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discoveries and stats

A recently published study explored the unique character of cluster headache in women.  Cluster in women has not been studied a lot because it’s so rare.  In fact, cluster in men is rare, but it’s much more common in men than in women. So how are woman clusterheads unique?  Here are a few of the findings: [...]

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Although the famous ice cream headache (also known as brain freeze, or more officially headache attributed to ingestion or inhalation of a cold stimulus) was first studied seriously almost 45 years ago, it’s still somewhat of a mystery.  But a new study in the USA may be giving us clues not only about ice cream [...]

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Using ketamine for pain is not a new idea.  But I think we’re going to see it get an increasing amount of attention in the months ahead. A few weeks ago, NPR featured a news story on the use of ketamine for depression.  Ketamine, originally developed as a human anaesthetic, has since been used for [...]

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In the musical by Meredith Willson, The Music Man, the main character is a con artist named Harold Hill.  Trying to pass himself off as a band leader, he claims he’s developed a new system to learn music, known as "The Think System".  Instead of learning how to hold the instrument, and how to read notes, [...]

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Sinus Headache: Say NO to Antibiotics!

by James on 1 March 2012

There is increasing evidence that those who a diagnosis of sinus headache, or a self-diagnosis of sinus headache, should NOT be taking antibiotics.  Why? First of all, a number of studies have suggested that many – perhaps most – perhaps even 80%-90% – of these patients actually have migraine. So chances are you should be [...]

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