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“Do You Have the Heart for Marijuana?” from The New York Times
Do you have the heart to safely smoke pot? Maybe not, a growing body of medical reports suggests. Currently, increased smoking of marijuana in public, even in cities like New York where recreational use remains illegal (though no longer prosecuted), has reinforced a...
“Migraine Nerve Stimulation Device Now Available Over the Counter” from MDedge
The first dual-purpose, external trigeminal nerve stimulation device to treat and prevent acute migraine is now available over the counter to adults over age 18. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Cefaly Dual (Cefaly Technology) which was...
“Cannabis Reduces OCD Symptoms by Half in the Short-Term” from ScienceDaily
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study. The researchers analyzed data inputted into the Strainprint...
“Light Touch on the Skin Loses its Pleasure in People With Migraines” from News-Medical.net
A recent study published in the journal Cephalalgia, the official journal of the International Headache Society, builds on the sensorial characteristics of migraine patients. The study, entitled "C-tactile touch perception in migraineurs - a case-control study", was...
“Medical Myths: Vitamins and Supplements” from MedicalNewsToday
Vitamins and supplements are more popular today than they have ever been. But are they all that they are cracked up to be? In this edition of Medical Myths, we address a crop of supplement superstitions and mineral misunderstandings. Share on Pinterest The supplement...
“Can Meditation Help Migraines?” from News-Medical.net
A migraine is a neurovascular condition that is described as a debilitating and recurring headache. It is often accompanied by vomiting and some sensory sensitivities. It has been reported that 20% of the people who have migraines turn to prescription medication for...
“Dizziness Upon Standing Can Lead to Falls and Fractures” from The New York Times
The problem, a brief but precipitous drop in blood pressure that causes lightheadedness or dizziness when standing up, is called orthostatic hypotension. Orthostatic hypotension — to many people those are unfamiliar words for a relatively common but often unrecognized...
“Sleep Predicts Migraine Recurrence” from MedPage Today
Sleep Predicts Migraine Recurrence — Sleep quality may identify patients at risk of developing chronic migraine Sleep quality at a single time point was tied to headaches occurring over the next 6 weeks among people with episodic migraine, a prospective study...
“Can Reflexology Help Ease Migraines?” from News-Medical.net
What is a migraine? A migraine is a headache characterized by a throbbing sensation on one side of the head and sometimes other symptoms such as nausea, light-headedness and sensitivity to light and sound. Migraines can interfere with day-to-day life and symptoms may...
“Drinking Coffee Tied to Better Outcomes in Colon Cancer” from The New York Times
In people with advanced colorectal cancer, drinking coffee was associated with longer survival and less cancer progression. Drinking coffee may extend survival time in people with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers studied 1,171 patients diagnosed...