by Dr Robbins | Oct 25, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A national survey in Norway reported that of 245 neurologists interviewed, 35% said they have had migraine headaches. Of those, 26% said they had experienced a migraine in the past year – double what is reported by Norwegians as a whole. Dr. Karl B. Alstadhaug...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 24, 2012 | Headache Drugs
For parents who don’t want to give their kids prescription stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, “natural” alternatives like Synaptol may seem like an attractive option. In fact, the company’s internet ads say “Synaptol...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 23, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center studied teens who used the app iMigraine to log specific information about their headaches. The teens responded to four prompts a day, which included triggers, duration and intensity. “This study...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 22, 2012 | Headache Drugs
The Archives of General Psychiatry recently published a study that found people who became depressed late in life had a 70% increased risk of dementia, and people who had been depressed since middle age were at an 80% greater risk. The authors believe that depression...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 21, 2012 | Headache Drugs
If you exercise, eat a healthy diet and control your blood pressure and cholesterol your risk of getting diabetes is dramatically reduced. Are there other things you can do to help prevent it? AARP magazine offers the following suggestions: EAT BREAKFAST EVERY DAY...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 19, 2012 | Headache Drugs
The question “Why is it impossible to stop thinking, to render the mind a complete blank?” was posed to professor of neurology and cognitive science Barry Gordon of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The following is a shortened version of...
