Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
“Shattering the Stigma of Depression”
Dr. Gena Vennikandom, a regular columnist for the magazine Chicago Health offers up her view point as to why depression can still be seen as the elephant in the room. Why does it still not get the attention it deserves, and why is it so misunderstood? Dr. Vennikandom...
Women and Pain
Judy Foreman, author of the new book "A Nation in Pain" recently talked with Gary Rosen of wsj.com about America's chronic pain epidemic and why women suffer disproportionately. Foreman says she was "inducted, apparently, into the growing army of American adults...
Study Looks at Link Between Chronic Headaches and Sexual Pain
A study conducted at the Wasser Pain Management Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto looked at the prevalence of sexual pain in a group of 72 women with chronic headaches. Findings from the study found that 44% of women with headache reported sexual pain either...
“High Rates of Unnecessary Prescribing of Antibiotics Continue”
For several years, there has been a large effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. Despite that, new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) finds only small improvement in antibiotic...
For a Dallas Cowboys Star With Dementia, Time Is Not On His Side
Though Hall of Famer Rayfield Wright's memory is getting weaker all the time, he still remembers his first day playing in the N.F.L. Wright recalls being knocked out, then waking to see stars as he lay on the field unable to move. "It was as if I'd just been hit in...
Inflammatory Diet Linked To Depression In Women
For women whose diets include more foods that trigger inflammation - like diet or sugar-sweetened soft drinks, red meat, refined grains and margarine, and less foods that control inflammation like green leafy and yellow vegetables, olive oil, coffee and wine have up...
Fever-Reducing Meds May Help Spread the Flu
New research from McMaster University in Canada has found that the general use of medications that have fever-reducing drugs may lead to tens of thousands more flu cases, and more than a thousand deaths from the flu each year across North America. These drugs include...
How Knees (And Your Head) Can Predict the Weather
Can weather conditions really exacerbate physical pain? The Wolff family of New Jersey was recently debating whether or not to go on a planned park trip when 6-year-old Leora had an idea: "Let's call Grandma. Her knees always know when it's going to rain!" Leora's...
The Rise Of the “Biometric Selfie”
For many people, wristbands like the Fitbit, Jawbone and Nike Fuelband give the wearer a flood of personal health data, including every step taken and stair climbed. In 2012, about 3% of people surveyed wore one, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. In...
What Do Patients Want Most From Their Doctors? Empathy!
A new survey conducted at the Cleveland Clinic has revealed some interesting information regarding patients and gripes they may have with their doctors. The survey included 1,000 adults. Nearly 85% of those surveyed said their doctor does something that bugs them....