Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Migraine Auras Depicted by One Artist
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Do Adults Need a Booster Measles Shot?
Measles outbreaks have occurred in 22 states. Now adults are wondering if they are immune and whether they should get a shot of the vaccine. Here’s what you need to know. 4-30-19. Read more here.
Is There a Relationship Between Fibromyalgia and Migraine?
There may be a bidirectional relationship between fibromyalgia and migraine, according to a longitudinal cohort study published in BMJ Open. 5-2-19. Read more here.
Virtual Reality as Therapy for Pain
It’s more than a distraction, researchers say. It’s more like a brain hack that occupies the brain so fully that it has no room to process pain sensations at the same time. 5-2-19. Read more here.
Complementary and Integrative Treatments for Migraine…
Approximately half of the 14% of Americans who have severe headache and migraine report having tried interventions such as meditation, yoga, and deep breathing exercises. 4-30-19. Read more here.
High School Start Time and Migraine Frequency in High School Students
Researchers performed this cross-sectional observational study of U.S. high schoolers with migraine to examine the correlation between high school start time and migraine frequency in these students. 4-25-19. Read more here.
Putting Down Your Phone May Help You Live Longer
By raising levels of the stress-related hormone cortisol, our phone time may also be threatening our long-term health. 4-24-19. Read more here.
How Does Migraine Change During the Menopausal Transition
Most women with migraine develop migraine pattern change, worsening migraine, or new-onset migraine at the age of menopause, according to a study presented at the h Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society. 5-15-19. Read more here.
Do Eggs Raise Your Cholesterol? The Advice Keeps Changing
Once more, Humpty Dumpty took a great fall last month when a new study linked egg consumption to cardiovascular disease. 4-22-19. Read more here.
Long-Term Prophylactic Use Linked With Poor Migraine Outcomes
Long-term persistence in the use of prophylactic medications is associated with poor outcomes for patients with migraine, according to a study published in Cephalalgia. 4-23-19. Read more here.