Women diagnosed with migraines have a slightly increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes, and are somewhat more likely to die from these conditions than women who do not have ...
May 31, 2016
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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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About 38 million Americans suffer from migraines in the United States, according to the Migraine Research Foundation. The most commonly used and effective classes of medication, triptans and DHE (Dihydroergotamine), however, ...
May 10, 2016
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A large cross-sectional study focused on women with migraines with aura and compared their brain MRI images with those of women not suffering from migraine. No differences between these two groups of women were found with ...
May 3, 2016
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(HealthDay)—The prevalence of migraine headache is elevated in patients with cardiac syndrome X (CSX) compared to patients with coronary artery disease or healthy controls, according to a research letter published in the ...
Apr 26, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Women are a majority of the 4.4 million Americans over age 40 who are visually impaired or blind, Prevent Blindness says.
Apr 12, 2016
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Even relatively brief sessions with a sleep therapist may prove useful in relieving the frequency of migraines for chronic sufferers, concludes a study conducted by researchers at the University of Mississippi.
Mar 15, 2016
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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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One of the things Egilius L.H. Spierings has learned over nearly 40 years of practice remains controversial in headache medicine, but it seems intuitive to anyone who has found that a shoulder massage can ease a headache.
Mar 11, 2016
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Migraine and tension-type headaches may share genetic links with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 68th Annual Meeting ...
Feb 23, 2016
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