Medications
FDA approves electric headband to prevent migraine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it approved a Belgium-made nerve-stimulating headband as the first medical device to prevent migraine headaches.
Mar 11, 2014
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Neuroscience
Does more stress equal more headaches?
A new study provides evidence for what many people who experience headache have long suspected—having more stress in your life leads to more headaches. The study released today will be presented at the American Academy ...
Feb 19, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds that information is as important as medication in reducing migraine pain
The information that clinicians provide to patients when prescribing treatments has long been thought to play a role in the way that patients respond to drug therapies. Now an innovative study of migraine headache confirms ...
Jan 8, 2014
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Health
Avoiding that new year's hangover
(HealthDay)—Hangover headaches are a common problem over the holidays, but there are ways to prevent them, an expert says.
Dec 31, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Adding cognitive behavioral therapy to treatment of pediatric migraine improves relief of symptoms
Among children and adolescents with chronic migraine, the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) resulted in greater reductions in headache frequency and migraine-related disability compared with headache education, according ...
Dec 24, 2013
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Pediatrics
Chewing gum is often the culprit for migraine headaches in teens
Teenagers are notorious for chewing a lot of gum. The lip smacking, bubble popping, discarded gum stuck to the sole give teachers and parents a headache.
Dec 19, 2013
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Health
How Wagner's operas held secrets of his disabling migraines and headaches
In a paper published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ, researchers have looked at how German composer Richard Wagner's disabling migraines and headaches influenced his operas.
Dec 12, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Got the sniffles? Migraines spike with allergies and hay fever
People with migraine who also battle allergies and hay fever (rhinitis) endure a more severe form of headaches than their peers who struggle with migraine, but aren't affected by the seasonal or year-round sniffles, according ...
Nov 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What not to do for migraines
(HealthDay)—Prescription pain medications should not be the first treatment for migraines. And doctors shouldn't routinely order brain scans for patients with these debilitating headaches, according to new guidelines.
Nov 21, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Botox to treat 'suicide' headaches
"I hit myself in the head to distract myself from the pain when I have a cluster headache. The pain is indescribable hell, and in desperate moments, I have hit my head against a brick wall and hit myself in the head with ...
Nov 1, 2013
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