Headache / Migraine News From Medical News Today
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:09:25 +0100
Protect The Head And Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury
One of the most common questions I am asked after someone hits their head is, "How serious is this bump on my head and should I make an appointment?" Head injuries are the result of trauma to the scalp, skull or brain. Concussion, the most common type of traumatic brain injury (TBI), is an injury that occurs after a blow to the head and results in a temporary loss of consciousness...
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Migraine With Aura: Magnetic Stimulation Is A Promising Non-Drug Treatment Option
An article published Online First and in the April edition of The Lancet Neurology reports that a new hand-held device that delivers a magnetic pulse to the back of the head could be a promising non-invasive, non-drug treatment option for patients with migraine. This device offers efficient pain relief for up to 48 hours after treatment in some patients with migraine with aura...
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Compared To Episodic Migraineurs, Chronic Migraineurs Are Sicker, Poorer And More Depressed
Research published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry reports that chronic migraine sufferers tend to be in poorer general health, less wealthy, and more depressed than those with episodic migraine. Episodic migraine is a severe headache happening up to 14 days of the month. Chronic migraine is headache happening 15 or more days of the month...
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Migraine More Common In Women With MS
Migraine is seen more frequently in women with multiple sclerosis (MS) than those without, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010...
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PDT
Botulinum Toxin Injection May Help Prevent Some Types Of Migraine Pain
A preliminary study suggests the same type of botulinum injection used for cosmetic purposes may be associated with reduced frequency of migraine headaches that are described as crushing, vicelike or eye-popping (ocular), but not pain that is experienced as a buildup of pressure inside the head, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the ...
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Doctors Urged To Manage Cardiovascular Risk Factors Of Migraine Sufferers
Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have heart attacks as people without migraine, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University...
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PDT
Migraine May Be Linked To Heart Disease
People with migraine may be at an increased risk of heart attack and other risk factors for heart disease, according to a study published in the February 10, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology...
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PDT
Headache May Linger Years Later In People Exposed To World Trade Center Dust, Fumes
Workers and residents exposed to dust and fumes caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 frequently reported headache years later, according to research released that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010...
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PDT
Trigemina Conducting Phase IIa Clinical Trial In Chronic Daily Headache
Trigemina, Inc. (TI), a Mountain View based startup, has begun a Phase IIa clinical trial for its lead molecule in Chronic Daily Headache (CDH) in collaboration with Dr. Egilius Spierings at MedVadis Research Corporation located outside of Boston. The study compares intranasal oxytocin with placebo in patients suffering from at least 15 days of headache pain per month...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:00 PDT
Teenage Headaches Not Related To Gadgets
Use of most electronic media is not associated with headaches, at least not in adolescents. A study of 1025 13-17 year olds, published in the open access journal BMC Neurology, found no association between the use of computer games, mobile phones or television and the occurrence of headaches or migraines...
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PDT
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