Jefferson Researchers Want to Learn If Heart Defect 'at Heart' of Some Migraines
...e than one quarter of the people who struggle with migraines have the heart defect. Most people who have a PFO are never screened for it because doctors rarely suspect it of causing health problems but new evidence suggests that individuals with PFO are more susceptible to migraine. This susceptibility is be...Link Between Migraine Attacks in Teens and Suicidal Tendencies
...ke panic disorder or depression. Teens suffering migraines are prone to depressive tendencies bordering on su... those who do not suffer migraine. And teens whose migraines came with a warning sensation carried a pronounced risk of suffering psychiatric disorders, and six ...Migraine and Pregnancy – Is the Combo Pregnant to Trigger Strokes
...e only preliminary findings, she said, "Women with migraines that occur during pregnancy should be aware of their cardiovascular risk factors, particularly those that can be modified while pregnant." A statistical analysis was carried involving more than 18 million pregnant women; 34000 of them had suffered ...Migraines may Be a Symptom of Other Problems for Iraq Soldiers
...lated to similarities in the mechanisms underlying migraines and some psychiatric disorders.” The study also found that those with migraine and depression also had more frequent headaches than those who had migraine with no depression – an average of 3.5 headache days per month for those with depression com...Ages Eases the Pain of Migraine
...the study's start, they reported having one to six migraines a month. Over the 12-year period, the migraines of nearly 30 percent of the patients resolved, usually meaning they disappeared, Dahlof tells. "The ...Exposure to Epilepsy Drug During Pregnancy Can Increase Risk of Mental Defects in Newborns
... Los Angeles Times, Depakote also is used to treat migraines and some psychiatric conditions, such as bipolar disorder....Migraines may Be a Symptom of Other Problems for Iraq Soldiers
...lated to similarities in the mechanisms underlying migraines and some psychiatric disorders. The study also found that those with migraine and depression also had more frequent headaches than those who had migraine with no depression an average of 3.5 headache days per month for those with depression compa...Migraine and Pregnancy Is the Combo Pregnant to Trigger Strokes?
...e only preliminary findings, she said, "Women with migraines that occur during pregnancy should be aware of their cardiovascular risk factors, particularly those that can be modified while pregnant." A statistical analysis was carried involving more than 18 million pregnant women; 34000 of them had suffered ...Car Sickness for the Little Ones can Be Prevented
...for Disease Control and Prevention. Those prone to migraines appear particularly susceptible, says Andrew Racine, director of general pediatrics at Children's Hospital at Montefiore in New York. Carsickness is not a major illness. But it can cause a lot of distraction to the driver. It can also cause a lot o......dical care, for example increase the prevalence of migraines in young people. Led by Dr. Marcelo Bigal, assis...nes, the prevalence of teens suffering one or more migraines in the previous year was nearly the same in lower vs. higher income groups8.6 percent vs. 8.4 percen...