by Sue Robbins | Jan 31, 2014 | Headache Drugs
A study conducted at the Wasser Pain Management Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto looked at the prevalence of sexual pain in a group of 72 women with chronic headaches. Findings from the study found that 44% of women with headache reported sexual pain either...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 29, 2014 | Headache Drugs
For several years, there has been a large effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. Despite that, new research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) finds only small improvement in...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 24, 2014 | Headache Drugs
For women whose diets include more foods that trigger inflammation – like diet or sugar-sweetened soft drinks, red meat, refined grains and margarine, and less foods that control inflammation like green leafy and yellow vegetables, olive oil, coffee and wine...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 23, 2014 | Headache Drugs
New research from McMaster University in Canada has found that the general use of medications that have fever-reducing drugs may lead to tens of thousands more flu cases, and more than a thousand deaths from the flu each year across North America. These drugs include...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 21, 2014 | Headache Drugs
Can weather conditions really exacerbate physical pain? The Wolff family of New Jersey was recently debating whether or not to go on a planned park trip when 6-year-old Leora had an idea: “Let’s call Grandma. Her knees always know when it’s going to...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 20, 2014 | Headache Drugs
For many people, wristbands like the Fitbit, Jawbone and Nike Fuelband give the wearer a flood of personal health data, including every step taken and stair climbed. In 2012, about 3% of people surveyed wore one, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. In...
