Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Ways to De-Stress Without Leaving your Chair
Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW and author of "Simple Care for Therapists" offers us some tips for de-stressing from the comfort of your recliner or desk chair. You can do them in a matter of a minute or two. Says Bush, "Often our well-meaning leisure activities, our attempts...
“Tackling Depression Could Reduce Heart Attack Risk”
In a 3-year study of 5,000 patients with moderate or severe depression, doctors from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City found that those treated with antidepressants appeared to have lower rates of death, coronary artery disease and...
“Getting Older Has Made Me a Better Doctor”
"Doctors are not known for being empathic." "I have found this surprising since you ask any medical student why she wants to be a doctor, and one invariably hears the 'I want to help people' reply." "Somewhere along the path to being a physician, however we seem to...
Breakfast Habits Affect Teens” Metabolic Responses to Protein-Packed Morning Meals
Breakfast habits may play a role in how we metabolize high-protein breakfasts, according to a recently published University of Missouri study. An MU researcher compared young women who typically skip breakfast to those who routinely eat breakfast and found that their...
Headache and Sleep Disorders
Headache specialist Deborah Tepper, MD explains the links between headache and sleep disorders in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain..... Insomnia, difficulty with falling asleep or staying asleep, is the most common sleep complaint among patients with...
Easy Ways to Cut your Drug Spending
Dr. Jerry Avorn, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School has been educating health professionals on cost-effective prescribing practices for 3 decades. He says if you employ a few basic principles, you can simplify the process and save money in the bargain.......
“Even Moderte Exercise Helps Women’s Hearts”
A new British study has found that even a few bouts of moderate exercise each week can cut a middle-aged woman's odds for heart disease, blood clots and stroke. The message, according to study lead author Miranda Armstrong: "To prevent heart disease, stroke and blood...
Study Looks at Link Between Migraine and Dietary Folate
In a new study, Professor Lyn Griffiths and colleagues from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia looked at 141 women suffering from migraine with aura. The study involved analyzing dietary intake of folate in the participants and differences in their...
Pain and Nutrition
Pain Pathways Magazine recently published an article on the link between our food choices and how we feel. How we nourish our bodies, and the amount of food eaten can play a role in how our bodies react. Here is a portion of the article... Chronic pain can make life...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is Renamed
The complicated illness that has been called chronic fatigue syndrome has a new definition and a new name: systemic exertion intolerance disease, or SEID for short. An article appearing in NPR shots explains the changes... The condition, which can render people...