by Sue Robbins | Jan 29, 2015 | Headache Drugs
A large, new study should reassure the millions of American women who have migraine – they don’t raise the risk for breast cancer. “There is no association between migraine and breast cancer risk,” said lead researcher Rulla Tamimi, an...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 28, 2015 | Headache Drugs
A study published in the journal BMJ Open suggests diets high in salt may be connected to headache, and this link may be independent of the “well-established link” between salt intake and high blood pressure, which can be a cause of headache. The study...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 27, 2015 | Headache Drugs
A new study by researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) suggests some of the costs of upward of $31 billion annually could be offset by doctors ordering fewer tests and an increased focus on counseling about lifestyle changes. The findings of the...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 16, 2015 | Headache Drugs
Dr. Stephen Rennard, a pulmonary expert at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, found evidence that chicken soup contains anti-inflammatory properties that may help prevent a cold’s miserable side effects. “My wife’s grandmother says...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 15, 2015 | Headache Drugs
The American Migraine Foundation is seeking funding to create the first-ever Migraine Patient Registry and Biorepository. The foundation, a nonprofit organization supported by the American Headache Association, hopes this international database will help to boost...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 14, 2015 | Headache Drugs
Maybe. A study in The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that those people in the study, (women ages 45 to 65 with high blood pressure) saw an average 5.1% decrease in systolic blood pressure (the top number) and a 6.3% decrease in diastolic...
