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Zapper device may ward off migraines
• Headaches • • Migraine • Jul 05 07
Migraine headaches may one day be zapped away with a hand-held magnetic stimulation device applied to the cranium, researchers say.
“It’s believed that people…
Teenagers from Low Income Families at Greater Risk of Migraine
• Headaches • • Migraine • Jul 03 07
Teenagers from low income households with no family history of migraine are more likely to suffer migraine than children from upper income families, according…
Self-hypnosis helps kids with frequent headaches
• Children's Health • • Headaches • Jun 25 07
Self-hypnosis training is an effective treatment for chronic recurrent headaches in children and adolescents, new research suggests.
Dr. Daniel P. Kohen, from the University…
Parents May Play Role in their Kids’ Migraine Headache Pain
• Headaches • • Migraine • Jun 08 07
According to preliminary results of an ongoing study at Columbus Children’s Hospital, to be presented at the American Headache Society’s June meeting in Chicago,…
Mid-Life Headaches May Increase Risk of Vision Problems
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Headaches • • Migraine • May 15 07
Middle-aged men and women with a history of migraine and other headaches are more likely to have retinopathy, damage to the retina of the…
Teens with migraine at greater risk of suicide
• Children's Health • • Headaches • • Migraine • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 30 07
Teens who have chronic daily headache, especially those with migraine headaches, are at greater risk for suicide than teens who don’t have migraines, according…
Antidepressant promising for tension headaches
• Drug News • • Headaches • Apr 13 07
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…
Migraines may take a break on weekends
• Headaches • • Migraine • Apr 12 07
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…
Scientists identify protein that may promote migraines
• Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 09 07
A University of Iowa study may provide an explanation for why some people get migraine headaches while others do not. The researchers found that…
How Does Aspirin Crystallize?
• Headaches • Dec 22 06
When you get a headache, you probably reach for aspirin. What is giving researchers a headache is the question of the crystal structure of…
There’s good news for kids and teens with migraines
• Children's Health • • Headaches • • Migraine • Oct 24 06
Nearly 40 percent of kids and teens with migraine no longer had headaches 10 years later, and another 20 percent developed less severe headaches,…
Specific exercises may relieve tension headache
• Headaches • Sep 07 06
An exercise program that helps retrain the muscles of the head, neck and shoulder area reduces the frequency, intensity and duration of tension headaches,…
Stopping overused pain drugs may improve migraine
• Headaches • Aug 08 06
Patients with transformed migraine, also known as chronic daily headache, may revert back to the more tolerable, common type if they stop taking…
Airplane headaches may be caused by pressure changes
• Headaches • Jul 18 06
Severe headaches that develop during airplane travel appear to be the result of rapid changes in pressure, rather than the high altitude or other…
Migraine Headaches & Sexual Desire May be Linked
• Headaches • Jun 09 06
Contrary to the popular cliche, “Not tonight, I have a headache,” new research suggests that not all headache sufferers avoid sexual activity. In fact,…
Tension headache may actually be temporomandibular muscle and joint disorder
• Headaches • May 23 06
People whose recurrent headaches have been diagnosed as tension-related actually may be suffering from temporomandibular muscle and joint disorder, or TMJD, a study headed…
Kids with chronic headache may face other problems
• Headaches • May 02 06
Frequent or severe headaches in childhood are associated with notable pain, mental health issues and functional limitations, according to findings published in the medical…
Rebound Headaches—How to Stop the Cycle of Pain
• Headaches • Apr 11 06
When you feel a headache coming on, you reach for the pain reliever. But if you are taking pain relievers for headaches more than…
High narcotic use among headache sufferers
• Headaches • Mar 09 06
A new analysis of nearly 6.2 million insured patients shows that migraine was under diagnosed and often untreated.
Also concerning, was that when patients…
Docs more apt to pen headache script for women
• Headaches • Feb 20 06
Women are more likely to consult their doctor about headaches or migraine, and are more likely to come away with a prescription to treat…
Prescriptions for Headache Almost Twice as Likely in Middle Aged Women
• Headaches • Feb 16 06
Family doctors are almost twice as likely to prescribe drugs to middle aged women with headache as they are to men of the same…
Teens’ chronic headaches often untreated
• Headaches • Feb 09 06
Chronic daily headache is relatively widespread in adolescents, if a Taiwanese study is any indicator. In fact, the problem affects more than 2 percent…
Relaxation treatment helps teens with headaches
• Headaches • Jul 13 05
Relaxation techniques appear to help teenagers fight off frequent migraines or tension headaches, according to a new study.
After students learned relaxation…
Baths linked to rare headache in older Asian women
• Headaches • Mar 18 05
A long, hot bath should be a soothing indulgence, but in rare cases it may instead spur excruciating headaches, according to researchers.
Reporting in…
Low cholesterol may mean poorer mental powers
• Headaches • Feb 14 05
We hear plenty about the dangers of high cholesterol levels, but low levels apparently confer their own risks. Naturally low cholesterol levels are associated…