Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
What Can Trigger Lasting Changes in the Brain? Reading a Novel!
Combining neuroscience and the humanities, a new study has looked at the effects reading a novel can have on the brain. Neuroscientist Gregory Burns, lead author and director of Emory University's Center for Neuropolicy says, "stories shape our lives and in some cases...
A Tomato-Rich Diet May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
According to the National Cancer Institute, women in the U.S. have a 12.4% risk of developing breast cancer at some point in their lives. This risk increases with age, with women over the age of 50 having a 1 in 42 chance of developing the disease. The risk may...
Study Finds Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Helps With Kids’ Migraines
Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital have found that children taking amitriptyline and completing a 20 week course of cognitive-behavioral therapy had a reduction in headache days compared to children who were treated with amitriptyline and attended a...
Not Everyone Feels Jolly This Time of Year
With celebrations everywhere this time of year, many health experts say it's important to remember that emotional issues, and mood disorders may climb as gatherings and social pressures magnify certain tensions. Often, the primary cause of holiday blues can be...
Serving Up Brightness In An Unexpected Place
Yesterday was the shortest day of the year, and maybe the toughest day for some people who feel depressed when there's less sunshine. The condition, seasonal affective disorder, or SAD is an energy-sapping depression that occurs at the same time each year, and affects...
This Week: Multivitamins, Magnetic Stimulation and Migraine Headache
A major article again looked at the (lack of) evidence for multivitamins, and concluded that they are not very beneficial for the average person; I still recommend multivitamins for little kids and women during pregnancy, or for those who have a terrible diet, but in...
Is There a Link Between Gum Chewing and Migraine Headaches?
Researchers at Tel Aviv University wondered if teens who experience migraine headaches were actually increasing the amount of headaches they got based on their gum chewing habits. The study looked at 25 teen girls and five teen boys, with a median age of 16, who all...
Google Reveals Most Searched-for Calorie Counts for 2013
At the end of each year search engine Google sums up the year in search. It can be seen as a way of spotlighting what people see as mattering most in their lives. One of the categories included is Most Searched-for Calorie Counts. In June, Google added nutrition...
Headaches and Smartphones
Doctors at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston see many patients come in concerned about headaches, blurry vision, sore eyes and stiffened muscles from using their smartphones. "At least every eighth patient has this complaint - it' super common," said...
Supplements
Dr. Paul A. Offit is chief of the division of infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Recently he, along with Sarah Erush, clinical manager in the pharmacy department at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia wrote an opinion that was published in...