A hand-held magnetic device that delivers a magnetic pulse to the back of the head is on trail for migraine sufferers. Researchers say that 40 percent of patients who used the device were pain free after two hours. Further research into the device is needed, but experts say that interrupting the electrical events in the brain that lead to migraine and aura may help manage pain in many people with chronic headaches.
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New guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) state that hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be done in an emergency... Read more »
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