Thursday, July 20, 2006

FDA: Mixing migraine, depression meds risky - Yahoo! News

"People taking migraine drugs together with some antidepressants are at risk of a life-threatening condition, health officials warned Wednesday."

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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Improve Sleep Habits to Cut Migraines

"Pay attention to your sleeping habits and you'll lessen the odds and intensity of migraine, say researchers."

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Thursday, June 22, 2006

FOXNews.com - Newly Developed Magnetic Device Zaps Migraines Before They Start - Science News | Current Articles

"The TMS generates a strong, one-millisecond magnetic pulse that interrupts the symptoms leading up to a migraine, called the 'aura' phase."

Not really NEW, but new to FOXNews?
- Frank

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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Blood pressure drug may ward off migraine - Yahoo! News

Treatment with the blood pressure drug olmesartan (sold as Benicar) effectively prevents migraine in patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) or pre-hypertension, a study hints.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Science Spots New Cause of Chronic Pain - Yahoo! News

In a finding that could alter pain treatment, British scientists have found that undamaged nerve fibers, not injured ones, cause ongoing spontaneous pain.

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Monday, December 26, 2005

Accidental Acetaminophen Poisonings Rise - Yahoo! News

Think popping extra pain pills can't hurt? Think again: Accidental poisonings from the nation's most popular pain reliever seem to be rising, making acetaminophen the leading cause of acute liver failure.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2005

George Clooney considered killing himself - MSNBC.com

“There was this scene where I was taped to a chair and getting beaten up and we did quite a few takes. The chair was kicked over and I hit my head,” Clooney said in an interview on National Public Radio. “I tore my dura, which is the wrap around my spine which holds in spinal fluid.” Clooney says part of the problem was that he’d put on weight for the role.

I've been exploring the dura myself in my quest for solutions to chronic pain.
- Frank


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