Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
“What Patients Don’t Tell Their Doctors”
Dr. Abigail Zuger, an infections disease specialist practices in New York City. She recently wrote an article for the New York Times sharing her thoughts on the everyday ethical issues doctors face all the time. The following is a portion of her article..... A...
Study Shows Connection Between Alzheimer’s and Cholesterol
A new study published last month in the journal JAMA Neurology has found that a person's cholesterol level may be a predictor of amyloid plaque buildup in the brain. The study used Pet Imaging to conduct a one-time "snapshot" of the brains of 74 older patients who did...
Cefaly – A Drug-Free Migraine Treatment
Cefaly is the first medical device to offer external cranial neurostimulation for migraine treatment. Cranial neurostimulation has been used for many years in neurology, but has been carried out using implantable neurostimulators (similar to pacemakers). Cefaly is a...
How Important is Expectation in Response to Migraine Treatment?
A new study suggests that what you are told when your doctor prescribes medication for your migraine may be influenced by your body's response to it. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston looked at the effects of...
“Has Secret of Nut Allergy Prevention Been Cracked?”
The journal JAMA Pediatrics published a study last month that found soon-to-be moms might be able to lower their child's risk of developing allergies to peanuts or tree nuts by eating more nuts during pregnancy, or within a year of giving birth. The researchers...
Labeling Food With ‘Stop’ or ‘Go’ Colors Might Stimulate Healthier Diet
New research suggests that hospitals may be able to encourage cafeteria customers to buy healthier food by adjusting item displays to have traffic light-style green, yellow and red labels based on their level of nutrition. "Our current results show that the...
“Can Animals Help Limit Concussions?”
While more retired N.F.L. players continue to announce they have (or had) progressive neurodegenerative brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., the N.F.L. playoffs have started. Gregory D. Myer, director of research in sports medicine at Cincinnati...
Chronic Pain As a “Vital Sign” in Mental Health
Leslie Durr, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC is an advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse with a private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. While she has always seen a connection between physical pain and depressive symptoms in her patients, her own bout with...
Some Unexpected Ways to Ease Pain
According to newly-released Gallup data, using one's best talents can play a role in finding comfort from pain. In more than 120,000 interviews done during the latter half of 2012, Gallup found that the more people used their strengths throughout the day, the less...
“Moderation. Really?!”
James Cottrill, a blogger at headacheandmigrainenews.com posts several articles a week. As a migraineur, you could say he blogs from the heart, sharing his feelings and frustrations with readers who understand his pain. The following is from his latest blog... the...