by Sue Robbins | Oct 15, 2020 | Migraine
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...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 13, 2020 | Miscellaneous
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...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 12, 2020 | Migraine
Protective parenting behavior is associated with significantly greater frequency of adolescent headaches, according to study results published in Headache. Previous studies have shown that adolescent pain severity and pain-related disability are greater when parents...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 9, 2020 | Miscellaneous
A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research has examined patterns of 24-hour physical activity and sleep among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and knee osteoarthritis. In the 172-participant study, four profiles were apparent with differences...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 7, 2020 | Migraine
Migraine research and opioids “We’ve been very concerned about the use of opioids broadly as a society,” Lipton says. “To a surprising degree, opioids are used for migraine.” Recent studies have shown that of people with migraine who take acute prescription...