Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
There may be 6 types of COVID-19
COVID-19 may not be just one disease, but six distinct types, a new British study claims.
Jul 28, 2020
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News tagged with headache pain
Surgery
First-of-a-kind surgery in US for severe headaches
For those suffering excruciating pain from cluster headaches, relief may soon be available from an investigational device being studied in a national multicenter clinical trial. Recently, doctors at The Ohio State University ...
Aug 18, 2014
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Genetics
Chronic pain gene identified
British researchers say they have identified the gene that controls chronic pain, opening the door to new drug therapies that block the chemical processes that cause chronic back pain, headaches or arthritis.
Sep 8, 2011
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Neuroscience
Exposure to narrow band of green light improves migraine symptoms
Light sensitivity, or photophobia, is a frequent symptom of migraine headaches, which affect nearly 15 percent of the world's population. A new study, led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and ...
May 17, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Studies show promise in new migraine prevention drugs
Migraine researchers and clinicians are growing excited about a new class of drugs called Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies, which are showing promise in treating high-frequency episodic migraine ...
Jun 17, 2015
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Medical research
Team learns how sleeping sickness parasite defeats immune system
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with members from across Europe has discovered the mechanism by which the sleeping sickness parasite overcomes the immune system in humans. In their paper published in the journal ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Persistent headache or back pain 'twice as likely' in the presence of the other
People with persistent back pain or persistent headaches are twice as likely to suffer from both disorders, a new study from the University of Warwick has revealed.
Sep 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dentists, physicians, psychologists and others work together to ease their patients' pain
Like a lot of the patients who come to the Tufts Craniofacial Pain Center, the 30-something Ph.D. student was at her wit's end. Since high school, she'd suffered from three or four migraine headaches a year. Then she woke ...
Mar 11, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Peru declares health emergency over dengue outbreak
Peru on Thursday declared a "health emergency" in 13 departments in the country's north, center and southeast due to an outbreak of dengue.
Feb 23, 2023
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Medications
Q&A: Botox for migraines
I have suffered with migraines on and off for about five years. Recently, the oral therapy I've used seems to be less effective. While I know newer medications are available, a friend suggested I try Botox injections. She ...
Sep 20, 2022
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