by Sue Robbins | Jun 12, 2020 | Migraine
One day not long before I turned 12, I got my first migraine. I was triumphantly competing for my primary school in a regional cross-country race when zig-zags of neon light began to buzz in my peripheral vision. Then suddenly they were gone — replaced by swathes of...
by Sue Robbins | Apr 27, 2020 | Migraine
Despite significant burden and symptoms, many individuals with migraine have never used acute prescription pain medication to treat the condition, according to study results published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcomes study, an...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 31, 2020 | Migraine, Wellness
For men at least, entering middle age with plenty of muscle may lower the later risk of developing heart disease by more than 80 percent. How much muscle you have now could indicate how healthy your heart will be later, according to an interesting new study of muscle...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 15, 2020 | Wellness
High blood pressure tends to begin at a younger age in women than men, and rises faster, a new study reports. Blood pressure begins to increase at younger ages in women than in men, and it goes up at a faster rate, a new study reports. On average, women who develop...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 13, 2020 | Cluster Headache
Distinct gender-related differences in the presence of cluster headache (CH) have been reported, with additional novel information available that supports the hypothesis of a closer phenotypical similarity between CH and migraine among women. A cross-sectional...