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 […]
Filed under: Headache / Migraine on March 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
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 […]
Filed under: Headache / Migraine on March 4th, 2010 | No Comments »
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…
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Filed under: Headache / Migraine on February 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
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 […]
Filed under: Headache / Migraine on February 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
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…
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Filed under: Headache / Migraine on February 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
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…
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Filed under: Headache / Migraine on February 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
Researchers in Freiburg have developed a highly-sensitive, miniaturized mobile ozone sensor which can be used not only in air, but also in water and in the vicinity of explosive gases. The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF in Freiburg is developing improved chemical sensors that are not prohibitively expensive…
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Filed under: Headache / Migraine on January 20th, 2010 | No Comments »
Researchers 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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Filed under: Headache / Migraine on January 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
Innovative 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 SOOTHEAWAY device administers therapy at the optimal temperature for pain […]
Filed under: Headache / Migraine on January 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
If 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 researchers with guidelines to cut health risks associated […]
Filed under: Headache / Migraine on January 8th, 2010 | No Comments »