by Sue Robbins | Oct 22, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Recently, a voluntary recall of PRAN brand turmeric spice powder was issued because it was found to contain high levels of lead. Turmeric is the main spice in curry. It also has a long history of use in herbal remedies, especially in China, India and Indonesia....
by Sue Robbins | Oct 18, 2013 | Headache Drugs
While computers have advanced medical care immensely, have they also caused a serious threat to the depersonalization of the patient? Dr. Cory Franklin, a Chicago-area doctor thinks so. In an editorial letter to the Chicago Tribune, Franklin points out that a recent...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 17, 2013 | Headache Drugs
With lots of research showing that sitting in a chair all day can put a drag on mood, physical health and productivity, ditching the desk at midday and doing something energizing can make a difference. Chris Cunningham, professor of Industrial-Organizational and...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 15, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Marguerite Manteau-Rao is a licensed clinical social worker, and CEO and Co-Founder of Presence Care Project, a new, innovative approach to dementia care. She has found that mindfulness is often misunderstood, and misconceptions have led people to give up on...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 14, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Speaking at the Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC in Florence today, Professor Paolo Martelletti of Rome said of chronic migraine, “The disruptive nature of regular attacks can affect those around them and prove detrimental to many aspects of...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 12, 2013 | Headache Drugs
A major new article,soon to be published in Headache,casts doubt on the results of the main articles on migraine surgery. The results that I have seen thus far are fairly unimpressive…poor actually. So, I will not recommend migraine surgery until we have better...
