by Sue Robbins | Dec 2, 2013 | Headache Drugs
“The vast majority of patients who need palliative care are not dying. They are debilitated by things like arthritic pain that affect the quality of their lives and ability to function, and can eventually impact their survival,” says Dr. Diane E. Meier, a...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 1, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Do you wake up without help at daybreak, or would you sleep till late morning every day if you could? Most people tend to be either early risers, or “larks” while others are night owls, though many people tend to fall in between the two. Research is...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 29, 2013 | Headache Drugs
New research published in the journal Cephalagia found that people with both migraines and rhinitis have more frequent headaches compared with people who have migraines but not rhinitis. “We are not sure whether the rhinitis causes the increased frequency of...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 27, 2013 | Headache Drugs
The largest study of its kind has found that people who eat a handful of nuts every day live longer than those people who do not eat them at all. The results were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Scientists from Dana-Farber Institute, the...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 26, 2013 | Headache Drugs
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation launched a campaign in 2012 called “Choosing Wisely.” The goal was to talk about medical care that might not be necessary, or may even be detrimental. Dr. Christine Cassel the head of the ABIM...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 24, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Can the ancient Chinese treatment of acupuncture help patients with migraine, tension-type or sinus headaches? Alexander Mauskop, M.D., Professor of Clinical Neurology SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and Director, New York Headache Center, New York, New York weighs in...
