Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic migraine headache relief possible with outpatient surgery
When medications fail to eradicate debilitating migraine headaches, surgery could provide relief for certain patients.
Jan 4, 2013
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News tagged with headaches
Neuroscience
New study shows an increased prevalence of headaches in adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic
Over one third of schoolchildren who received online lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic reported a worsening of headache symptoms or new onset headaches, a study presented today at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) ...
Jun 24, 2022
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Surgery
Plastic surgeons identify link between migraines and carpal tunnel syndrome
Plastic surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center have demonstrated for the first time an association between migraines and carpal tunnel syndrome, with migraines more than twice as prevalent in those with carpal tunnel ...
Apr 27, 2015
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Neuroscience
Acupuncture can reduce migraine headaches
Acupuncture can reduce migraine headaches compared to both sham (placebo) acupuncture and usual care, finds a new trial from China published by The BMJ today.
Mar 25, 2020
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Medications
Red flags on pain reliever safety
For many people, pain relievers are wonder drugs, allowing them to carry on with their lives despite disabling arthritis, for instance, or recurrent headaches. But all pain relievers, whether sold over-the counter (OTC) or ...
Jul 19, 2011
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Health
The lifelong health benefits of intimacy
(HealthDay)—Much research has explored the mental and physical health benefits of maintaining social contacts well into later life. Studies also show that maintaining sexual health can have profound benefits that may include ...
Jun 5, 2019
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Medications
FDA approves first drug to help tame cluster headaches
(HealthDay)— The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday gave the nod to Emgality, an injected medication that's the first to cut the frequency of cluster headaches.
Jun 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More evidence supports that kids' headaches increase at back-to-school time
Findings from Nationwide Children's Hospital physicians demonstrate that headaches increase in fall in children, a trend that may be due to back-to-school changes in stress, routines and sleep. Although it may be difficult ...
Aug 14, 2015
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Medications
Cannabis reduces headache and migraine pain by nearly half
Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%, according to a recent study led by Carrie Cuttler, a Washington State University assistant professor of psychology.
Nov 25, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
White women tend to get better pain management after childbirth
After childbirth, some women who received an epidural for pain will develop a debilitating headache. But minority women are less likely than white moms to receive the treatment that can provide relief, according to a new ...
Apr 25, 2022
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