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December 4, 2011 December 4, 2011

Genofutura Award 2011

(Gießen, November 24, 2011) On the occasion of the 2nd Congress "Municipal Cooperation-Regional Future Management" on November 24, 2011 in Gießen, the integrated headache treatment concept including the regional and nationwide headache treatment network of the pain clinic Kiel was awarded the Genofutura Award 2011. [...]

November 25, 2011 November 25, 2011

Paroxysmal hemicrania and SUNCT syndrome

Paroxysmal hemicrania manifests as headache attacks with the same pain characteristics and accompanying symptoms as cluster headaches. However, the attacks are shorter in duration, occur much more frequently, predominantly affect women, and respond reliably to [...]

September 28, 2011 September 28, 2011

Chronic migraine: Diagnosis and origin

When the International Headache Society published the first edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-I) in 1988, chronic migraine was not among the 165 listed diagnoses. Migraine [...]

September 28, 2011 September 28, 2011

Botulinum toxin for chronic migraine approved by the BfArM

The drug Botox® (botulinum toxin type A) was approved on September 23, 2011, for the relief of symptoms of chronic migraine in adults who have not responded adequately to prophylactic migraine treatments or [...]

September 20, 2011 September 20, 2011

The 10-20 rule in migraine and headache therapy

An increase and intensification of headaches due to overuse of painkillers or triptans must always be suspected when acute medication is required on more than ten days per month, regardless of the dose [...]

July 29, 2011 July 29, 2011

Symposium with CSG eV: Cluster Headache Competence Center

5 years of specialized competence center at the Kiel Pain Clinic in cooperation with the Federal Association of Self-Help Groups for Cluster Headache Sufferers and their Relatives The Center for Rare Headache Disorders with Cluster Headache Competence Center at the Kiel Pain Clinic was founded in 2006 by [...]

July 29, 2011 July 29, 2011

Development of the CGRP antagonist Telcagepant will not be continued

Merck halts clinical development program for CGRP antagonist telcagepant. A new therapeutic mechanism for migraine treatment was developed for clinical application with the CGRP antagonists MK-0974 and MK-3207. These are two drugs currently undergoing clinical research programs [...]

July 26, 2011 July 26, 2011

Meeting of Headbook members and former patients

The members of our Migraine and Headache Network Headbook are meeting again this year. This time we're going on a mini-cruise (August 5-7, 2011) to Oslo. On the morning of August 5th From 9:00 a.m. there will be lectures on topics related to [...]

June 29, 2011 June 29, 2011

Self-medication with triptans

Self-medication of migraine attacks with over-the-counter triptans Since April 2006, Naratriptan as Formigran® 2.5 mg in small packs of 2 tablets can also be purchased from the pharmacy without a prescription. Formigran® has the same active ingredients as the [...]

June 19, 2011 June 19, 2011

International Headache Congress 2011, Berlin

Bridging the Wall of Headache THE 15TH CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE SOCIETY Berlin, 23-26. June 2011 The 15th International Headache Congress will unite medical professionals committed to reducing the pain and suffering caused by [...]

June 8, 2011 June 8, 2011

Atlas of Migraine and Headaches in the World

In 2011, the World Health Organization and the global campaign against headaches, "Lifting the Burden," published an atlas on the prevalence of headache disorders and resources for their care. The main messages of this [...]

April 15 ,

Migraines: 17,000 per day incapacitated

Statistically, almost 17,000 employees are absent from work every day in German companies due to headaches and migraines. According to its latest health report, the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurance company alone recorded over 300,000 days of absence in 2010 [...]

March 3, 2011 March 3, 2011

Pain therapy guide for Schleswig-Holstein

Those suffering from migraines, headaches, back pain, and other chronic pain are particularly interested in knowing where to find targeted help locally. Prof. [...] has developed a new guide to a modern healthcare landscape

January 13, 2011 January 13, 2011

Successfully combat headaches together with Headbook

What is headbook.me? What can headbook.me offer? Sharing knowledge and information and benefiting from the experiences of others is very easy today with social networks. In recent years, a variety of social [...]

December 3, 2010 December 3, 2010

BKK Gesundheit – New contractual partner for integrated care

As another contractual partner in the integrated care program, BKK Gesundheit has joined the nationwide integrated care concept for migraines, headaches and facial pain, as well as cranial neuralgia, of the Kiel Pain Clinic and Techniker Krankenkasse. […]

September 21, 2010 September 21, 2010

Relieve pain, improve sleep

Panel discussion on the topic of "Pain and Sleep" with Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Zulley and Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Göbel on September 11, 2010 in the Bad Godesberg Town Hall. On September 11, a panel discussion took place in the Bonn-Bad Godesberg Town Hall [...]

August 27, 2010 August 27, 2010

Federal Order of Merit for Dr. Müller sulphur

The Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Christian Wulf, welcomed Dr. Gerhard Müller-Schwefe was awarded the Federal Order of Merit for his outstanding contributions to improving care for citizens with chronic pain. The Federal President thereby honors the [...]