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A University of Mississippi study is drawing attention to migraine in HIV patients.  The study, first published online in November, points out that chronic migraine is a chronic problem for those with HIV. 200 HIV / AIDS patients were a part of the study.  53.5% reported headache symptoms.  14.56% met the criteria for episodic or [...]

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Headache Infographic – What do you think?

by James on 19 January 2012

I was recently sent this infographic from The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Infographics can be useful summaries.  But sometimes when we summarize information, we can miss important things.  How do you think this infographic does? Source: Mount Sinai Medical Center

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A study of 1260 students in Germany set out to find out if certain adolescent behaviours were contributing to migraine or tension-type headache (TTH) attacks. The researchers diagnosed students in grades 10 and 11 (ages 14-20) with either migraine, tension-type headache, and migraine + TTH.  It turns out that about 83.1% had had at least [...]

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In the last few years, it seems that Zanaflex for migraine is becoming increasingly popular with specialists.  The name of the drug is tizanidine hydrochloride, with brand names such as Zanaflex and Sirdalud.  It’s considered a "muscle relaxant", and it acts on the central nervous system to relax certain muscles in your body. Interestingly, Zanaflex [...]

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There seems to be a major shift taking place in the medical world when it comes to migraine.  It’s actually been going on for many years, and it will probably continue for many years to come, but many people are still unaware of it. At the heart of the shift is the question of just [...]

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