donated tickets to their game against the Abbotsford Heat on Saturday, February 25th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are limited and available on a first come, first serve basis, so RSVP today! The deadline to RSVP is Monday, February 13th. Contact Tracy Schultz at 312-939-8622 ext 224 or tschultz@epilepsychicago.org. ]]></description>
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