by Sue Robbins | May 5, 2015 | Headache Drugs
New York Times writer Martha C. White writes about the peaceful surroundings a yoga room can provide to stressed out travelers…. Sallie Jo Cunningham wasn’t expecting a good night’s sleep. Waiting for her 12:30 a.m. flight out of San Francisco...
by Sue Robbins | May 4, 2015 | Headache Drugs
A fast-acting transdermal gel using a proprietary formulation of the non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ketoprofen reduced pain severity in patients with severe migraine with and without aura, compared with placebo and had few adverse effects. “This...
by Sue Robbins | May 3, 2015 | Headache Drugs
In a new study of people over 85 years, those who said they did things like quilting, painting or book clubs during middle age were less likely to develop memory impairments that may precede dementia. Lead author, Rosebud O. Roberts of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester...
by Sue Robbins | Apr 30, 2015 | Headache Drugs
A study published in Pain, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain found that people with insomnia and other sleep problems have increased sensitivity to pain. The study included more than 10,400 adults from a large, ongoing...
by Sue Robbins | Apr 28, 2015 | Headache Drugs
Diet soda sales have fallen off significantly in the U.S., and when Pepsico asked consumers what they didn’t like, aspartame was at the top of the list. “It’s literally the number-one complaint we’ve heard from diet-cola consumers as to why...
by Sue Robbins | Apr 26, 2015 | Headache Drugs
John Henning Schumann is a writer and doctor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was recently named interim president of the University of Oklahoma, Tulsa. He also hosts Public Radio Tulsa’s Medical Matters. Routinely, medical students ask him, “Why do I need to know...
