Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Topical Gel Promising in Migraine Trial
A fast-acting transdermal gel using a proprietary formulation of the non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ketoprofen reduced pain severity in patients with severe migraine with and without aura, compared with placebo and had few adverse effects. "This research...
Mayo Study: Arts and Crafts During Middle Age Help Elderly Avoid Dementia
In a new study of people over 85 years, those who said they did things like quilting, painting or book clubs during middle age were less likely to develop memory impairments that may precede dementia. Lead author, Rosebud O. Roberts of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester...
Lower Pain Tolerance Linked to Impaired Sleep
A study published in Pain, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain found that people with insomnia and other sleep problems have increased sensitivity to pain. The study included more than 10,400 adults from a large, ongoing...
Diet Pepsi Swaps Aspartame for Other Artificial Sweeteners
Diet soda sales have fallen off significantly in the U.S., and when Pepsico asked consumers what they didn't like, aspartame was at the top of the list. "It's literally the number-one complaint we've heard from diet-cola consumers as to why they're drinking less and...
“Would Doctors Be Better if They Didn’t Have to Memorize?”
John Henning Schumann is a writer and doctor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was recently named interim president of the University of Oklahoma, Tulsa. He also hosts Public Radio Tulsa's Medical Matters. Routinely, medical students ask him, "Why do I need to know this stuff?"...
“Green is Clearly a Happy Color for Most People”
Each spring, there's a feeling of happiness on the first warm, sunny days. Coats come off, picnic blankets come out. And stress levels drop, or at least researchers suspect that they do. Research into the antistress benefits of the outdoors is still early, but studies...
Tylenol May Blunt Emotions
In a randomized, controlled trial, 85 people took 1,000 milligrams of Tylenol or a placebo. After an hour, researchers showed them several images in random order. The images ranged from extremely pleasant (children laughing in a park with kittens) to neutral (a...
FDA Considers Putting Homeopathy to a Tougher Test
In 1988, The Food and Drug Administration decided not to require homeopathic remedies to go through the same drug-approval process as standard medical treatments. Now the FDA is revisiting that decision. It will hold 2 days of hearings this week to decide whether...
Oxytocin and it’s Link Between Dog and Human
A new report in the journal Science finds that the continuous loop of loving connection between dog and owner may begin with the dog's gaze. Jan Hoffman of the New York Times reports... Japanese researchers found that dogs who trained a long gaze on their owners had...
Refractory Migraine
The article "Refractory Migraine in a Just World" accurately describes an encounter between a woman with refractory headache and a headache specialist. She is blamed for her headaches (medication overuse headache (MOH), of course, is the diagnosis). This is a common...