Migraines / Headaches Health News

Study found electrical stimulation reduced ache if started soon enough

One-third are prescribed for conditions like pain or migraine with little scientific backup, study says

Approach seemed to help women with high blood levels of a 'marker' for inflammation, study found

Patients who took NSAIDs were also 2.5 times more likely to suffer gastrointestinal side effects

The risk is small, but concerning, researchers say

Pain is so intense it often wakes people from their sleep, neurologist says

Symptoms can be similar, but flu hits faster, is more likely to lead to complications

Chinese-based study, analysis of previous research point to everyday use decreasing the odds

Many patients who should take it don't, researchers say

But more patients prescribed powerful painkillers were still taking them 6 weeks later

Researchers suggest doctors consider severe headaches a potential risk factor for brain attack

Researchers found sugar pill worked as well as commonly prescribed drugs

Study finds hospital admissions for head pain also up; reasons are unclear

People who get the severe headaches have more nitrate-reducing microbes, researchers say

Study participants who had sham treatment reported pain relief, too