A majority of headache sufferers have tension headaches. Besides using traditional anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving medications there are also other ways to reduce tension in your life so these headaches become a thing of the past.
suggests that in some women migraine headaches may actually be beneficial. Researchers looked at two studies involving over 3,000 women who developed breast cancer and discovered that women with a history of migraine headaches were 30% less likely to develop hormonally-receptive breast cancers. Greater exposure to estrogen increases one's risk of developing breast cancer and lower levels of estrogen often lead to more migraine headaches. Therefore women with migraines have lower levels of estrogen
Nothing has been proven for sure but researchers are calling for more investigation. One limitation of this research is that the women involved in the two breast cancer studies were all past menopause. It is unclear how migraines and premenopausal breast cancer may be related but for now it's interesting to note that a troublesome condition may not be all bad.
We all know headaches are quite a concern so it's not surprising to find that headaches are a global problem. Specifically international researchers are calling for more investigation into effective treatments for medication overuse headaches (MOH). MOH has been formerly known as rebound headache drug-induced headache or drug-misuse headache. Whatever we end up calling it. MOH is a big problem that isn't very well understood.
contains dealing with the topic of MOH many looking at how physicians in foreign countries are handling the problem. In the past headache sufferers are withdrawn from their treatment of choice allowed to "detox," and then begin treatment from that point. There is some international thought that using a prophylactic treatment before withdrawing the overused medication may be a better approach. Ultimately many researchers feel there is a need to do more research making understanding MOH a priority in headache medicine.
Janet Jackson recently canceled a string of concert dates because of a It turns out that the 42-year-old pop star suffers from an uncommon type of headache known as a This variation of migraine causes vertigo and other balance issues along with the typical migraine symptoms. She is receiving treatment and is now well enough to resume her "Rock Witchu Tour."
There is to suggest may not be as effective for a variety of conditions as it was once thought to be. The drug is manufactured by Pfizer and was initially approved for use in treating epileptic seizures. Experts reviewing company documents as part of a lawsuit recently concluded that Pfizer was less than forthcoming with research that would not have supported its use in other cases including migraine headaches. It's still too early to know for sure where the truth lies but for migraine patients taking Neurontin to prevent headaches it's worth keeping an eye on this.
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