by Sue Robbins | Apr 30, 2015 | Headache Drugs
A study published in Pain, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain found that people with insomnia and other sleep problems have increased sensitivity to pain. The study included more than 10,400 adults from a large, ongoing...
by Dr Robbins | Feb 17, 2013 | Sports Injury
Dr. Robbins has recently written an Opinion Editorial on the Listserv of the Southern Headache Society. He has voiced his concerns regarding tackle football before the age of 18. While high school players have strong neck and shoulder muscles that can absorb some of...
by Dr Robbins | Nov 16, 2012 | Headache Drugs
“My wife had a nickname for me, ‘Glowworm,’ because my face was constantly illuminated by some sort of screen in bed,” says Daniel Sieberg, a former technology journalist and author of “The Digital Diet,” a 2011 book on how he...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 4, 2012 | Headache Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration has asked Teva Pharmaceuticals to stop shipping Budeprion XL 300, its generic version of Wellbutrin after new testing has found the generic drug to be ineffective. Wellbutrin is prescribed to treat anxiety, depression and symptoms of...
by Dr Robbins | Mar 21, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Insomnia is commonly seen in migraine and chronic daily headache patients. Patients should sleep as much as they need to feel refreshed and healthy during the following day, but not in excess. Curtailing the time spent in bed seems to solidify sleep; excessively long...