Exercise or exertion headaches could affect up to a quarter of the adult population.
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Women are twice as likely to have a chronic, more severe form of cluster headache compared to men.
This technique could also be applied to other conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease.
No two people will react to the same smell in the same way.
Research suggests that alternative treatments for migraine, including physical therapy, massage and vitamin supplements, can make a difference.
As a GP, bad headaches are among the most common topics I’m asked about. Here’s how you can assess whether to stay home, see a doctor — or head straight to emergency.
Barometric pressure headaches are often the result of pressure changes in our sinuses.
Our study found that many GPs aren’t even aware of cluster headache, and often give patients the wrong treatment.
But there is an answer.
There are several different science ideas around why, but the answer may have something to do with what happens when we cool down the roof of our mouth.
Marijuana is known for delivering a good high. But the plant’s uses go well beyond the recreational. Marijuana contains a trove of medicinal compounds whose uses we are just now discovering.
The brain itself can’t actually feel pain. It can’t sense damage to itself the way your finger can. We know this because people can have brain surgery while they are totally awake.
Women are more prone to immune-related diseases like allergies and irritable bowel syndrome. But this may be due to the fact that they have super-strong immune systems.
A new preventive drug for migraines was approved recently by the FDA. Here’s how it works, and how others in the pipeline might be able to help the millions who suffer from migraines.
One stock history of medicine tale is that trepanning is one of the most ancient treatments for migraines.
2018 looks set to be the year we finally get effective treatments for migraine.
Brain chemicals could explain some of these experiences, but so could bullying and social isolation.
A thousand years of historical sources make it clear that migraine is more than just a headache.
Triptans are a group of drugs targeted at alleviating the symptoms of migraine, a severe and often debilitating headache disorder that can affect sight and speech.
Many adults who have a lifelong problem with migraines first experience them in childhood or adolescence.
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