by Sue Robbins | Oct 22, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Recently, a voluntary recall of PRAN brand turmeric spice powder was issued because it was found to contain high levels of lead. Turmeric is the main spice in curry. It also has a long history of use in herbal remedies, especially in China, India and Indonesia....
by Sue Robbins | Oct 14, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Speaking at the Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC in Florence today, Professor Paolo Martelletti of Rome said of chronic migraine, “The disruptive nature of regular attacks can affect those around them and prove detrimental to many aspects of...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 6, 2013 | Headache Drugs
My how things have changed since the dinasaur days when I was a resident(early 80’s)….there are new rules on hours a resident may work, and with electronic medical records, many hours are spent in front of the computer: half of the residents day, in fact....
by Dr Robbins | Oct 6, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Many of our patients do not have insurance, or are in and out of insurance(often expensve Cobra). The new law will allow people to have insurance even with pre-existing headaches(or anything else). Many patients have not been able to obtain insurance due to their...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 19, 2013 | Headache Drugs
The results of an observational study recently published in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain found that insufficient success was the main reason people stopped using triptans. The authors conclude: As expected, discontinuation was most correlated with lack...
