Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
FDA Approves New Insomnia Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it has approved a first-in-class insomnia drug made by Merck & Co. The FDA approved the drug, suvorexant (Belsomra) in 5, 10, 15 and 20 milligram doses. Belsomra has the potential to cause next-day sleepiness...
Can Eye Color Affect Pain Tolerance?
Pain comes in all shapes and sizes. New research has shown that women with brown and hazel eyes respond differently to pain than those with green and blue eyes. The following is an article that documents a recent study of pregnant women.... During the 2014 annual...
“Possible Link Between Stroke and Neck Manipulation Therapy”
The American Heart Association has published a statement which says there may be an association between stroke and therapy involving neck manipulation, though they were not able to confirm whether a neck manipulation causes stroke or not. Neck manipulation has been...
Everyone Can Benefit From Therapy
Blogger Lindsay Holmes recently wrote an article that caught my attention.... she said, "By now, you likely have a go-to coping mechanism for when stress and problems arise. Hopefully it's something on the healthy side of the spectrum, such as seeking comfort from the...
Despite Guidelines, Many Doctors Don’t Recommend Baby Aspirin
According to a University of Rochester study of a national sample of more than 3,000 patients, a majority of middle-aged men and women eligible to take aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke do not remember their doctors ever telling them to do so. According to...
A Study of Neck Pain and Migraine
Researchers from the Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Locomotor Apparatus Rehabilitation, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil set out to look at the contribution of neck pain to the overall disability of migraineurs. They hypothesized that disability due to neck...
Can 5 Minutes a Day Improve Your Health and Increase Your Lifespan?
Is it possible that tiny changes can make a difference in your overall health? Caroline L. Arnold, Huffington Post blogger, and author of Small Move, Big Change thinks so. She says, "Our daily behavior is a kind of autopilot that runs without conscious intent or...
Photophobia and the Migraine Connection
Researchers at the University of Utah are working to better understand photophobia, or light sensitivity - though management of it remains difficult. "Light sensitivity is a very common problem, and most ophthalmologists - most physicians in general don't know what to...
Researchers Say Women are Having More Headaches Around Menopause
"In the past physicians had not really recognized the effect of hormones on migraines," said Dr. Vincent Martin, co-director of the University of Cincinnati Headache and Facial Pain Program and lead author of a new study that was presented this past June at the...
Dementia ‘predicted by slow walking speed and memory problems’
A new study published in the journal Neurology suggests that a simple test of walking speed and memory could aid in early diagnosis of dementia. About 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease - the most common form of dementia. It is estimated that this number...