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May 3, 2008
Frequent headache linked with smoking risk in
teens
Adolescents who have frequent headaches appear to be at increased
risk of becoming daily smokers, Dr. Karen E. Waldie of the
University of Auckland, New Zealand, told Reuters Health.
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April 24, 2008
Skin Pain, Sensitivity Rises With Migraine
Almost two-thirds of people with these headaches suffer from skin
discomfort, study finds
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April 22, 2008
Headaches linked to painful skin sensations
Many patients with chronic headaches are often overly sensitive to
touch and ordinary activities like rubbing the head or combing the
hair cause pain, according to findings from the American Migraine
Prevalence and Prevention Study.
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April 18, 2008
Deep Brain Stimulation Aids Those With Rare Headache Condition
Though it didn't stop attacks, therapy eased frequency of episodes
for SUNCT sufferers
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Children With Migraines at Higher Risk for Sleep Disorders
They're twice as likely to have apnea, repeated arousals from
slumber, study finds
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Migraines' Frequency Influences Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
But the absolute risk to patients remains very low, expert says
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Overuse of Opioids, Barbiturates Boosts Chronic Migraine Risk
Self-treating headaches with these drugs doubles chance of having
chronic episodes
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Health Tip: Coping With Migraines During Pregnancy
Suggestions to help ease the pain
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April 17, 2008
U.S. FDA approves new migraine drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a combination
migraine drug from GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Pozen Inc, the companies
said on Tuesday.
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April 15, 2008
High Blood Pressure May Be Buffer Against Headaches
But experts stress that hypertension should still be treated
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April 12, 2008
Traditional acupuncture may ease migraines
Acupuncture, as practiced in traditional Chinese medicine, may
offer some relief from migraine pain, a new study suggests.
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March 19, 2008
Health Tip: Tame Tension Headaches
How to help prevent and control them
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February 27, 2008
Headache common in people with GI trouble
The prevalence of headache is higher in people with
gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as nausea, acid reflux,
diarrhea, and constipation, than in people who don't have these
bothersome symptoms, new research indicates.
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Patients educate patients to control migraine
When migraine patients trained other migraine patients how to
prevent migraine headaches, attacks declined and both trainers and
trainees gained a greater sense of control over their attacks,
researchers report.
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Health Tip: What's Behind My Migraine?
Some common triggers
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February 25, 2008
Language problems seen with anti-migraine drug
Migraine patients taking topiramate, a drug used to stave off the
debilitating headaches, may experience disturbances in language,
according to a recent report.
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February 11, 2008
Epilepsy Drug Doesn't Prevent Migraines
Unlike other epilepsy meds, Trileptal was no better than placebo,
study finds
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Drug doesn't help prevent migraine after all:
study
Contrary to some reports, the anti-epilepsy drug oxcarbazepine does
not appear to prevent migraine headaches, new research suggests.
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February 11, 2008
Trileptal Fails Test for Migraine Prevention
A new study has now shown that Lamictal apparently does not work well as a Migraine preventive.
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February 1, 2008
Risk of Suicidal Thoughts Linked to Anticonvulsant Medications
The FDA estimates that the use of antiepileptic medications doubles the incidence of suicidal behavior and ideation.
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December 14, 2007
Neck jab reduces migraine symptoms
Injection of a local anesthetic into active trigger points in the
lower part of the neck -- the cervical spine -- ameliorates
migraine symptoms, Italian investigators report.
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December 4, 2007
Genetic testing may help in severe type of
migraine
- a rare, often severe subtype of migraine in which attacks are
associated with a weakness affecting one side of the body -- may
want to consider genetic testing, researchers suggest.
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December 3, 2007
Hemiplegic Migraine - Genetic Testing May Be Helpful
Findings of a study suggest that genetic testing could be helpful in properly diagnosing and appropriately treating hemiplegic Migraine.
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November 29, 2007
Depression common in headache sufferers
Major depression occurs very frequently among patients with chronic
headaches, researchers report.
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November 20, 2007
Brain differences detected in migraine sufferers
People who get migraines have structural differences in their
brains, notably in the cortex area that processes pain and other
sensory information from the body, scientists said on Monday.
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November 19, 2007
Cortex Area of Brain Thicker in People with Migraine
Research indicates that people with Migraines have differences in part of the cortex, an area of the brain that helps process sensory information, including pain.
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November 8, 2007
Migraine linked with sleep problems and fatigue
Recent findings confirm that excessive daytime sleepiness is more
frequent in people who get migraines than in those who don't.
However the findings tend to discount the theory that the
underlying cause involves the hypothalamus, an area of the brain
that produces hormones that control thirst, hunger, body
temperature and sleep. Rather, the investigators suggest that
problems may arise "from the complex burden" of the migraine.
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November 7, 2007
Prognosis good for sex-related headaches
The exact frequency of headache associated with sexual activity in
the general population is unknown, but findings from a small study
suggest three quarters of such headaches are episodic and most
cases do not require medical treatment. Even the for chronic form
of these headaches, about 80 percent will go into remission within
3 years.
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November 3, 2007
Restless legs may be associated with migraine
Restless legs syndrome occurs more often in people who suffer
migraines than in those free of these debilitating headaches,
according to results of a study. Depression may also be associated
with RLS and migraine.
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September 26, 2007
Injury to the neck vertebrae can cause headaches
In rare cases, injury to the vertebral disc in the lower neck will
not only lead to neck pain and pain radiating into the arm, but
also to headaches, the results of a new study indicate.
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Caffeine Plus Acetaminophen Toxic for Some
Rat study suggests liver danger, but doses must be very high.
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September 12, 2007
Health Tip: Tension Headaches
Can be triggered by stress
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September 6, 2007
Early abuse may lead to migraine, depression
Stressful early life events such as child abuse may make women more
susceptible to migraine and depression as adults, survey findings
suggest.
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September 4, 2007
Doctors’ Scores on Communication Predict Complaints to Authorities
Patients who feel that their relationship with their doctors is lacking two-way communication will be especially interested in a JAMA article released today.
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August 30, 2007
Depression in Women with Migraine Linked to Childhood Abuse
According to a new study published in Neurology, childhood abuse is more common in women with Migraine who suffer depression than in women with Migraine alone.
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New Treatment Explored for Cluster Headaches
Migraine nasal spray showed promising results in small study.
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August 27, 2007
Zomig Nasal Spray Found Effective for Cluster Headaches
A recent study indicates that Zomig Nasal Spray, especially the 10 mg dosage, is a viable option for the acute treatment of cluster headaches.
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Frovatriptan may prevent puncture-related headache
Frovatriptan, used to prevent and treat migraine headaches, may
also be of use in preventing post-dural puncture headache,
according to Italian researchers.
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August 24, 2007
NSAIDs may protect against bladder cancer
Regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),
especially aspirin, may decrease the risk of bladder cancer,
particularly more advanced, high-grade tumors containing
alterations in the tumor suppressor protein TP53, results of a
study suggest.
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Topiramate reduces frequency of chronic migraine
In patients with chronic migraine, a daily dose of topiramate
(Topamax) is reasonably well tolerated and reduces the number of
headaches per month, even in patients who are overusing pain
medications, a new study shows.
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August 21, 2007
Preventive migraine therapy raises quality of life
The results of a study published in the medical journal Cephalalgia
indicate that preventive migraine therapy with nadolol or
topiramate significantly improves the quality of life of patients
with migraine, although their quality of life still remains below
the average level.
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Back To School With Migraines or Headaches
When your child has a chronic illness, whether it's headaches, Migraines, or a different illness entirely, you can't afford to put off getting your child ready for school.
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August 17, 2007
Triptan nasal spray effective for adolescent
migraine
A nasal spray containing the drug zolmitriptan, which is known by
the brand name Zomig, effectively relieves migraine headache in
adolescents and is well tolerated, according to a study.
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August 16, 2007
Obesity may not bring on migraine
Obese middle-age and older women appear no more likely to report
migraine than their non-obese counterparts, a new study suggests.
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August 14, 2007
High Dose Verapamil Problematic in Cluster Headache Treatment
New research concludes that "the benefit of taking verapamil to alleviate the devastating pain of cluster headaches has to be balanced against the risk of causing a heart abnormality."
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More Research Links Migraine With Aura and Stroke in Women
Although much information has been found linking Migraine disease with an elevated risk for stroke, the Stroke Prevention in Young Women Study offers new evidence.
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August 13, 2007
Verapamil for headaches may cause heart problems
When high doses of the drug verapamil are used to prevent cluster
headaches, a severely painful type of headache, about one in five
patients will develop some form of cardiac irregularity, according
to a report by UK researchers.
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Cluster Headache Treatment Poses Cardiac Dangers
Off-label use of verapamil linked to heart rhythm abnormalities,
study finds.
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Stroke a risk in women with migraine and aura
Among young women, stroke is more likely to occur in those
suffering from migraines accompanied by visual aura than in those
with other types of headache or no headaches at all, according to
new findings.
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August 9, 2007
Botox and placebo similar for preventing migraines
Multiple treatments with Botox injections into muscles of the head
and neck are not significantly better than inactive "placebo"
injections for preventing migraine episodes, according to European
and US researchers.
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Women With Migraines at Higher Risk of Stroke
And smoking and oral contraceptives heighten that risk, study
finds.
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Pain patient's behavior tips off opioid abuse
Among chronic pain patients who have been prescribed opioid drugs
such as OxyContin or Percocet by primary care physicians, nearly 4
percent abuse these drugs, according to the results of a large
study conducted in Wisconsin.
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August 3, 2007
Neuro symptoms in pregnancy rarely stroke-related
Neurological symptoms that occur during pregnancy are rarely caused
by a mini-stroke, or "transient ischemic attack" (TIA), but instead
are usually associated with migraine with "aura," according to a
report in BMC Medicine.
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July 19, 2007
IV Lidocaine - Effective Treatment for Refractory Migraines in the Clinic
Researchers found Lidocaine administered through IV drip was effective at easing Migraines when other treatments had failed.
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'Triptan' may safely prevent menstrual migraine
A drug used to treat acute migraine can be safely taken long term
to prevent some of the migraines women may experience around the
time of their period, research shows.
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July 5, 2007
Zapper device may ward off migraines
Migraine headaches may one day be zapped away with a hand-held
magnetic stimulation device applied to the cranium, researchers
say.
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July 3, 2007
Increased Patient Share of Prescription Costs Negatively Impacts Drug Treatment and Adherence
New research shows that increasing the proportion of prescription drug costs that patients pay, by increasing co-payments or using multi-tiered formularies, is resulting in poorer drug treatment.
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July 3, 2007
Bullied teens often take pain-killers to cope
Adolescents who are victims of bullying are likely to take more
medications than their peers, a Danish study shows.
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Poorer Kids at Higher Migraine Risk
Stress, dietary factors might play a role, researchers say.
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July 2, 2007
Migraine with skin sensitivity eased by older drug
Dihydroergotamine or DHE, an established drug for migraine, works
well even when the attack is accompanied by super-sensitivity to
touch or heat and cold, according to researchers.
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July 2, 2007
Does Harry Potter Have Migraines?
Are the headaches that originate in Harry Potter's scar really Migraines? Teri Robert interviews Dr. Fred Sheftell, one of the authors of an article in Headache, “Harry Potter and the Curse of Headache.”
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June 29, 2007
Harry Potter and the Miserable Migraines
Many young fans of the boy wizard share his headache pain,
researchers say.
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June 28, 2007
Migraines, Dietary Supplements, and a Final FDA Rule
On June 22, 2007, the FDA announced a final rule establishing current good manufacturing practice requirements (CGMPs) for dietary supplements.
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June 27, 2007
Acetaminophen safe in abstinent alcoholics
Alcoholics undergoing rehabilitation can safely use the maximum
recommended daily dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) without damaging
their livers, study results suggest.
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June 22, 2007
Self-hypnosis helps kids with frequent headaches
Self-hypnosis training is an effective treatment for chronic
recurrent headaches in children and adolescents, new research
suggests.
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Mid-Life Stroke More Common in Women than Men
A new study shows that more women than men are at risk for stroke in middle age, providing more incentive for female Migraineurs to actively manage their Migraines.
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June 20, 2007
Women Have Double the Risk of Mid-Life Stroke
Study counters the notion that men are most vulnerable.
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June 19, 2007
Headaches, fatigue tied to kids' unexplained pain
Children who often suffer headaches or daytime drowsiness may be at
heightened risk of developing unexplained body aches and pains, a
study has found.
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June 8, 2007
New Migraine Abortive Shows Promise without Vasoconstriction
Teri Robert talks to Dr. Tony Ho, senior director of Clinical Neurosciences at Merck Research Labratories, about a new class of Migraine abortives that have performed well in clinical trials.
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Merck migraine drug shows promise in clinical
trial
An experimental migraine drug being developed by Merck & Co.
significantly relieved pain two hours after dosing compared to a
placebo in a mid-stage clinical trial, the company said on
Thursday.
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June 7, 2007
Parent's pain may affect child's migraine severity
The degree of disability and pain suffered by adolescents with
migraines may have a lot to do with how their parents experience
pain, a new study shows.
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June 7, 2007
Experimental Drug May Fight Migraine
MK-0974 could aid patients not helped by other medicines.
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Hollywood Headaches Are Flights of Fancy
The portrayals are often misleading and could confuse viewers,
study suggests.
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Insurance Limits, Costs Keep Migraine Patients From Meds
Many delay or stop taking drugs because of out-of-pocket expenses,
study says
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June 6, 2007
Measuring the Impact of Migraine When Not Experiencing an Attack
The symptoms of a Migraine attack aren't the only disruption that Migraineurs deal with; the newly developed Migraine Interictal Burden Scale measures the burden those with Migraine face between attacks.
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June 2, 2007
Seven Healthy Habits of Headache and Migraine Sufferers
In observance of the 14th annual National Headache Awareness Week, the National Headache Foundation is focusing attention on Seven Healthy Habits of Headache Sufferers.
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May 31, 2007
Half of Iraq Veterans with Migraines Also Have Depression
Soldiers with Migraine disease are more than twice as likely to have symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder as soldiers without Migraines.
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May 25, 2007
Added Treatment Won't Speed Whiplash Recovery
Aggressive approach may even slow healing, study suggests
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May 24, 2007
Cell phone headaches all in the mind
Exposure to the radiofrequency fields generated by mobile phones
does not cause head pain or increase blood pressure, according to a
Norwegian study. Instead, people who experience such symptoms do so
because they expect that they will occur, the findings suggest.
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May 16, 2007
Gentle yoga may aid migraine sufferers
A combination of yoga poses, breathing exercises and relaxation may
help reduce the frequency and intensity of migraines, a new study
suggests.
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May 15, 2007
Migraines May Heighten Risk of Vision Problems
Study finds link among middle-aged people with history of the
headaches.
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May 14, 2007
Mid-life headaches may be sign of retinal disease
Migraine and other headaches are associated with abnormalities in
the small blood vessels around the retina (retinopathy) in
middle-age men and women, according to data from the
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
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May 3, 2007
Teens With Migraines at Greater Risk of Suicide
Almost half have at least one psychiatric disorder, study finds
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Migraines Can Signal Psychiatric Woes in Returning Iraq Vets
Headache sufferers twice as prone to PTSD or depression, study
finds.
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May 1, 2007
Migraine during pregnancy ups risk of stroke
Women who suffer migraine headaches while pregnant are at increased
risk for suffering a heart attack, stroke or other "vascular"
event, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the
American Academy of Neurology underway in Boston.
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Migraines During Pregnancy Linked to Heart Disease, Stroke
Study advises women to control risk factors such as diabetes and
obesity.
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April 30, 2007
Chronic migraine linked to teen suicide risk
Teenagers who suffer from near-daily migraines may have a
higher-than-average risk of depression, anxiety and suicide,
research hints.
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April 24, 2007
Migraine linked to heart attacks in men
Men with migraine headaches are more likely than non-migraineurs to
experience a heart attack, according to data from the Physicians'
Health Study.
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April 23, 2007
Migraine may protect against cognitive decline
Women with a lifetime history of migraine have less cognitive
decline over time than women without migraine. It's possible,
researchers suggest, that antimigraine medications, as well as diet
and behavior changes, play a role in the apparent protective effect
of migraine on cognition.
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Can Migraine Protect Memory?
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have released surprising study results. Women with a lifetime history of Migraine showed less of a performance decline over time on cognitive tests than women who didn’t have Migraines.
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Migraines May Boost Memory
Unexpected finding shows sufferers' recall less prone to decline
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April 13, 2007
Antidepressant promising for tension headaches
For some patients seeking relief from frequent tension-type
headaches, the antidepressant Effexor XR may reduce the number of
days with headache, according to results of a small study conducted
in Greece.
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April 12, 2007
Migraines may take a break on weekends
While some people suffer from so-called "weekend migraines," other
migraine sufferers find they have fewer attacks on days when
they're not working, new research suggests.
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April 8, 2007
Watch Out for Eye Trouble During Pregnancy
Hormone changes and migraines can arise, affecting vision, experts
say
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April 5, 2007
Drug reduces work productivity lost to migraines
Preventive treatment with topiramate (Topamax) is associated with a
reduction in lost productivity due to migraines, researchers
report.
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April 4, 2007
Combo therapy beats monotherapy for migraine
An experimental drug, Trexima, which combines sumatriptan and
naproxen, two commonly used migraine treatments, controlled
symptoms of the headache better than either one alone, a new U.S.
study released on Tuesday suggests.
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Fertility watchdog seeks to reduce twin births
British fertility clinics may be forced to limit the number of
multiple births to 1 in 10 women because of the dangers posed to
mothers and babies, the nation's fertility watchdog said on
Wednesday.
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April 3, 2007
Two Medications Treat Migraine Better Than One
Sumatriptan-naproxen combo works faster and longer, study finds.
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March 16, 2007
Daily Migraine Pill Boosts Worker Productivity
Preventing the headaches can save companies money, study finds
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March 8, 2007
Brain stimulation may ease headaches, studies find
Stimulating the brain with implanted electrodes appears to help
ease the pain of cluster headaches, two separate teams of
researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Stimulating Occipital Nerve Eases Cluster Headaches
But the pain returns once the experimental therapy is stopped,
studies find.
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January 31, 2007
Migraine Pain Relief
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January 29, 2007
Neurological Disorders Strike Millions
New government report gives latest estimates, which show increases
in Alzheimer's, MS cases
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January 8, 2007
Chronic Headaches Leave Women Prone to Depression
Researcher says mental state can influence course of pain
management
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November 10, 2006
Migraine Drug Boosts Kidney Stone Risk
Long-term topiramate use triggers acid buildup in blood, study
finds
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October 24, 2006
Minorities Less Likely to Receive Care at High-Volume Hospitals
This trend may indicate lower quality of surgical care, studies
suggest.
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October 23, 2006
Many Kids Will Outgrow Migraines
More than half no longer suffered these headaches as adults, study
found
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August 11, 2006
Migraine Myths Debunked?
Dr. Daniel Kantor comments on a recent New York Times article and
discusses advances in migraine research.
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July 21, 2006
Antidepressants and Migraine Drugs Don't Mix: FDA
Combining SSRIs and triptans can cause serious health problems, FDA
warns.