by Dr Robbins | Nov 30, 2012 | Headache Drugs
I have an adolescent headache center. Adolescents, severe headache, and home schooling: a complex issue. In the 80’s and 90’s, I took a tough love approach, “my job is to work here, yours is to go to school… no excuses, you have to go, if you...
by Dr Robbins | Aug 28, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A large, long-term study led by researchers from Britain and the United States found that persistent and dependent use of cannabis by teens prior to turning 18 may cause lasting damage to their memory, intelligence and attention. The study involved more than 1,000...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 18, 2012 | Headache Drugs
The age of 16 seems to be the age when teens are most likely to start experimenting with prescription pain medications. Close to 140,000 teens and young adults, aged 12 to 21 years participated in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Results showed that one in...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 18, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A new study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry demonstrates that a blood test can make the distinction between teens who are depressed versus those who are not. By diagnosing a person with depression using objective data, scientists hope to identify it...
by Dr Robbins | Mar 9, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Headache is a common complaint among children and adolescents. The prevalence of migraine in those with headache varies by age and gender throughout childhood. Migraine begins earlier in boys than in girls, and until the age of seven, migraine occurs slightly more...
