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...pheral nerves back to the areas in the brain where migraines are believed to start. There were no significant adverse side effects. Larger studies are planned. Epicept Corp. of Englewood, N.J. is developing a patch of lidocaine cream to treat migraines. (Poster PI-3) Juices Interfere With Popular Allergy Me...UCLA scientists identify genetic link to migraine
...vomiting, and sensitivity to light and noise. Some migraines are preceded by an aura neurological symptoms revealed by visual disturbances up to one hour before the headache begins....Causes of menstrual migraine explored
...igh and low estrogen levels in the mice. Menstrual migraines are triggered by the abrupt drop from high to low levels of estrogen in the blood that occurs during menstruation, according to study author and neurologist K. Michael Welch, MD, of Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. We found that ...Drugs may not be best weapon against teen migraines, study finds
...rded a decrease of more than half in the number of migraines per month, according to project manager Connie Cot...begin plans for a larger study of the treatment of migraines in teens. The planned project will be modeled after a National Institutes of Health-sponsored adult...Study finds a mouse model for episodic neurological disorders
... of the NINDS. The term common migraine refers to migraines that are not preceded by other neurological symptoms (auras). These headaches affect an estimated 20 to 24 million people in the United States. Other episodic neurological disorders include periodic paralysis, hemiplegic migraine, and episodic atax...Migraines cost employers millions in productivity, but interventions can help
ANN ARBOR---Lost productivity due to migraines could be enough to give business owners their own ...ichigan study pegged Bank One's annual loss due to migraines at more than $20 million. "Employers are affected in two ways: the direct cost of employee health ...Nation's two largest medical specialty groups issue migraine treatment guidelines
...sicians (AAFP) say the first line of treatment for migraines are non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs...gs called triptans. The guidelines advise treating migraines immediately and also treating the nausea and vomiting that accompany some migraines with specific re...The evolving management of migraine
NEW YORK--Therapy to prevent migraines can be more effective than attempting to treat pai... that some patients who have episodic (occasional) migraines (the most common) eventually develop chronic migraines (those that occur more than 15 days per month...Alzheimer's researchers begin unique study of tangles
...ssfully used for about 40 years to treat epilepsy, migraines and bipolar disorder, and may provide new hope for the more than four million Americans suffering with Alzheimer's disease. This study is the first of its kind to research a medication that may have the potential to block "tangles," one of the hall...Some people with migraines have an increased risk for brain lesions
Some patients that experience migraines may be at an increased risk for lesions in certain..., and colleagues investigated whether persons with migraines from the general population are at increased risk of brain infarcts and WMLs or whether this risk va...Tip sheet for the February 24, 2004 Neurology
...@mayo.edu , 507-538-0844. Does triptan use in migraines increase the risk of stroke? One large study says no. Researchers led by Gillian C. Hall, PhD, studied data for more than 63,000 migraine patients, including 13,664 who were prescribed a triptan for treatment. They found that triptan treatment presc...Anti-epilepsy drug, topiramate, effective at preventing migraine headaches
...tely 11 percent of the U.S. population experiences migraines and the prevalence is thought to be about the same...200 mg/d had reductions in the number of days with migraines per month, and were also able to reduce their rescue medication use for headaches, such as aspirin, ...Off-label use of migraine drug gives children relief, study says
...ed way to deliver sumatriptan to children as their migraines tend to be very short, and the spray starts working in about 15 minutes," Pakalnis said. "Some kids have a lot of nausea and vomiting with their headaches, which rules out giving them a tablet. Injection is another choice, but not a great option for ...Topiramate reduces frequency of migraines
...ccording to background information in the article, migraines are recurrent, disabling headaches that occur in 1... Approximately 53 percent of patients with severe migraines report that their attacks require bed rest or cause serious impairment. Small studies have suggeste...Migraine with aura, cholesterol increase risk of stroke in women
SAN FRANCISCO Women who have migraines with aura have a more than 50 percent increased ri...isk of stroke associated with overall migraine and migraines without aura or non-migraine headache, according to lead study author Tobias Kurth, MD, ScD of the D...One in 6 chronically ill adults skip Rx drugs due to cost
...dicines for depression, asthma, ulcers, arthritis, migraines and back pain, for example, than went without medicines for high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes. Piette and his colleagues say their findings suggest that changes in prescription drug benefit policites will affect patients differently d...Can cabbage help prevent cervical cancer?
...l syndrome but side effects include aggravation of migraines and an increase in intestinal gas (!) The trial is sponsored by Cancer Research UK and is being run in conjunction with Dr Hilary Fielder Director Cervical Screening Wales Cervical Screening Wales. All women in the area who have either a second bord...Non-narcotic treatment for migraines
...f Alberta. "There is a tendency for patients with migraines to become dependent on narcotics for acute pain relief. Unfortunately, narcotics may reduce the pain acutely, however, they are sedating, usually with adverse effects, are usually not very effective and many patients suffer headache relapses that res...Research finds people with migraine headaches report more angina, but not more heart disease
CHAPEL HILL People with a history of migraines and other headaches lasting at least four hours ar...UNC School of Public Health, showed, however, that migraines and such were not associated with coronary heart disease. "Our findings suggest that the higher prev...