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Veterans find healing on the water (AP)

Veterans find healing on the water

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Standing at the edge of a clear pond in the Idaho mountains on a cold day in early October, former U.S. Marine Angel Gomez made a timid cast with his fly fishing rod.


Bad news for coffee drinkers who get headaches

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created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

High caffeine consumption, more headaches?


Medical marijuana moves mainstream

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

David Goldman has a chronic headache, but help is on the way. A driver arrives at his apartment and rings the doorbell, checks Goldman's ID card, then hands over a small bag of marijuana.





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Can children outgrow chronic daily headache?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, according to research published in the July 15, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neu ...


Study finds behavioral link between insomnia and tension-type headaches

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created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the use of sleep or napping to relieve chronic pain caused by tension-type headaches could have the unwanted effect of decreasing the homeos ...


Common migraine pain condition also prevalent in cluster headache

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A pain condition common in people with migraines also has a high prevalence in patients with cluster headache, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Jefferson Headache Center at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience.


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Your brain on -- and off -- caffeine

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created May 01, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (14) | comments 9

Ever miss your daily cup of coffee and subsequently get a pounding headache? According to reports from consumers of coffee and other caffeinated products, caffeine withdrawal is often characterized by a headache, ...


Migraine increases risk of severe skin sensitivity and pain

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created Apr 21, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

People with migraine are more likely to experience exacerbated skin sensitivity or pain after non-painful daily activities such as rubbing one’s head, combing one’s hair and wearing necklaces or earrings, compared to people ...


The evolution of migraine from episodic headache to chronic disorder

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients living with migraine have strong reason for new optimism concerning a positive future. Two review articles and an accompanying editorial, "The Future of Migraine: Beyond Just Another Pill," in the current issue of ...


Study reviews health risks, economic burden of migraine

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study published in Value in Health reviews the economic burden of migraine in the U.S. and recent clinical findings of the health risks of this neurological condition. This study traces the history of economic articl ...


Nerve stimulation therapy alleviates pain for chronic headache

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created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 0

A novel therapy using a miniature nerve stimulator instead of medication for the treatment of profoundly disabling headache disorders improved the experience of pain by 80-95 percent, according to a new study from the University ...


CBT and BT: Some effect against chronic pain

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created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Behaviour Therapy (BT) show some effect in helping the disability associated with chronic pain, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review. The researchers assessed the use of CBT and ...


Research: Migraine increases stroke risk

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Migraine with aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances before or during a migraine headache) is associated with a twofold increased risk of stroke, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. Further ...



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