Off-label use of migraine drug gives children relief, study says
...nded to treat. "By the time children see us at the headache clinic, they've already tried over-the-counter medications or milder prescription drugs," said Pakalnis. "Their parents want a more aggressive treatment. They understand that it's probably the best thing to do for their child, even if means an off-la...New word for on-the-job health problem: 'presenteeism'
...w researchers have documented another productivity headache increasingly affecting employers: on-the-job slowdowns by workers with a variety of medical complaints, from hypertension to arthritis. Economists have coined a new word to describe the productivity-loss problem: presenteeism. Researchers at the Corn...AAN develops neurology education series for patients and families
...ferring patients to this book, physicians may help headache sufferers answer their questions before they even arise," adds Sumner. Two dozen neurological topics will be covered through this quality-of-life series, including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ("Lou Gehrig's disease"), back pain...Migraine with aura, cholesterol increase risk of stroke in women
...udies have produced mixed results on the effect of headache and migraine on risk for stroke. To gain further insight into this question, Dr. Kurth and colleagues performed a prospective analysis of almost 40,000 women enrolled in the Women's Health Study, an ongoing trial examining the effects of aspirin and ...Parkinson's drug effective in treating restless leg syndrome
...ked improvements in PLMS arousal index. Nausea and headache were experienced more frequently with pergolide than with placebo treatment. "Our study demonstrates that pergolide substantially improves PLMS measures and subjective sleep disturbance associated with RLS," concludes Trenkwalder. "We are also satisf...Study shows coenzyme Q10 may prevent migraine
...rticipants taking CoQ10 also had fewer days with a headache and fewer days with nausea. "A lack of cell energy in the brain may be a cause of migraine," said study author Peter S. Sandor, MD, University Hospitals Zurich, Switzerland. "CoQ10 may give a boost to those cells and help prevent migraine." The stud...Mixed amphetamine salts significantly better than atomoxetine in treating children with ADHD
... decreased appetite, difficulty falling asleep and headache for both medications, and vomiting, somnolence and nausea for atomoxetine. "As a stimulant medication, which as a class have been used safely and effectively in ADHD treatment for more than 60 years, once-daily mixed amphetamine salts helps provide ...Optimal time to treat migraine pain with Relpax; is early in the attack, new study finds
...the study medication as soon as they were sure the headache was a migraine. The primary outcome was the pain-free rate two hours after dose....New data reveals weather can trigger a migraine
...er a two-year period by Dr. Prince and a number of headache specialists at The New England Center for Headache... Stamford, CT, concluded that 51% of patients with headache were affected by weather, although a higher percentage of patients thought they were. Patients were ...GSK'S Requip(R) (ropinirole HCl) significantly reduces periodic leg movements in patients with RLS
...se events reported with Requip versus placebo were headache (34.4 vs. 18.2 percent), nausea (31.3 vs. 15.2 percent) and dizziness (18.8 vs. 3 percent). About Requip Requip is a second-generation dopamine agonist that directly stimulates post-synaptic dopamine receptors in the brain. It is believed that R...Smallpox vaccine can be diluted and still be effective, expanding supply if needed
...atigue (79.1 percent), muscle pain (78.2 percent), headache (75 percent), and fever (21.5 percent). One-fourth of the volunteers missed planned duties due to vaccine-related symptoms. Reactogenicity (the capacity to produce adverse reactions) of the vaccine was not reduced with dilution and decreasing streng...Sinusitis, bronchitis account for more than 30 million missed workdays each year
...tly with sinusitis: nasal congestion (61 percent), headache (53 percent), facial pressure and pain (37 percent), and sore throat (22 percent). Just 21 percent reported discolored or thickened mucus as a symptom they associate with sinusitis. "While 85 percent of survey respondents said they had been afflicte...Detrol LA combined with standard treatment for enlarged prostate is twice as effective
...cebo 8 percent); others (> 4 percent) included headache (DETROL LA 6 percent vs. placebo 4 percent), constipation (DETROL LA 6 percent vs. placebo 4 percent), and abdominal pain (DETROL LA 4 percent vs. placebo 2 percent). *While bladder obstruction is a precaution to the use of DETROL LA, in this study a...Taking a number of medications regularly could give you a serious headache
...t get relief--temporarily. But the frequent use of headache medications to make the pain of a headache disappear could trigger chronic daily headache (CDH), according to recent commentary appearing in He...Subanalysis finds patient-controlled, transdermal pain management system may be comparable
... IV PCA groups, respectively. Nausea 50% vs. 57%, headache 19% vs. 10%, itching 11% vs. 15%, and vomiting 9% vs. 6%, were the most common. IV PCA systems, which are currently used to administer medications for acute pain in the hospital setting, consist of a programmable machine, a pole and connective tubing...Study helps define headaches of whiplash
...rear-ended, you could be lucky enough to avoid the headache of whiplash. A new study at the University of Alberta shows that whiplash injuries in low-speed accidents are much less likely if the victim's head happens to be turned to either side instead of facing front when the vehicle is struck. The research i...Two days of post-surgical pain relief now possible with just one shot
..., constipation, nausea, pruritus, pyrexia, anemia, headache and dizziness. DepoDur is a Schedule II controlled substance and is subject to abuse and diversion....Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
...cebo 8 percent); others (> 4 percent) included headache (DETROL LA 6 percent vs. placebo 4 percent), constipation (DETROL LA 6 percent vs. placebo 4 percent), and abdominal pain (DETROL LA 4 percent vs. placebo 2 percent)....Risk of stroke doubles for migraine sufferers
...e researchers. Migraine is the most common form of headache in young adults, with as many as a quarter of women in their mid to late thirties suffering the condition. The link between migraine and stroke established in this review raises new questions about whether these two conditions share similar risk fac......n=136) were nausea (39.7 percent vs. 8.1 percent), headache (22.1 percent vs. 25.7 percent), fatigue (15.3 percent vs. 6.6 percent), dizziness (15.3 percent vs. 4.4 percent) and vomiting (12.2 percent vs. 2.2 percent). About Requip Requip is a second-generation non-ergoline dopamine agonist that directly s...