by Dr Robbins | Oct 25, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A national survey in Norway reported that of 245 neurologists interviewed, 35% said they have had migraine headaches. Of those, 26% said they had experienced a migraine in the past year – double what is reported by Norwegians as a whole. Dr. Karl B. Alstadhaug...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 23, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center studied teens who used the app iMigraine to log specific information about their headaches. The teens responded to four prompts a day, which included triggers, duration and intensity. “This study...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 18, 2012 | Headache Drugs
While herbal medicinal treatments thrive in China, Japan, and Korea, due in large part to their medical traditions in botanical therapy, herbal treatments in general, and specifically for headaches are less common in other parts of the world. Nevertheless, more than...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 15, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A study was conducted on close to 1,000 U.S. soldiers who had sustained a concussion in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Soldiers with chronic daily headache had significantly higher average scores on the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) checklist compared to soldiers...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 3, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A small research study conducted at the University of Tulsa found that 30 healthy people obtained pain relief by breathing slowly, as compared to breathing normally or quickly. The patients received electric pain stimulations to their legs while breathing at various...
