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Gene Linked to Increased Heart Disease in Migraine Women

Posted on 11. Nov, 2008 by wisdom.

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Heart disease is the leading cause of death and stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Women who experience migraine with aura appear to be at an increased risk of heart disease and stroke if they have a certain gene. For the study, researchers followed 25,001 Caucasian women for the [...]

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Root Canal Triggers Headache

Posted on 06. Aug, 2008 by wisdom.

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I found an interesting article the other day written by a Chiropractor and describing how myofascial trigger points can mimic signs and symptoms of a neurological disease. The case describes the patient as the following. “A 44-year-old female, an office manager for a dentist for eight years, was referred by an EENT specialist with a [...]

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Topamax May Increase Birth Defects

Posted on 01. Aug, 2008 by wisdom.

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Taking the drug topiramate (topamax) alone orwith other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, according to a recent study Research has shown that many epilepsy drugs increase the risk of birth defects, but little research has been done on topiramate. Studies have shown that topiramate increases the risk of birth [...]

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Topamax Increases Risk of Kidney Stones

Posted on 19. Jul, 2008 by wisdom.

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Topiramate (Topamax), a drug commonly prescribed to treat seizures and migraine headaches, can increase the propensity of calcium phosphate kidney stones, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. A study — the largest cross-sectional examination of how the long-term use of topiramate affects kidney-stone formation — appears in the October issue of the American [...]

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Migraines Cause Sleep Disorders in Children

Posted on 12. Jul, 2008 by wisdom.

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Children with a migraine headache are more likely to have sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea and lack of sleep, than children without a migraine. For this study, presented on June 10 at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), 90 children with headache and sleep problems underwent [...]