by Sue Robbins | Oct 19, 2015 | Migraine
Accurate diagnosis is key to headache treatment, but arriving at the correct diagnosis can often be challenging for health care professionals who work with young patients. At Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, pediatric neurologist Carl Stafstrom, MD, has turned...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 13, 2015 | Migraine
Quality communication is critical between patients and health care professionals, but a new study has found that it often falls short between patients with chronic migraine and their physicians. This situation leads to suboptimal treatment, according to a new study...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 23, 2015 | Migraine
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain recently published a study looking at the effect of Botox on depression in chronic migraine. The study was conducted by K. Maasumi, MD, N. Thompson, MS, J. Kriegler, MD and S. Tepper, MD. The study retrospectively evaluated...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 22, 2015 | Migraine
The association between seasonal allergies and headaches has been well documented in several studies. A recent study found that headaches are 1.5 times more common in those with atopic conditions (asthma, seasonal allergic rhino sinusitis, chronic bronchitis) than...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 21, 2015 | Migraine
Crave sweets under pressure? There’s a reason: Sugar suppresses the stress hormone cortisol. But, it leaves you hungrier! Stop the cycle with snacks high in fiber, fat, protein, and other soothing benefits. Peanut butter and banana. Childhood foods...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 20, 2015 | Migraine
One of the best patient organizations, Clusterbusters, held their annual meeting for the past 4 days in Chicago. There were lots of talks by headache doctors and others, and cutting edge displays… there are two new studies starting, one on the ATI SPG implant...
