migraine

All information on migraine research, migraine diagnostics and migraine therapy

May 3, 2012 May 3, 2012

For BKK insured people: coordinated care for migraines and headaches

Patients insured with BKK health insurance who suffer from migraines, headaches, and neuralgia can now receive even better medical care. The BKK Contractual Working Group NORD (BKK-VAG NORD) and the Kiel Pain Clinic have established the contractual framework for coordinated care for [...]

April 22, 2012 April 22, 2012

Germany's best integrated supply project

Nationwide migraine and headache treatment network awarded in Berlin The Kiel Pain Clinic and the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) set nationwide standards in the care of migraine and headache patients. On Wednesday, March 28th, both partners were in Berlin with [...]

April 11 ,

New: The headache. 3rd edition 2012

The standard work on headaches, migraines, and neuralgia. Headaches are the number one health problem. Over 250 different primary diagnoses are currently distinguished. This work comprehensively and uniquely on the German market describes the classification and diagnosis of all [...]

April 11 ,

Migraine 2012: New publication

By Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel, new publication April 2012, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg. A throbbing, pounding, and knocking in the head. Every movement intensifies the agony. Migraine is one of the most significant widespread diseases worldwide. It causes severe disability, significant limitations in [...]

February 22, 2012 February 22, 2012

Successful against migraines – The new 6th edition

In the new, fully updated 6th edition (2012), Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel informs you about the forms and causes of modern diagnostic possibilities, behavioral strategies for prevention, modern medications, and alternative treatment methods. Compiled for you: all current therapies, addresses of [...]

January 3, 2012 January 3, 2012

Non-aspirin painkillers may increase the risk of miscarriage

Acetylsalicylic acid should not be taken during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy unless medically necessary. This is due to the increased risk of miscarriage and birth defects. New studies now show that even [...]

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. [...]

October 29, 2011 October 29, 2011

Patent foramen ovale and migraine

Approximately 10-15% of all Europeans suffer from migraines. Recent research suggests, among other things, a link between migraines and a common heart defect, a patent foramen ovale (PFO, "oval hole"). A PFO is a small opening between [...]

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

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 [...]

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. […]

October 22, 2010 October 22, 2010

Risk factor for migraine discovered in genetic makeup

First risk factor for widespread migraine forms discovered in the genome [media id=36] Kiel, Cologne, Ulm – August 31, 2010. Scientists from the Kiel Pain Clinic and the University of Cologne/Ulm, in collaboration with [...], have discovered a risk factor for widespread migraine forms in the genome for the first time [media id=36]