| 29 Health - Migraine Resources |
| AAN Foundation launches new PSA on finding cure for brain disease |
| With one in six people in the United States now affected by brain disease such as dementia, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy, the American Academy of Neurology Foundation is marking its 20th anniversary with the launch of a new public service announcement (PSA) to raise awareness about the need for more research to cure brain disease. |
| October 12, 2011 |
| Acupuncture May Be Effective for Migraines |
| Experts Split on Whether to Recommend the Ancient Therapy |
| January 12, 2012 |
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| Bariatric surgery reduces incidence and severity of migraines |
| Bariatric surgery can lead to total or partial alleviation of migraines in nearly 90 percent of morbidly obese patients diagnosed with migraine headaches, according to a new study presented here at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). |
| June 15, 2011 |
| Behavioral Treatment for Migraines a Cost-Effective Alternative to Meds, Study Finds |
| Treating chronic migraines with behavioral approaches -- such as relaxation training, hypnosis and biofeedback -- can make financial sense compared to prescription-drug treatment, especially after a year or more, a new study found. |
| July 5, 2011 |
| Botox Injected in Head 'trigger Point' Shown to Reduce Migraine Crises |
| Scientists at the University of Granada have confirmed that injecting a local anesthetic or botulinum toxin (botox) into certain points named "trigger points" of the pericraneal and neck muscles reduce migraine frequency among migraine sufferers. University of Granada researchers have identified the location of these trigger points -which activation results in migraine- and their relationship with the duration and severity of this condition. |
| May 11, 2011 |
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| ConsultantLive launches topic center on migraines |
| UBM Medica's announced today that ConsultantLive now features special coverage focused on helping clinicians diagnose and control migraine headaches. |
| January 19, 2012 |
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| Exercise Just as Good as Drugs at Preventing Migraines, Swedish Study Suggests |
| Although exercise is often prescribed as a treatment for migraine, there has not previously been sufficient scientific evidence that it really works. However, research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now shown that exercise is just as good as drugs at preventing migraines. |
| October 10, 2011 |
| Experimental drug achieves unprecedented weight loss |
| An investigational combination of drugs already approved to treat obesity, migraine and epilepsy produced up to a 10 percent weight loss in obese individuals participating in a one-year clinical trial, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. |
| April 11, 2011 |
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| Injecting botox in 'trigger points' of pericraneal and neck muscles reduces migraine frequency |
| Scientists at the University of Granada have confirmed that injecting a local anesthetic or botulinum toxin (botox) into certain points named "trigger points" of the pericraneal and neck muscles reduce migraine frequency among migraine sufferers. University of Granada researchers have identified the location of these trigger points -which activation results in migraine- and their relationship with the duration and severity of this condition. |
| May 11, 2011 |
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| Jefferson neurologist receives Harold G. Wolff Lecture Award for migraine headache model |
| Michael L. Oshinsky, Ph.D., assistant professor of Neurology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, and a member of the Jefferson Headache Center team, was recently named the 2011 Harold G. Wolff Lecture award recipient for creating a new animal model of migraine headache. The award was presented at the 53rd annual scientific meeting of the American Headache Society in Washington, D.C. |
| September 14, 2011 |
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| Looking for a link between seizures and migraine after traumatic brain injury in soldiers |
| Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects many Americans: high school athletes, drivers and passengers in motor vehicle accidents, and victims of domestic violence, to name a few. Some of the most striking effects of brain injury are seen in our soldiers and veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Two University of Utah researchers are teaming up with the Department of Defense to investigate the long-term effects of TBI in these returning soldiers. K.C. Brennan, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, and Edward Dudek, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Physiology, are collaborating on the study. |
| October 12, 2011 |
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| Many migraines may have a common genetic basis |
| A study into the genetic basis of many common forms of migraine has identified three variants that suggest that most forms of migraine have a shared genetic foundation, regardless of how they manifest in the people who have them. |
| June 13, 2011 |
| Migraine heart link in children |
| Children who see flashing lights during a migraine have twice the normal likelihood of having a hole-in-the-heart, a study suggests. |
| March 31, 2011 |
| Migraines could be caused by double-jointedness |
| By most people, double-jointedness is seen as a common, harmless condition. |
| March 18, 2011 |
| Model of a migraine indicates increased neuronal excitability as a possible cause |
| Familial hemiplegic migraine is a rare and severe subtype of migraine with aura, an unusual sensory experience preceding the migraine attack. Researchers from the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, and CNR Institute of Neuroscience in Pisa, Italy, have developed a mouse model of Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 2 (FHM2) and used it to investigate the migraine's cause. The study will be published on June 23rd in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. |
| June 23, 2011 |
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| Out-Of-Body Experiences Linked to Neural Instability and Biases in Body Representation |
| Although out-of-body experiences (OBEs) are typically associated with migraine, epilepsy and psychopathology, they are quite common in healthy and psychologically normal individuals as well. However, they are poorly understood. A new study, published in the July 2011 issue of Elsevier's Cortex, has linked these experiences to neural instabilities in the brain's temporal lobes and to errors in the body's sense of itself -- even in non clinical populations. |
| July 11, 2011 |
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| PreTreat Complete is now available for public to reduce migraine headaches |
| A new migraine supplement, PreTreat Complete, with active compounds designed to reduce the frequency and intensity of migraine headaches is now available. Finally, one supplement includes the most clinically effective over-the-counter ingredients with the doses proven in medical studies to prevent migraines. Unlike prescription medicines, PreTreat Complete is a dietary supplement, so it does not produce harmful side effects. |
| March 2, 2011 |
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| Research roundup: Rural hospitals have poorer quality; Cost-effective migraine relief; Doctors still take Medicare |
| Journal of the American Medical Association: Quality Of Care And Patient Outcomes In Critical Access Rural Hospitals -- This study looks at the quality of care provided by patterns of care at "critical access hospitals," a federal designation for hospitals that serve rural populations and thus have been granted special incentives under Medicare. The authors looked at care for Medicare patients with three conditions -- heart attack, congestive heart failure and pneumonia -- at 4,000 hospitals including nearly 1,300 critical access hospitals. They found that the critical access hospitals "had fewer clinical capabilities, worse measured processes of care, and higher mortality rates". |
| July 8, 2011 |
| Researchers baffled with increase in migraine rates |
| Migraine rates in a comprehensive Norwegian health study have climbed by 1% in a decade -- that may not sound like much, but in the Norwegian context, it means 45,000 more migraine sufferers -- and if the trend were to hold for the European Union, that would be an additional 5 million more people plagued by migraines. Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) are baffled by the cause of this trend. |
| March 21, 2011 |
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| Sex matters -- more men with migraine suffer from PTSD than women |
| A recently published paper highlights that while the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more common in those with migraine than those without migraine irrespective of sex, the risk is greater in male migraineurs than female migraineurs. Study details are now available in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Headache Society. |
| June 1, 2011 |
| Study finds relationship between chronic illness and depression |
| New research from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine, shows that adults over the age of 50 with at least one chronic illness (such as migraine) are more likely to experience a major depressive episode, than those living without a chronic illness. |
| June 14, 2011 |
| Substantial recovery rate with placebo effect in headache treatment |
| Headache is a very common complaint, with over 90% of all persons experiencing a headache at some time in their lives. Headaches commonly are tension-type (TTH) or migraine. They have high socioeconomic impact and can disturb most daily activities. Treatments range from pharmacologic to behavioral interventions. In a study published online today in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, a group of Dutch researchers analyzed 119 randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) and determined the magnitude of placebo effect and no treatment effect on headache recovery rate. |
| May 23, 2011 |
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| The association of alcohol drinking with migraine headache |
| Migraine is a neurovascular disease that affects about 15% of the western population. Compounds in foods and beverages (chocolate, wine, citrus, etc) considered as migraine triggers include tyramine, phenylethylamine and possibly histamine and phenolic compounds. Avoiding those triggers may significantly reduce the frequency of migraines in some patients. |
| June 13, 2011 |
| Timothy syndrome mutations provide new insights into the structure of L-calcium channel |
| The human genome encodes 243 voltage-gated ion channels. Mutations in calcium channels can cause severe inherited diseases such as migraine, night blindness, autism spectrum disorders and Timothy syndrome, which leads to severe cardiovascular disorders. Katrin Depil and Anna Stary-Weinzinger together with colleagues from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna analyzed changes in molecular organization of calcium channels caused by Timothy syndrome mutations. Recently, they published their current research results in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. |
| July 14, 2011 |
| Tinted specs offer real migraine relief, says fMRI study |
| Precision tinted lenses have been used widely to reduce visual perceptual distortions in poor readers, and are increasingly used for migraine sufferers, but until now the science behind these effects has been unclear. Now research published in the journal Cephalalgia, published by SAGE, uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) for the first time to suggest a neurological basis for these visual remedies. |
| May 26, 2011 |
| Too Many Heart Patients Getting Migraine Drugs |
| Triptans Taken by 22% of Migraine Sufferers With Heart Problems Who Shouldn't Take Them |
| September 30, 2011 |
| Two randomized controlled trials highlight difficulties in treating migraines |
| An international team of researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture in treating migraines in 480 patients at nine hospitals in China. The patients were randomly assigned to four groups, including one sham acupuncture group and three groups receiving different types of acupuncture. |
| January 9, 2012 |
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| What foods trigger migraines? |
- Alcohol: especially darker drinks like red wine, beer and sherry.
- Chocolate/cocoa: such as in candy, desserts and hot chocolate.
- Caffeinated beverages: Although caffeine is often used to treat headaches, these drinks can actually cause them in some people.
- Tyramine: found in aged cheeses, bananas, raisins, chicken livers, nuts, beans, cultured dairy products, soy sauce, processed meats (such as hot dogs and sausages), pickles and many others.
- Cold foods: Ice cream has been reported to cause migraines and other headaches in individuals sensitive to the sudden temperature change in the mouth.
- Preservatives, additives and artificial colorings: MSG, artificial sweeteners and food dyes have all been identified as possible headache triggers.
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| Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery May Ease Migraines |
| Severely Obese Migraine Sufferers Had Fewer Headache Days 6 Months After Weight Loss Surgery, Study Finds |
| March 28, 2011 |