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Protect The Head And Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury
Categorie : Headache / MigraineOne 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 th ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Doctors Urged To Manage Cardiovascular Risk Factors Of Migraine Sufferers
Categorie : Headache / MigraineMigraine 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... ...
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Migraine May Be Linked To Heart Disease
Categorie : Headache / MigrainePeople 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... ...
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Headache May Linger Years Later In People Exposed To World Trade Center Dust, Fumes
Categorie : Headache / MigraineWorkers 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 Apr ...
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Migraine With Aura: Magnetic Stimulation Is A Promising Non-Drug Treatment Option
Categorie : Headache / MigraineAn 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 rel ...
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Compared To Episodic Migraineurs, Chronic Migraineurs Are Sicker, Poorer And More Depressed
Categorie : Headache / MigraineResearch 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 o ...
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Migraine More Common In Women With MS
Categorie : Headache / MigraineMigraine 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... ...
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Teenage Headaches Not Related To Gadgets
Categorie : Headache / MigraineUse 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 migr ...
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MAP Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Will Not Require A Second Pivotal Efficacy Study For LEVADEX(TM) NDA Submission
Categorie : Headache / MigraineMAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAPP) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has informed the Company that a second pivotal efficacy study is not required for the Company's LEVADEX(TM) new drug application (NDA) submission for the acute treatment of migraine... ...
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Abuse In Childhood Linked To Migraine And Other Pain Disorders
Categorie : Headache / MigraineResearchers from the American Headache Society's Women's Issues Section Research Consortium found that incidence of childhood maltreatment, especially emotional abuse and neglect, are prevalent in migraine patients... ...
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Innovative Medical Equipment Launches Sootheaway Device For Migraine Relief
Categorie : Headache / MigraineInnovative Medical Equipment, LLC. (IME) has announced the full U.S. market release of SOOTHEAWAY - a new, thermo-electrically heated and cooled therapy device that helps relieve migraine, tension or stress headache pain in the forehead, temples, occipital and ocular / sinus regions. The compact SO ...
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Childhood Maltreatment And Migraine (part III). Association With Comorbid Pain Conditions
Categorie : Headache / MigraineUroToday.com - Childhood maltreatment is prevalent and has been associated with a wide range of adult psychiatric and physical disorders. Many studies have focused on the relationship of abuse with depression and anxiety, 2 conditions strongly associated with chronic pain syndromes. The relationsh ...
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Fewer Headaches On The Horizon Thanks To Latest Guidelines
Categorie : Headache / MigraineIf you're one of the millions of headache sufferers around the world, more effective relief might be on the way in years to come. That's because the International Headache Society has just published new research guidelines intended to stimulate more research into headache treatment, and to provide r ...
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Development Of ADX10059 Ended For Long-Term Use
Categorie : Headache / MigraineAddex Pharmaceuticals (SWISS: ADXN) announced that based on preliminary review of the unblinded data from study 206, it has terminated development of ADX10059 for chronic indications, including long term treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease and migraine prophylaxis... ...
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Addex Ends Migraine Prevention Study
Categorie : Headache / MigraineAddex Pharmaceuticals (SWISS: ADXN) announced that it has decided to end prematurely the migraine prevention study 206. Routine safety monitoring of blinded data in study 206 has revealed an incidence of abnormalities of liver function tests that is higher than expected in this population... ...
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Treating Cluster Headaches With High-Flow Oxygen Appears Effective
Categorie : Headache / MigrainePatients with a cluster headache, which is characterized by bouts of excruciating pain usually near the eye or temple, were more likely to report being pain-free within 15 minutes of treatment with high-flow oxygen than patients who received a placebo treatment, according to a study in the December ...
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Early Relationships Influence Teen Pain And Depression
Categorie : Headache / MigraineAngst could be more than a rite of passage for insecure teenagers, according to a study published in The Journal of Pain. Researchers from the Université de Montréal, the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and McGill University have discovered that insecure adolescents experience more i ...
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What Are Cluster Headaches? What Causes Cluster Headaches?
Categorie : Headache / MigraineCluster headaches (also used in singular: headache), also nicknamed suicide headaches, occur several times a day, they come on unexpectedly, do not last long, and are generally very painful. The pain is usually intense, and sometimes only on one side of the head. Frequently, the sufferer also feels ...
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Migraine Raises Risk Of Most Common Form Of Stroke
Categorie : Headache / MigrainePooling results from 21 studies, involving 622,381 men and women, researchers at Johns Hopkins have affirmed that migraine headaches are associated with more than twofold higher chances of the most common kind of stroke: those occurring when blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut off by the build ...
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For Severe Migraine Headaches, Surgery Potentially The Best Option
Categorie : Headache / MigraineThe disability from migraine headaches is an enormous health burden affecting over 30 million Americans. In newly released research, 79 migraine sufferers were followed for at least five years after having undergone detection of migraine "trigger sites" and surgery. The new data finds promising o ...
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