Latest Management of chronic headaches Stories
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Migraine sufferers are constantly searching for the one thing that triggers their unbearable headaches so they can learn to avoid it at all costs. A team of American researchers that has also been trying to identify these triggers has now found too many confounding factors associated with the condition to place the blame on any single cause. According to two new reports in the journal Headache, the team tried to determine the source of...
CHICAGO, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- February 14 is right around the corner, and no one wants to spend Valentine's day, or the day after, with a severe headache and some of its accompaniments - nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound. And you certainly don't want your gift to be the culprit in producing a headache. The National Headache Foundation is the premier educational and informational resource for individuals with headache, their families, physicians,...
MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HEADACHES and migraines affect up to 15-20 per cent of the population, and a new survey has been completed, providing valuable insight into relief for sufferers. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130205/HK53292-INFO) Leading health website headache.com.au has completed a survey which explores the success rates of the various therapeutic approaches according to the type of head pain. The study which ran from June to Dec....
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online For all the advancements that have been made in the field of medical science, there remain a number of mysteries. For instance, doctors and medical researchers are still trying to understand how headaches occur and, equally important, how they can be prevented and treated. Today, researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) published a study which claims that one cause of headaches could be lightning, yet another unpredictable...
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ElectroCore®, a company dedicated to developing effective, non-invasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation (nVNS) therapies for serious medical conditions including primary headaches, announced today that initial enrollment has begun for its FDA approved chronic migraine prevention study using its GammaCore nVNS therapy. The randomized, sham-controlled study is enrolling patients at 10 sites across the U.S. The study, which is expected...
CHICAGO, Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- December is a time for wrapping up the year and wrapping up the fun. But if you're a chronic headache sufferer, putting on a happy holiday can be tough. Leading Chicago allergy doctor, Brian Rotskoff, MD, helps patients keep holiday headaches under control. It starts, he says, with learning what causes your migraine headaches or sinus headaches and what it takes to cross your headache threshold. Dr. Rostkoff's expertise includes the full range...
CHICAGO, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Holidays are a time for family, friends, and happy memories. But those joyful moments can be associated with stress - from marathon shopping, preparing for celebrations, and traveling. Stress and other stimuli may trigger or increase your headaches. The National Headache Foundation recommends the following to avoid those holiday headaches: Maintain your regular sleep schedule. Those late night parties can play havoc with anyone's...
TEL AVIV, Israel, November 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Israel-based medical device company Headway medical [http://www.headwaymedical.com/Homepage ] reports the successful completion of a series of clinical trials of Occiflex, its innovative therapeutic table designed to reduce chronic neck pain and headaches. The device will be available, starting in 2013, to physiotherapy clinics and rehabilitation centers throughout the world. A revolutionary new device based on the...
The Consumer Justice Foundation, a for-profit corporation whose team of professional consumer advocates provides continuous updates regarding free online information relating to the potential dangers of using certain prescription medications, has a Web site URL that is located at http://www.topamaxbirthinjury.com. The CJF hereby reports that a study published by researchers in Taiwan concluded that the use of acupuncture by people suffering from migraine headaches reduced the episodes of...
