Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Pet the Dog… Its good For Your Brain!
Looking for relief after a long workday and commute? Spending some time with your pet is good for them and your brain! Approximately 100 million households in the U.S. have pets. Research has shown that blood pressure and other stress indicators drop and that your...
Headache and Mental Health Symptoms Related to World Trade Center Attacks
Dr. Katherine Henry, MD, at New York University School of Medicine led investigators in a four year study documenting patient exposure to dust and fumes resulting from the terror attacks. Headaches were associated with probable post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Increase Cardiovascular Risk in Women
According to investigators, drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may expand a woman's waistline and increase her risk of heart disease and diabetes. Middle-aged and older women who consumed two or more sugar-sweetened beverages such as carbonated sodas...
Abuse and Maltreatment and Their Effect On Headache
Research has shown that sexual, physical, and especially emotional abuse create a predisposition to headache. Dr. Elliott A. Schulman, MD reports in the November/December 2011 issue of HEADACHE that some adults with migraine have experienced abuse as children, and...
Dr. Oz’s 28 – Day Fresh Start
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiac surgeon, embraced as "America's doctor" was recently interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in The Oprah Magazine, January 2012. Instead of committing to grand promises, such as eating spinach every day, or running 21 miles a week, Dr. Oz suggests...
Music Therapy
A study published in the December Journal of Pain suggests pain patients who listen to music experience more relief than non-listeners. The biggest effect was on the participants who were initially the most anxious. Study subjects tolerated the pain of shock...
Consumption of Alcohol, Smoking and Lack of Exercise Associated With Headache in High School Students
An article published online in the June 7, 2010 journal HEADACHE reported high consumption of alcohol, smoking, and lack of exercise were significantly associated with tension-type headaches and migraine in high school students. Questionnaires filled out by 1,260...
Migraine Research Foundation Announces List of Children’s Headache Centers
The Migraine Research Foundation (MRF) has announced a new resource available on its Web site. An expanded list of children's headache centers is available at www.migraineresearchfoundation.org. Organized by state, the MRF list also includes information parents may...
Increased Risk for Hypertensive Disorders during Pregnancy of those with Migraines
A recent study showed that pregnant women experiencing migraines, are at a higher risk for preeclampsia and other blood pressure disorders during the third trimester of their pregnancy. Other risk factors associated with this finding include having a pre-pregnancy...
Academic Performance among University Students with Headaches
University level classes can be difficult to earn passing grades, but does having a headache make it more challenging? Unfortunately it can. According to recent study the prevalence of headaches or migraines in the past 12 months among college students was 87.2%. ...