Migraines and Headaches - News
Veterans who suffered physical injuries or developed post-traumatic stress disorder after combat in Iraq or Afghanistan may suffer recurrent headaches, a new study suggests. In surveys of 308 veterans, researchers found that those who had suffered combat injuries were at greater risk of developing migraine headaches.
A single pill containing the pain relievers tramadol and acetaminophen is as effective as the drug gabapentin for treating diabetes-related nerve pain, according to study findings presented Tuesday at the 20th World Diabetes Congress in Montreal.
Have a headache and don't know why? It could be high levels of air pollution. A study from the densely populated Santiago Province of Chile -- a region surrounded by the Coastal and Andes mountains and, therefore, geographically prone to air pollution - found increased hospital admissions for migraines and other headaches on days of elevated air pollution readings.
ever drugs dampen vaccine response in children * Doctors should "no longer routinely recommend" use LONDON (Reuters) - Giving paracetamol to babies to prevent fever after routine vaccinations may reduce the effect of the shots themselves, Czech scientists said on Friday.
Most children who suffer chronic daily headaches may outgrow the disabling condition, a long-term study hints. "Our results suggest there is hope for children who experience these headaches and for their parents, who also deal with the frustration and considerable disability that this condition can bring," Dr.
An experimental skin patch that delivers the powerful migraine drug sumatriptan through the skin eased migraine symptoms in a late-stage study, offering a potential new way to treat migraine without taking pills, the specialty drugmaker NuPathe Inc.
Many teenagers with chronic headaches may see the problem wane as they get older, a study published Wednesday suggests. Between 1 percent and 2 percent of middle-school-age children suffer chronic daily headaches -- meaning they have headaches on at least 15 days out of the month.
For women there may be one good thing about having migraines: a reduced risk of breast cancer. In a study of more than 9,000 people, Dr. Christopher I. Li of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle and his colleagues found that those with a history of migraines were 26% less likely to develop breast cancer.
Results of a small study suggest that the drug pregabalin (sold as Lyrica) can reduce stabbing facial pain and other symptoms stemming from a condition called trigeminal neuralgia. The condition occurs in the trigeminal nerve, which affects perceptions of touch, pain and temperature in the face and jaw.
Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble and other makers of acetaminophen products said on Monday cough and cold medicines containing the pain reliever should remain on the market despite concerns from U.S. health regulators.
The results of studies in healthy volunteers indicate that a new iontophoretic transdermal system, designed to deliver sumatriptan (Zelrix; NuPathe Inc.) for migraine, is well tolerated and achieves blood concentrations similar to those reached using other modes of administration, researchers report in the current issue of the journal Headache.
For women who suffer from menstrual migraines, menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea) and other menstrual symptoms, combination therapy with sumatriptan plus naproxen may provide rapid and sustained pain relief, the results of two controlled trials indicate.
Findings from a study in Iceland suggests that migraine headaches in middle age may give rise to permanent brain damage later in life. This association is only apparent in women and only for migraines with aura, a common type in which sensations, such as the perception of flickering lights, occur in addition to the headache itself.
There's scientific evidence that acupuncture may help migraine sufferers. In a clinical trial involving patients with acute attacks of migraine, real acupuncture proved more effective than two different types of sham acupuncture in reducing the discomfort of acute migraine headache two and four hours after treatment, researchers from China report in the medical journal Headache.
Headaches -- especially migraines -- have less to do with the onset of menstrual periods than previously believed, according to new research in the journal Headache. Any impact puberty may have on headache occurrence in girls is "diminutive," Dr.
Nearly half of U.S. soldiers returning from combat who receive specialized care for headaches have a history of mild head trauma, according to a study by two researchers from Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington.
Over-the-counter pain relievers such as Tylenol and Advil will carry new, bolder warnings about the risk of liver damage or stomach bleeding, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday. Products containing acetaminophen, such as Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol, will carry a prominent package warning about the risk of severe liver damage if consumers take too much of the drug or take it with too much alcohol.
People suffering from orofacial pain and headache who have a history of traumatic life events are much more disabled by their headaches than those with trauma-free pasts, a new study shows. Orofacial pain is a catch-all term for pain involving the trigeminal nerves, which serve the face and oral cavity.
Adults who suffer migraine headaches are more apt to have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than the general population, a new study suggests. And having PTSD and migraine may lead to greater headache-related disability.
People who suffer from migraine headaches can participate in cycling or similar moderate-intensity aerobic exercise without triggering a migraine attack, according to results of a small study. Short-term physical activity can trigger migraine, therefore "many people with migraine avoid exercise," said Emma Varkey, registered physiotherapist at Cephalea Headache Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The association between menstruation and migraine headaches may start to become evident during adolescence, according to findings published in the March issue of Headache. Menstrual migraine is well-recognized in adult populations but not in adolescent populations, Dr.
Women who suffer from migraines while they are pregnant are at increased risk of having a stroke, heart attack, or other vascular disorders, according to a recent report. "Migraines, particularly those associated with an aura or visual changes around the time of the headache, have been previously linked to stroke and heart disease in women.
Topiramate is safe and effective in preventing migraine in 12- to 17-year-old patients, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics. While topiramate is FDA-approved for migraine prophylaxis in adults, the authors explain, there are no approved drugs for migraine prophylaxis in pediatric patients.
Some people may be vulnerable to developing severe headaches when the temperature climbs or atmospheric pressure drops, a study published Monday suggests. People who suffer migraines or other types of debilitating headaches commonly cite weather changes as a trigger of head pain.
Overweight children who have headaches are likely to find them more disabling than do leaner headache sufferers, new research shows. However, heavy children who lost weight while undergoing headache treatment showed a much greater reduction in headache frequency than their peers whose weight remained stable or increased, Dr.
People with hay fever -- more accurately termed allergic rhinitis -- may find themselves with a migraine after they use a nasal steroid spray to relieve their stuffy noses. Dr. Jitka Pokladnikova, of Charles University in Prague, and colleagues reviewed the World Health Organization's global database and other sources and found an unexpected cluster of 38 cases of migraine suspected to be related to the use of intranasal corticosteroids.
Small fragments of genetic material in the blood may offer an early-warning sign that drugs are causing harm to the liver, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology, a research organization in Seattle, found that tiny bits of genetic material known microRNAs helped to accurately predict which mice had been given a toxic dose of the painkiller Tylenol, known generically as acetaminophen or paracetamol.
Obesity may raise the risk of getting migraines, the latest health problem to be associated with being much too heavy, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. People ages 20 to 55 who were obese -- either by a measure of belly fat or using the standard body mass index based on a person's height and weight -- were more likely to report migraines or other severe headaches, they said.
Computers may be more than a proverbial pain in the neck; using them for extended periods may actually cause or aggravate neck pain, at least in teenage schoolkids. Among students enrolled in grades 10 to 12 at schools in Western Cape, South Africa, "there was a steady increase in the report of neck pain as the number of hours using the computer per week increased," physiotherapist Leonie Smith told Reuters Health.
New research suggests that women who suffer migraine headaches are at increased risk for developing high blood pressure during pregnancy, a condition known as gestational hypertension, as well as preeclampsia -- a condition of pregnancy marked by high blood pressure, fluid retention and protein in urine.
