Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Study Looks at Health Habits of Teens with Headache
A recent study from Norway examined the health habits of junior high and high school students diagnosed with migraine and tension-type headache. Students who were overweight, smokers or exercised infrequently had a higher rate of headache. This study suggests a strong...
Harry Potter’s Headaches Diagnosed!
For years doctors have looked at Harry's medical history in an effort to explain his intense headaches. In 2007 a group of specialists, led by the late Dr. Fred Sheftell of the New England Center for Headache in Stamford, Conn. diagnosed Harry with "probable...
Why Heart Disease Is Still the No.1 Killer
More than a half a million people die in the U.S. of heart-related causes each year. In fact, nothing kills more Americans than heart disease. While there has been increasing awareness of the crucial contributors to the disease, we haven't done much better at...
Blood Pressure Basics
Before every appointment, we always check the patient's blood pressure. Often we hear, "Are my numbers normal?" Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries. It's recorded as two numbers, systolic-the pressure when the heart beats while pumping...
Headache and Anxiety
Everyone feels anxious or worried at times, especially around stressful events. Feeling very anxious or constantly worried without stress may be Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). With GAD, there is usually unrealistic worrying and anxiety. Symptoms include...
Weather and Headache
Patients often say "I can tell the weather with my head"..and they often can!!Weather is right up there, along with stress and hormones, as a major trigger...we(migraineurs..or migraineuses) inherit a very sensitive brain, genetically, that fires headache waves with a...
Natural Supplements and Herbs for Headache
Feverfew, Petadolex (butterbur), and magnesium oxide have all proven effective in double-blind studies as migraine preventives. Of these, Petadolex has been the most effective. Omega-3 fatty acids may help headaches, and are an excellent supplement for general good...
Studies Link Daily Doses of Aspirin to Reduced Risk of Cancer
Two new studies suggest that taking aspirin daily may significantly reduce the risk of many cancers. The research, conducted at the University of Oxford looked at data from tens of thousands of men and women. One of the studies found that the risk of developing cancer...
Headache and Insomnia
Insomnia is commonly seen in migraine and chronic daily headache patients. Patients should sleep as much as they need to feel refreshed and healthy during the following day, but not in excess. Curtailing the time spent in bed seems to solidify sleep; excessively long...
Exercise and the “Obesity Gene”
New research from Cambridge, England reveals that exercise can reduce the effects of the "obesity gene" in adults. Approximately three-quarters of North Americans and Europeans carry the "fat mass and obesity associated" (FTO) gene that is connected to weight gain and...