by Sue Robbins | Aug 12, 2015 | Adolescents and Children, Migraine
Migraine is a common issue among children and teens, but a new study says that too few receive appropriate treatment. This is especially true in urban areas, according to Robert A. Nicholson, PhD, of Mercy Clinic Headache Center & Mercy Health Research in St....
by Dr Robbins | Oct 2, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Children from ages 8 months to 8 years watch an average of 80 minutes of television each day. When you add to that the average of 232 minutes a day that the television is droning in the background, you have kids averaging more than 5 hours a day of interaction with...
by Dr Robbins | Sep 3, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Researchers looked at children with early onset headaches (under 6 years) as well as children aged 8-12 years with headaches. There were no significant differences found between the two age groups relating to factors such as cause of headaches, school performance or...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 28, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Italian researchers recently reported that stress, followed by lack of sleep were the top triggers for headache and migraine attacks in children. Speaking at the Meeting of the European Neurological Society in Prague, the researchers found that stress factors...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 19, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A recent study looked at the stress and health behavior triggers in children with headaches. Twenty-five children used electronic dairies three times a day for two weeks. They recorded their headache occurrences, stressors, sleep and wake times, and sleep quality....
