Epilepsy patients may have a new way to fight seizures. A new medication may reduce the number of seizures these patients have.

Women with epilepsy usually need to take medications to treat the condition even while they are pregnant. But how do those medications affect their developing babies?

As some who suffer with it know, epilepsy can be difficult. The fear of seizures can itself be exhausting.

Epilepsy patients can suffer from a variety of symptoms; it's not just about seizures. A drug offers hope for many quality of life improvements, but may pose risks for some patients.

It has been well established that there is a risk of birth defects in the baby for pregnant women taking the anti-seizure medication phenytoin . Newer anti-epileptic drugs are safer, and a new study aimed to confirm the data.