Headache in Medical News

Neck surgery for cervical spine disorders found to alleviate associated headaches

... expected to have significant improvement in their headache symptoms. "This is not a "cure" for all ... (neck surgery from the front) in relieving headache symptoms associated with the cervical disease. ... no significant difference was reported in headache severity between the arthroplasty and arthodesis ...

Neck Surgery for Cervical Spine Disorders Found to Alleviate Associated Headaches

... expected to have significant improvement in their headache symptoms. "This is not a 'cure' for all ... (neck surgery from the front) in relieving headache symptoms associated with the cervical disease. ... no significant difference was reported in headache severity between the arthroplasty and arthodesis ...

Zogenix and Astellas Enter Exclusive Co-Promotion Agreement in the US for Newly Approved Sumavel(TM) DosePro(TM)

... DosePro." According to the National headache Foundation, acute migraines affect nearly 30 ... without aura, and the acute treatment of cluster headache episodes. Sumavel DosePro should only be ... where a clear diagnosis of migraine or cluster headache has been established. Sumavel DosePro is not ...

Many Kids Outgrow Chronic Headaches

... after eight years of follow-up, chronic daily headache in adolescents is not a protracted disorder. Even ... the journal. To be classified as a chronic daily headache sufferer, the person must have headaches more ... Other factors associated with continuing headache included medication overuse (which can cause ...

Migraine Frequency Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack Risk

... such as seeing flashing lights before the headache starts. Women who had migraine with aura at ... Dr. Richard Lipton, director of the Montefiore headache Center in New York City. "The confidence ... N.C.; Richard Lipton, M.D., director, Montefiore headache Center, New York City; June 24, 2009, Neurology ...

EHE International Supports the National Headache Foundation

... -- In teaming up with the National headache Foundation (NHF), EHE International is helping ... for the month of June, to coincide with National headache Awareness Week June 7-13. "We appreciate ... of all men and 95% of all women have at least one headache (1). Despite many people having frequent and ...

New Online Tool Helps People With Headache Take Control, Get Relief

... sufferers with resources based on personal headache patterns CHICAGO, June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National headache Foundation (NHF) is launching "Headache U: It's all about YOU," the first headache education program of its kind designed to help ...

Researchers call for new space headache category following astronauts' survey

... Researchers are calling for space headache to be established as a new secondary disorder ... Dr Alla Vein from Professor Michel Ferrari's headache Research team at the Department of Neurology, ... The Netherlands. "We propose to classify space headache as a separate entity among the secondary ...

Buster Brands Launches Natural Alternatives to Acetaminophen Pain Killers

... advances in pain relief -- particularly in the headache category. Parsippany, ... advances in pain relief -- particularly in the headache category. In 2004, SiCap, LLC launched the ... form these products go straight to the source of headache pain to quickly reduce inflammation. Recently, ...

MAP Pharmaceuticals Phase 3 Trial of LEVADEX(TM) Migraine Product Candidate Meets All Four Primary Endpoints

... study investigator, director of the Swedish headache Center and assistant professor of neurology at ... in the United States, according to the National headache Foundation. Limitations of oral triptans, the ... to sound). According to the National headache Foundation, most migraines last between four and ...

Clinical Topicals Makes Breakthrough Migraine Treatment Available Free to Soldiers

... believe our new migraine treatment, Dr. Hyson's headache System, is the right treatment at the right ... better. That's why we are making Dr. Hyson's headache System available free to brave soldiers in need ... It's our sincere pleasure to make Dr. Hyson's headache System available to American soldiers struggling ...

Headache Sufferers Turn to Neurologychannel for Reliable Information about New Headache Treatments

... Inc., announces the recent addition of a New headache Treatments section to its consumer health ... to announce recent updates to the comprehensive headache information found on neurologychannel.com, including the addition of a section focusing on new headache treatments. ...

My Mother/Myself: Migraine Headaches are Hereditary

... flowers. This Mother's Day, the National headache Foundation is suggesting that women discuss the ... Diamond, M.D., associate director of the Diamond headache Clinic in Chicago and member of the National headache Foundation Board of Directors, knows first-hand ...

Safe exercise for migraine sufferers

... up with you being confined to bed with a thumping headache and nausea then it's hardly surprising that ... in the latest issue of the scientific journal headache , some twenty migraine sufferers were asked to ... says Mattias Linde, neurologist at Cephalea headache Centre and researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy. ...

Study shows that exercise reduces migraine suffering

... the number of days with migraine per month, headache intensity and amount of headache medication used. Individuals with headache and migraine typically are less physically active ...

Migraine Poetry Contest Kicks Off at HealthCentral's MyMigraineConnection.com

... pieces of poetry on how Migraine disease and/or headache disorders affect each entrant's life. Everyone who copes with Migraine disease and headache disorders or lives with someone who does is ... educational content about Migraine and other headache disorders and an online community where people ...

Warmer-Than-Average Temperatures Raise Migraine Risk

... tried to find links between the number of headache cases and levels of temperature, barometric ... the hospital would expect to see 7.5 percent more headache patients 24 hours after the temperature was 90 ... also found that drops in barometric pressure made headache visits more likely 48 to 72 hours later. ...

European Commission and United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Both Approve New Options for Patients With Certain Primary Brain Tumors

... 36%, 49%; vomiting 20%, 29%; anorexia 19%, 27%; headache 19%, 23%; rash 19%, 13%; constipation 18%, 22%; ... 1%, 1%; vomiting <1%, 2%; anorexia 1%, 1%; headache 2%, 4%; constipation 1%, 0%; convulsions 3%, 3%; ... were: nausea 53%, 10%; vomiting 42%, 6%; headache 41%, 6%; fatigue 34%, 4%; constipation 33%, 1%; ...

Many Combat Vets Suffer Severe Headaches Upon Return

... Dr. Brian M. Grosberg, director of the Inpatient headache Program at Montefiore headache Center in New York City. "Primary-care ... occurrence, the type of headache, the impact of headache and, certainly, with 1.6 million U.S. military ...

Exploring Genetic Link Between Migraines, Cardiovascular Trouble

... Dr. Richard Lipton, director of the Montefiore headache Center in New York City. Research has shown a ... More information Visit the National headache Foundation for more on migraines. ... Richard Lipton, M.D., director, Montefiore headache Center, and professor, neurology and ...

Using Sleep to Manage Headaches May Cause Insomnia

... MONDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- headache sufferers often treat their pain by taking naps ... the control group. Fifty-eight percent of the headache sufferers said that sleep problems triggered ... that was the case. Eighty-one percent of the headache sufferers also reported using sleep to manage ...

Study finds behavioral link between insomnia and tension-type headaches

... Sleep Medicin e, found that napping to relieve headache pain could serve as a behavioral link between headache and sleep disturbance. The study compared a ... headaches, as classified by the International headache Society System, to a control group of 33 women ...

Neurologist to Announce Breakthrough Headache Treatment

... Practicing Physician's Approach to the Difficult headache Patient conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, on ... Reports (October 2008). Dr. Hyson's headache System is the only treatment to address simultaneously headache pain, nausea and light sensitivity. His system ...

New Study Data: JANUVIA&#8482; (sitagliptin) Significantly Reduced Blood Sugar Levels and Was Not Associated with Hypoglycemia in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

... Respiratory Tract Infection 11 (6.3) 6 (3.4) headache 9 (5.1) 7 (3.9) Combination with Glimepiride (+/- ... (12.2) 4 (1.8) Nasopharyngitis 14 (6.3) 10 (4.6) headache 13 (5.9) 5 (2.3) † Intent to treat ... Infection 9 (5.1) 8 (4.5) 19 (5.2) 23 (6.2) headache 5 (2.8) 2 (1.1) 14 (3.8) 22 (5.9) † ...

US FDA Approves 30-Minute Onset of Action for Focalin(R) XR, Bringing Potential Benefits to ADHD Patients During Early Morning Period

... placebo) in severity. One patient experienced a headache reported as severe while receiving Focalin XR. ... Focalin XR were dyspepsia, decreased appetite, headache and anxiety in pediatric studies; and dry mouth, dyspepsia, feeling jittery, dizziness, headache and anxiety in adult studies. Focalin XR is ...

Urgent need for research into the best treatment for medication overuse headaches

... known as rebound headache, drug-induced headache or drug-misuse headache, is a headache that occurs at least 15 days a month when ... of people with chronic daily headaches attending headache clinics have MOH. Data from a physician study ...

Consumer Reports Urges Chronic Headache Sufferers to Examine Their Use of Pain Relief Drugs

... own headaches. "People tend not to think of headache pills, especially those they can buy without a ... ibuprofen, and aspirin can increase headache pain. Instead of reaching for a pill when a ... and acupuncture can all help ease headache pain. People who suffer from frequent or severe ...

Army personnel show increased risk for migraine

... underdiagnosed. The studies, appearing in headache , the peer-reviewed journal of the American headache Society, examine the incidence among soldiers ... migraine screen suffered a mean average of 3.1 headache days per ...

National Headache Foundation Offers Statement, Experts on Appropriate Use of Medications for Migraine Treatment

... medication use related to migraine, the National headache Foundation today issued the following statement. Migraine is not a daily headache and the use of any acute medications on a daily ... be prescribed and is taken daily whether or not a headache is present. ...

Webinar on June 25 to Focus on Opportunity for Treating Chronic Pain, Migraine and Muscle Spasticity Through Inhibition of Neurotransmitter Glutamate

... migraine therapy. He is a member of the American headache Society, The International headache Society and The National headache Foundation. Dr. Goldstein is a Board ...

Poor Indoor Air Quality Can Be Excellent Headache Trigger

... DUCTZ offers advice in recognition of National headache Awareness Week ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 3 ... Foundation (NHF), the first week in June is headache Awareness Week, and DUCTZ Indoor Air ... relationship between poor indoor air quality and headache triggers. According to the NHF and a ...

New Research and Treatment Options for Millions Suffering Headaches and Chronic Pain to be Presented at 10th Annual Headache and Pain Conference

... their partnership by recruiting a "who's who" of headache and pain management experts for the conference. ... University of Pennsylvania, the John R. Graham headache Center in Boston, as well as the Medical ... -- Potential new breakthrough therapies for headache and pain, including Transcranial Magnetic ...

Office initiative reduces headaches and neck and shoulder pain by more than 40 percent

... staff in both groups reported an average of six headache days a month and seven and a half days when they ... study group reported a 41 per cent reduction in headache burden, compared with a two per cent fall for the ... lead author Professor Franco Mongini from the headache and Facial Pain Unit at the University of Turin, ...

High Blood Pressure May Be Buffer Against Headaches

... blood pressure, a new study suggests. But one headache expert cautions that the new research does not ... Tronvik, a physician with the Norwegian National headache Center at Trondheim University Hospital in ... to try to explain some mechanisms involved in headache and migraine," he said. Tronvik's team set out ...

Migraine Tied to Thickening in Brain Area

... Dr. Richard Lipton, director of the Montefiore headache Clinic in New York City. "I have a bias in favor ... There's more on migraine at the National headache Foundation . SOURCES: ... Richard B. Lipton, M.D., director, Montefiore headache Center, New York City; Nov. 20, 2007, Neurology ...

Cleveland Clinic Press Releases Consumer Health Book About Treating Headache Pain

... says Dr. Kunkel, founder of Cleveland Clinic's headache Clinic and former president of the National ... meditation, and cutting-edge technology, headache specialists like Dr. Kunkel design treatment ... affect about one million people. Dr. Kunkel's headache book explains: -- Dangerous headaches and how to ...

Effective Pain Management Requires an Interdisciplinary Approach

... most common type of pain followed by severe headache or migraine pain, neck pain, and facial ache or ... of people who are also in pain. Update on headache Pain and Treatment Options, by John Claude ... head of his multidisciplinary clinic, the Anodyne headache and PainCare Center. Mechanisms and New ...

New Treatment Explored for Cluster Headaches

... (HealthDay News) -- The severely painful type of headache called cluster headaches respond to a medication ... they can't stand it. It's the worse type of headache that we know of. It comes on very quickly, so you ... he was director of The New England Center for headache in Stamford, Conn. With a spray of ...

Plastic Surgery Technique Might Ease Migraines

... for the idea," said Dr. Richard Lipton, director of the Montefiore headache Center in New York City. He was not involved in the new study. Using ... Case Medical Center, Cleveland; Richard Lipton, M.D., director, Montefiore headache Center, New York City; Michelle Cramer, Williamsburg, Va.; August 2009 ...

96-Week Safety and Efficacy Findings Presented for INTELENCE(TM) (etravirine) As Part of HIV Combination Therapy

... (15 percent vs. 14 percent), nasopharyngitis (14 percent vs. 12 percent), headache (12 percent vs. 14 percent), cough (11 percent vs. 9 percent) and herpes ... peripheral neuropathy (2.8% vs. 1.8%), hypertension (2.8% vs. 2.2%), headache (2.7% vs. 4.1%), and vomiting (2.3% vs. 2.0%). Drug ...