http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The government has halted a study testing treatments for a condition in the brain that can cause strokes. Early results suggest invasive therapies are riskier than previously thought. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-govt.html Cardiology Sat, 11 May 2013 03:15:15 EST news287460905 (HealthDay)—The majority of patients undergoing endoscopic brow-lift are happy with the outcome and would recommend the procedure, according to research published online May 9 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-endoscopic-brow-lift-patients-result.html Surgery Fri, 10 May 2013 13:36:58 EST news287411761 An epidemic of dengue fever has broken out in oil-rich Angola for the first time, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-dengue-epidemic-angola.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 08 May 2013 11:12:20 EST news287230332 (HealthDay)—Pregnant women who struggle with migraine headaches should never use medicines containing the ingredient valproate because they can lower the IQ scores of their children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-fda-pregnant-women-migraine-drugs.html Medications Mon, 06 May 2013 18:24:19 EST news287083452 A dengue fever outbreak in the Pacific islands of New Caledonia has killed three people, officials said Friday, after the World Health Organization raised alarm over the spread of the virus. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-caledonia-dengue-outbreak.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:46:28 EST news286170382 Migraine headaches are a major cause of ill health and a reduced quality of life. Some individuals suffer from a frequent and severe migraine problem which means that they require regular medication to try and prevent them. A new review of the medications, which may help to prevent episodic migraines, appears in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The authors, Tatyana Shamliyan from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and her colleagues, compare published research on the drugs available to find those which offer the best migraine prevention coupled with the fewest adverse side-effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-migraine-treatment-drugs-benefits.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:50:01 EST news285417182 In a study including children and adolescents 6 to 18 years of age, those who have experienced migraine headaches were more likely to have had colic as an infant, according to a study in the April 17 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-migraines-childhood-adolescence-colic-infant.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:39:20 EST news285349149 Women often point to stress, hormones, alcohol, or even the weather as possible triggers for their migraines. But a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that it is nearly impossible for patients to determine the true cause of their migraine episodes without undergoing formal experiments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-migraines-impossible.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:25:43 EST news284613936 (Medical Xpress)—Botulinum toxins are feared as a food poison and bioterror threat, and for good reason. It takes only minute amounts of these bacterial toxins to block signals from nerve cells that control muscles. People die when the toxin paralyzes the muscles they need to breathe. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-wrinkle-botox-reveals-botulinum-toxins.html Medical research Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:00:01 EST news283588953 In a small, preliminary study of regular migraine sufferers, scientists have found that measuring a fat-derived protein called adiponectin (ADP) before and after migraine treatment can accurately reveal which headache victims felt pain relief. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-blood-fat-cell-hormone-severity.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:19:41 EST news282824308 If you, or someone close to you suffers from migraine, you'll know it is much more than your average headache – migraine is a debilitating disorder that can even affect your sight and speech. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-aremigraines.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:10:13 EST news282470999 (HealthDay)—Children and teens who get migraine headaches suffer in multiple ways, missing school and fun time with friends while waiting for the debilitating pain to subside. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-proof-drugs-ease-kids-migraines.html Pediatrics Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:00:01 EST news278613153 When medications fail to eradicate debilitating migraine headaches, surgery could provide relief for certain patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-chronic-migraine-headache-relief-outpatient.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:58:11 EST news276512282 After nearly 10 years of follow-up of study participants who experienced migraines and who had brain lesions indentified via magnetic resonance imaging, women with migraines had a higher prevalence and greater increase of deep white matter hyperintensities (brain lesions) than women without migraines, although the number, frequency, and severity of migraines were not associated with lesion progression, according to a study appearing in the November 14 issue of JAMA. Also, increase in deep white matter hyperintensity volume was not significantly associated with poorer cognitive performance at follow-up. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-migraines-higher-incidence-brain-lesions.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:00:08 EST news272044228 A new study provides the first clear evidence that vision or eye problems are rarely the cause of recurring headaches in children, even if the headaches usually strike while the child is doing schoolwork or other visual tasks. Many parents assume that frequent headaches mean their child needs glasses, so they ask their doctor to refer their child for an eye exam. This study was conducted by pediatric ophthalmologists who wanted to find reliable answers for parents, family doctors and pediatricians facing this common health question. The research is being presented today at the 116th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, conducted jointly this year with the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-children-headaches-rarely-eyeglasses.html Ophthalmology Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:41:55 EST news271935703 Children with migraine are more likely to have below average school performance than kids who do not have headaches, according to new research published in the October 30, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-migraine-children-affect-school.html Pediatrics Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:27:27 EST news270746817 (AP)—A waterborne parasite commonly known as "brain-eating amoeba" has killed 10 people in Pakistan's largest city, a Pakistani official with the World Health Organization said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-brain-eating-amoeba-pakistan.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:01:08 EST news268981230 (Medical Xpress)—People who regularly take medicines, such as aspirin, paracetamol and triptans could be causing themselves more pain than relief. New guidance out today (Wednesday 19 September) from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) advises GPs and other healthcare professionals to consider the possibility of "medication overuse" in their patients who have been taking medicines for up to half of the days in a month, over three months. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-painkillers-headaches.html Medications Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:00:01 EST news267263194 Kids who get migraine headaches are much more likely than other children to also have behavioral difficulties, including social and attention issues, and anxiety and depression. The more frequent the headaches, the greater the effect, according to research out now in the journal Cephalagia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-behavior-issues-bigger-headache-children.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:53:07 EST news267097915 People who drive commercial vehicles, such as buses, taxis, trucks and aeroplanes, could be incorrectly reporting their symptoms of sleep apnoea due to their fears of endangering their employment, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-commercial-drivers-understating-apnoea-symptoms.html Sleep apnea Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:01:40 EST news265172476 (HealthDay) -- People who've had a mild traumatic brain injury have more severe headaches and a greater number of headaches than those who've had moderate to severe brain injury, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-headaches-worse-mild-trauma-severe.html Health Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:10:01 EST news259405481 (Medical Xpress) -- Migraines, strokes and other inflammatory diseases suffered by some adult women may be linked to adverse experiences that occurred during childhood, says a new study co-authored by a Ball State University researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-migraines-linked-childhood-adversity.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 10 May 2012 07:49:22 EST news255854949 (HealthDay) -- Migraine headaches are more likely to plague people with celiac disease than those without it, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-migraines-people-celiac-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 03 May 2012 15:20:05 EST news255274764 Although botulinum toxin A ("Botox") injections are U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for preventive treatment for chronic migraines, a review and analysis of previous studies finds a small to modest benefit for patients with chronic migraine headaches and chronic daily headaches, although botox injections were not associated with greater benefit than placebo for preventing episodic migraine or chronic tension-type headaches, according to an article in the April 25 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-botox-modest-benefit-chronic-migraine.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:50:02 EST news254504901 Soldiers in war zones and farmers tending their fields can have in common chronic exposure to chemicals that impact their nerves. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-effect-chronic-exposure-chemicals-weapons.html Medical research Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:18:34 EST news253988303 Parents of children with autism are more likely to get common ailments such as colds, coughs and headaches as a direct result of the increased stresses linked to their caring duties, according to research from Northumbria University.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-the-cost-of-caring.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:17:59 EST news252659861 (HealthDay) -- Hormonal changes are a major reason women are far more likely than men to have migraine headaches, research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-hormonal-trigger-migraines-women.html Health Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:31:06 EST news251731853 A study of mothers and their young babies by neurologists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has shown that mothers who suffer migraine headaches are more than twice as likely to have babies with colic than mothers without a history of migraines. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-links-babies-colic-mothers-migraines.html Neuroscience Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:00:03 EST news248956990 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from University of Bath's Centre for Pain Research have warned of the potential dangers to adolescents who use internet forums as a means of information and advice to treat pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-adolescents-treatment-pain-internet.html Health Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:36:05 EST news246094532 Patients with major depression who fail to see improvement after taking an antidepressant often have their initial medication switched or combined with a second drug. Many clinicians weigh the possibility of adverse side effects when deciding between strategies. New research in the latest issue of General Hospital Psychiatry now suggests one strategy may not be any more likely to be harmful than the other. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-difference-side-effects-adding-antidepressants.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:46:19 EST news240842743