by Sue Robbins | Jun 25, 2015 | Adolescents and Children, Headache Drugs
A study presented last week at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society has found that too many children suffering with migraines are not getting any medication for their pain and too few are receiving care consistent with evidence-based...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 12, 2014 | Adolescents and Children, Migraine
This article had me wondering if physical injury is the only negative outcome for kids with parents who are overly attached to their iPhones. It was in yesterday’s New York Times, and was written by Dean Karlan…. The iPhone may cause broken bones and...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 17, 2014 | Adolescents and Children, Headache Drugs
According to a recent study, brain scans showed human responses to people’s dogs are not unlike those evoked by their children. Lori Palley, who led the study with Luke Stoeckel at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said, “the overlap says a lot...
by Dr Robbins | Feb 5, 2013 | Adolescents and Children, Headache Drugs, Migraine
The idea is to go from point A (9th grade) to B (graduating high school). Some do it with a GED. It may take part home schooling, part regular high school, going for two classes in summer – whatever works. If we can help them progress through high school, and...
by Dr Robbins | Feb 4, 2013 | Adolescents and Children, Headache Drugs, Migraine
We are not simply treating one child in isolation; we are also dealing with the parents, siblings, and the school. The primary “caretaker” parent (usually mom) ranges from psychiatrically normal to a severe personality disorder. Long-term outcomes with...
