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A new service to help epilepsy sufferers remember to take their medication is launched today. Subscribers get a text message flashed on their phone to remind them to take their pills.

"Many epileptics have difficulty remembering to take their medication" said Grant Mal, the head of epilepsy charity Fit For Life. "and this new scheme helps remind sufferers to keep on top of things. We had a group brainstorming session and, never wishing to go through that again, we came up with this. "