Headache & Migraine:
Headache migraine, articles on cluster headache, migraine and sinus headache
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Jan 16th, 2010
A new device offers drug free treatment for migraine headaches, called the SOOTHEAWAY. Therapy is delivered through pads that circulate to deliver heat or cold therapy. It can also be used to treat injuries and sinus pain. Migraine and other headache treatment can be challenging. The drug free therapy device can be used in conjunction with other migraine headache treatments.
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Dec 9th, 2009
A new study shows that patients treated with high flow oxygen experienced relief of cluster headache. Oxygen, given at the onset of symptoms and administered to fifteen minutes was compared to placebo (air inhalation). Seventy eight percent of patient studied experienced cluster headache relief, compared to 20 percent of those given placebo.
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Sep 16th, 2009
A new animal study presented at the International Headache Society’s 14th International Congress provided evidence that Theobroma cacao may be an appropriate dietary supplement for those suffering with migraine headaches. The ingredient is thought to repress inflammatory responses in the brain that are associated with pain.
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Aug 12th, 2009
A new study shows an investigational, orally-inhaled therapy is effective in treating migraines.
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Aug 1st, 2009
Surgical treatment of migraine headaches is safe, effective, and that this reasonably short operation can have a colossal impact on the patients’ quality of life—all while eliminating signs of aging for some patients, too.
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Aug 1st, 2009
According to the results of a new study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, plastic surgeons have been able to cure migraine headaches by performing a modified forehead lift. Plastic surgeon Bahman Guyuron, MD, of Case Western Reserve University, says the type of forehead lift used to cure migraines could also lead to a more youthful appearance.
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Jul 17th, 2009
Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition.
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Jul 10th, 2009
A landmark study confirms that women clinically diagnosed with migraine headaches have a twenty-six percent less chance of developing breast cancer, before or after menopause. The study clarifies that women with migraine headaches have less risk of breast cancer regardless of medication, alcohol, or tobacco use, or hormone replacement therapy.
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Jun 26th, 2009
Women who have migraines with aura may be more likely to have a stroke or heart attack than women who don’t have the condition, and the association varies by migraine frequency.
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Jun 26th, 2009
A pain condition common in people with migraines also has a high prevalence in patients with cluster headache.