by Dr Robbins | Nov 26, 2012 | Sports Injury
In the 1 million HS football players, about 60,000 concussions are reported yearly. At least as many go unreported (kids notoriously underreport concussions). Many of these lead to post-concussion syndrome, headaches included. These are tough to treat. A fascinating...
by Dr Robbins | Nov 26, 2012 | Headache Drugs
In the largest trial done so far, vitamin D failed to lower the risk of colds or other respiratory infections even though earlier evidence had suggested that people with lower vitamin D levels have a higher risk of colds. The study, conducted in New Zealand randomly...
by Dr Robbins | Nov 25, 2012 | Sports Injury
This is the first post of several on youth and H.S. football, and head traumas. There are 3.5 million tackle football players age 5 to 14, and 1 million more H.S. players. I just wrote an OPED on this subject(has not been accepted yet), basically stating my position...
by Dr Robbins | Nov 24, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Apparently the FDA has agreed to review the long-awaited drug application for MAPP Pharmaceutical’s inhaled form of dihydroergotamine(DHE), Levadex. DHE has been a very good migraine as needed….abortive…drug since 1945, with very few serious side...
by Dr Robbins | Nov 24, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Dr. Zachary Roth, a resident in ophthalmology at Albany Medical Center in New York and his colleagues looked at 158 children under the age of 18 who were referred to ophthalmologists for frequent headaches. The researchers had noted that children complaining of...
