Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
“Chicken Soup Really is Good for a Cold”
Dr. Stephen Rennard, a pulmonary expert at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, found evidence that chicken soup contains anti-inflammatory properties that may help prevent a cold's miserable side effects. "My wife's grandmother says that chicken soup...
American Migraine Foundation To Create National Database
The American Migraine Foundation is seeking funding to create the first-ever Migraine Patient Registry and Biorepository. The foundation, a nonprofit organization supported by the American Headache Association, hopes this international database will help to boost...
Can a Cup of Blueberries Keep the Doctor Away?
Maybe. A study in The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that those people in the study, (women ages 45 to 65 with high blood pressure) saw an average 5.1% decrease in systolic blood pressure (the top number) and a 6.3% decrease in diastolic...
“Many Who Take Daily Aspirin Don’t Need It”
For many, taking a daily aspirin to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke is a common practice. A new study, however, has found that 11% of them should not be doing so. Today, an article written by Nicholas Bakalar of the New York Times reports on the study.......
“Your Body on Walking”
Prevention Magazine Says: Ridiculously simple, astonishingly powerful, scientifically proven by study after study: Sneaking in a few minutes a day can transform your health, body, and mind. Why are you still sitting? Brain - Just 2 hours of walking a week can reduce...
Pain Relievers and Reduced Skin Cancer Risk Linked
A review of studies has found that aspirin and other non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs taken by mouth may reduce the risk for squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma, caused by exposure to ultraviolet light over a lifetime, is the second most common form...
“Child Abuse Linked to Increased Risk of Migraine in Adulthood”
A lead story in Medical News Today reports that a new study finds that children who are neglected or abused are more likely to experience migraine than tension headache in adulthood. The research team - including Dawn C. Buse, PhD, director of behavior at the...
“If Slow Is Good For Food, Why Not Medicine?”
Dr. John Henning Schumann is a primary care doctor in Tulsa, where he teaches at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine. He also hosts Public Radio Tulsa's Medical Matters. Dr. Schumann explains the slow food movement as the idea that cooking,...
Therapists Use Cooking to Treat Depression, Anxiety
Some health-care clinics and counselors are using cooking or baking as therapy tools for people suffering from depression, and anxiety. Therapists believe the classes can help soothe stress, and build self-esteem by focusing the mind on following a recipe. Many times...
Researchers Find Plant-Based Diet Promising for Migraineurs
A group of researchers from Washington, D.C., affiliated with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) found that a low-fat, plant-based diet may help people with migraines. In the study, 42 migraineurs either ate a vegan diet (a diet with no animal...