Archive for 'Headaches'
Headache and Pain Infographic: All About Headaches
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by wisdom.
Here is an interesting infographic on headaches from the Mount Sinai Medical Center. The infographic offers statistics on those who suffer from headaches and also offers some remedies to help cure your headache and ease the pain.
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Behavioral Treatment for Migraine Headaches
Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by wisdom.
A recently study titled Direct Costs of Preventive Headache Treatments: Comparison of Behavioral and Pharmacologic Approaches appearing in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 51 (6): 985 -991, June 2011, and written by Allison M. Shafer et al., finds that treating chronic migraines using inexpensive prophylactic medicines such as beta-blockers or tricyclic antidepressants [...]
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Surgical Treatment of Migraine Headaches
Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 by wisdom.
A study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery shows that trigger site surgery may aid in reducing or even eliminating migraine headaches. 100 patients in a study underwent injection of botulinum toxin A (Botox) into up to 4 potential trigger sites. If a trigger site was identified to be effective than surgery was performed in [...]
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Headaches in Teens Tied to Obesity, Smoking, and Lack of Exercise
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by wisdom.
These findings certainly come as no surprise. Teenagers who are overweight, get little exercise, or who smoke may be more likely to have frequent headaches and migraines when compared to teens who do not have these characteristics. Teens with all three of the previously described negative lifestyle factors were 3.4 times more likely to have [...]
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Childhood Experiences Impact Headache Frequency and Cardiovascular Disease
Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by wisdom.
Recent research by Gretchen E. Tietjen, MD, of the University of Toledo College Of Medicine, and her colleagues have shown that childhood experiences have an impact on headache frequency and cardiovascular disease experienced once these children reach adulthood. Specifically Dr Tietjan and her researchers found children who experience maltreatment such as physical abuse, emotional and/or [...]














































