Headache in Biological News

Overuse of narcotics and barbiturates may make migraine worse

... In a recent article published in the journal headache , the Einstein-led study of more than 8,000 ... of migraine characterized by 15 or more days of headache per month. The finding is significant because ... at Einstein and also directs the Montefiore headache Center. The objective of the study was to ...

Treating chronic pain, migraine & muscle spasticity through inhibition of neurotransmitter glutamate

... Goldstein, M.D., Director of the San Francisco headache Clinic and a board-certified neurologist who ... the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure of headache Dr. Goldstein will present information about ... migraine therapy. He is a member of the American headache Society, The ...

Fish may actually feel pain and react to it much like humans

... or because the morphine blocked the experience of pain, but not the experience of an unusual stimulus. "If you think back to when you have had a headache and taken a painkiller, the pain may go away, but you can still feel the presence or discomfort of the headache," Garner said. Those with saline ...

Argonne scientists peer into heart of compound that may detect chemical, biological weapons

... does not crystallize very well. It grows lengthwise, but not in other directions. This creates long, thin crystals--perfect for fiber optics but a headache to study by conventional means. "They are not very easy to design or make," Kanatzidis said. "It doesn't like to grow in other directions." ...

Brown hosts regional bioengineering conference

... Boston, on a new method for relieving lower back pain. Back pain is the second most common neurological ailment in the United States only headache is more common, according to the National Institutes of Health. The NIH also reports that back pain is the most common cause of job-related ...

Device effective in zapping the pain out of migraines

... device appears to be effective in eliminating the headache when administered during the onset of the ... presented Thursday (6/22) at the annual American headache Society meeting in Los Angeles . A subsequent ... percent of the TMS-treated patients graded their headache response, without symptoms, as very good or ...

Mice with a migraine show signs of brain damage

... stroke. Friedman, a member of the board of directors of the American headache Society who has treated thousands of headache sufferers, echoes Nedergaard’s call for a greater emphasis on prevention. ...

Human trial proves ricin vaccine safe, induces neutralizing antibodies; further tests planned

... in the study, however, reported only mild side effects that were consistent with any intramuscular vaccine injection, such as a sore arm or mild headache that might be experienced with a tetanus or a flu shot, said Dr. Robert Munford, a professor of internal medicine and a collaborator on the study. ...

Viagra's hidden help for wildlife

... the treatment of pain relief, despite the widespread availability of aspirin. "But the failure to achieve an erection isn't comparable to having a headache or the many other ailments for which consumers still prefer TCM treatments. Furthermore, Viagra differs from many other Western drugs, in that the ...

HIV mortality in India drops with introduction of generic antiretroviral therapy

... Despite ART's importance in improving HIV-infected people's health, it can also cause problems. Adverse events, such as rash, nausea, diarrhea, headache and anemia, can arise from antiretroviral use. But are the side effects serious enough to discourage patients from continuing ART? "No. Benefits of ...

Researcher says flu responders can learn from 1918 epidemic

... coroner's records, Higgins found that account after account repeated the same pattern. "Someone might have gone to work on Monday, developed a headache Monday night, was in bed Tuesday and Wednesday, and was dead by Thursday," he said. "Some went peacefully, through pneumonia, which they called the ...

Infectious disease expert warns of spread of Rocky Mountain spotted fever

... looking out for it," he adds. The first signs of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, the scientist says, are body-wide aches and pains accompanied by headache and a sudden high fever, sometimes as high as 105 degrees Fahrenheit (or 40.5 degrees Celsius). Symptoms may also include sore throat and nausea. The ...

What comes first…the chicken, the egg, or the bad attitude?

... can choose whether or not they'll funnel the nutrients they eat towards themselves or their eggs. That phenomenon of 'reproductive attitude' is a headache for producers who must figure out how to deal with less productive hens that "partition" nutrients needed for egg production into their own bodies. ...

Map of life on Earth could be used on Mars

... cell. The core is that which is not undergoing this lateral gene transfer, or does it extremely rarely." Jumping genes Jumping genes may be a headache for researchers, but they serve an important ecological purpose, helping other organisms to succeed in their habitats, and can illuminate trait ...

NIAID begins clinical trial of West Nile virus vaccine

... and breastfeeding, as well as from mother to child during pregnancy. Most people experience no symptoms or only mild symptoms, such as fever, headache and body aches; more serious cases can lead to infections of the brain and nervous system, such as encephalitis or meningitis. In 2004, 2,470 cases ...