Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
“Few Signs of Innovations From Major Drug Makers”
While one in five Americans take at least one psychiatric medication, our country is facing a crisis in new drug breakthroughs. Dr. Richard A Friedman, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Weil Cornell Medical College believes the drugs available to patients with...
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...
Headaches and Melatonin
Dawn A. Marcus, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh weighs in on the relationship between melatonin and headaches... Melatonin is a hormone produced in the pineal gland in the brain that regulates sleep. Many studies have linked sleep with migraine. For example,...
What’s In Your Lipstick?
Deborah Blum, who writes about chemicals and the environment for the New York Times recently wrote an article about the issue of toxic metals in lipstick and lipgloss. Most lipsticks have at least a trace of lead in them, researchers have shown. A new study says that...
Adult Anxiety May Be Linked to Stomach Pain as a Child
Research from Vanderbilt University recently published findings in Pediatrics that children who have regular abdominal pain complaints are more likely to have an anxiety disorder in adulthood. Dr. Lynn Walker, who led the research team followed up with young adults...
“When Doctors Discriminate”
The following is an excerpt of an article by Juliann Garey, recently published in The New York Times. Garey is the author of the novel "Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See" and a co-editor of "Voices of Bipolar Disorder: The Healing Companion." The first time it was an...
“Cast a Wide Net” When Shopping for Over-the-Counter Drugs
People who design product displays for drug stores, grocery stores and big box stores intentionally place products to boost sales and maximize profits. Consumer Reports recently published some information that can help you understand the tricks of the trade, and help...
Some Traditional Chinese Medicines Contain Carcinogens
Back in April of 2012 we posted a blog highlighting the dangers of some Traditional Chinese Medicines (see blog archives - 4/16/12). A new article just published in The Scientist Magazine reiterates that a compound called Aristolochic acid, found in some Chinese...
Migraine Blog: Link Between Dietary Supplements and Headache or Migraine Studied
An important study was recently published drawing a connection between headache and dietary supplements. The research, conducted in Taiwan was published last month in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. The study reported that in male supplement users, the...
The Brain Freeze – A Rite of Summer Migraine Headache Blog
What can happen when you drink something cold too fast, or eat ice-cream? The scientific term is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, but the simpler term is brain freeze. It's your body's way of telling you to slow down and take it easy with the icy drink or ice cream....