Current press information on migraine and headache research, migraine and headache diagnostics, migraine and headache therapy
Self-medication of migraine attacks with over-the-counter triptans: Since April 2006, naratriptan (Formigran® 2.5 mg) has been available without a prescription in pharmacies in small packs of 2 tablets. Formigran® contains the same active ingredient as the still available [...]
Professor Dr. Hartmut Göbel and the team at the Kiel Pain Clinic have developed a new interactive online headache calendar for you. It is designed to help migraine and headache patients to specifically monitor the course of their headache condition [...]
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 [...]
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
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. […]
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]
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Christian Wulff, has awarded Dr. Gerhard Müller-Schwefe the Federal Cross of Merit for his outstanding contributions to improving the care of citizens suffering from chronic pain. The President thus recognizes [...]
Are you at risk for chronic headaches? Download the headache risk check for chronic headaches here. Normally, pain warns us of danger. Pain motivates us to defend ourselves against damage and to take targeted, sensible action [...]
Meeting for former patients: The desire to organize an update weekend for all former patients was frequently expressed. What has proven successful? What's new? [...]
The Competence Network provides clear guidelines: Headache is a complex condition. However, thanks to numerous studies over the past ten years, we know more and more about how headaches develop and how they can be treated preventively. The [...]
A supra-regional network of physicians helps with implant complications: ZIES Frankfurt offers comprehensive diagnostics and therapy for implant complications, inflammation, and pain in the head and neck area for the first time. Founded in May 2010, ZIES (Center for Implant Complications, Inflammation, Pain) is headquartered [...]
Integrated care is described as "the care model of the future." Behind this term lies a simple yet highly effective approach: the various service areas of the healthcare system—outpatient, inpatient, and rehabilitative care [...]
The patient guide "Successfully Combating Headaches and Migraines" by Prof. Hartmut Göbel will be published in October 2009 in its fully updated 5th edition. Chin up – because you can do something yourself to combat headaches and migraines! [...]
Cindy McCain's speech at the International Headache Congress: Cindy McCain, the wife of 2007/2008 US presidential candidate John McCain, publicly advocated for the concerns of [...] at the 2009 International Headache Congress in Philadelphia (USA)
How do hip hop and the topic of organ donation fit together? Hamburg rapper Bo Flower demonstrated this at the organ donation dialogue hosted by the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Health and the TK health insurance company on April 27, 2009, at the Kunsthalle in Kiel. [...]
Kiel Pain Clinic and TK win ideas competition Kiel, March 24, 2009. The Kiel Pain Clinic and the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurance company were jointly awarded a prize yesterday (March 23) in Berlin at the “Healthcare Industry Ideas Park 2009” competition. The Kiel care model [...]
The nationwide integrated care concept, the first nationwide coordinated headache treatment network of the Pain Clinic and the Techniker Krankenkasse (a German health insurance company), wins the “Healthcare Industry Ideas Park 2009” competition. The Financial Times Deutschland has now held the “Healthcare Industry Ideas Park” competition for the fourth time. Companies, institutions [...]
Professor Fumihiko Sakai, President of the Japanese Neurological Society and President of the Asian Headache Society, visited the Kiel Pain Clinic from March 1st to 2nd, 2009. In Asia, the treatment of headache disorders is still [...]
The antiepileptic drug topiramate has also proven effective in preventing migraines. A study described in the scientific journal "Neurology" shows that taking topiramate during pregnancy increases the risk of migraines [...]
Does migraine lead to a reduced risk of breast cancer? An American study (Li et al., 2008) suggests that women with migraine have a reduced risk of breast cancer. The study examined 3,000 women. [...]
