Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Researchers Link Vitamin D Deficiency to Seasonal Affective Disorder
A new study, led by researchers from the University of Georgia connects low vitamin D levels with a greater risk of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The study is explained here in Medical News Today.... Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - a form of depression that...
Study Finds Walnuts May Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
According to a study published October 21 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, a diet that includes walnuts may have a beneficial effect on reducing the risk, delaying the onset, and slowing the progression of, or preventing, Alzheimer's Disease. The research group...
“Prescribing Vegetables, Not Pills”
Personal Health Columnist for the New York Times, Jane Brody tells us about a life-changing program that has helped people advocate for access to better food. It's a simple idea that has helped many people deal with a complex problem..... Alaijah Borden was 10 years...
“Meditation May Mitigate Migraine Misery”
According to research published in the October issue of Headache, meditation could be a path to migraine relief. "Stress is a well-known trigger for headaches, and research supports the general benefits of mind-body interventions for migraines, but there hasn't been...
FDA Panel Says Steroid Shots for Back Pain Can Continue
An expert advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided not to recommend the agency issue a strong warning against the general use of steroid injections for back pain. The shots are commonly used to treat back pain, but they have never been...
“Depression: It’s Not Just in Your Head, It’s Also in Your Genes”
This article, written by Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, Medical Director, New York State Office of Mental Health seems to make a lot of sense.... Ninety-seven healthy girls, ages 10 to 14, had saliva DNA samples taken. About half of them had moms with histories of depression,...
Why Do Only Half of Patients Take Their Medications as Prescribed?
According to a new review published in The Cochrane Library, only about half of all patients who are prescribed medication that they administer themselves actually take their medication as prescribed. Many stop taking their medications all together, and others don't...
“Feeling No Pain”
Dr. Robbins came across this article recently, and thought you might enjoy it. Here is a portion of it..... Medicine is about 18% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product, and surgery makes up a very substantial part of that. If surgery is a third of medicine on a dollar basis,...
FDA Approves Narcotic Painkiller
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new hydrocodone tablet that's designed to help prevent abuse. The FDA said that the newly approved Hysingla ER (hydrocodone bitartrate) is an extended-release tablet to treat pain severe enough to require...
“Mother’s Soothing Presence Makes Pain Go Away, Changes Gene Activity in Infant Brain”
According to a new study from NYU Langone Medical Center/New York University School of Medicine a mother's 'TLC' can help soothe pain and may also impact early brain development by altering gene activity in a part of the brain involved in emotions. The following is...