A recent American study (published on the British Medical Journal website, March 11, 2009) describes how women who suffer from migraines have an increased risk of stroke during pregnancy. This increased risk exists [...]
Headaches due to inflammation of the nose and sinuses (rhinosinusitis): The nose is blocked. The nose is runny. A watery discharge or thickened, viscous mucus is found in the tissue. Pressure is felt around the eyes, in the upper jaw, and [...]
Cluster headache is one of the most severe pain disorders known to humans. It is characterized by sudden, unimaginably intense attacks of pain lasting 15-180 minutes, occurring on one side of the head, in the eye area, forehead, or temple. The frequency can be up to eight attacks per day. [...]
Rapid blood flow and changes in brainwave patterns as the cause: Coffee is the most socially accepted drug. Kiel (pte/05.05.2009/06:10) – Caffeine stimulates the body, but can also be addictive and causes headaches and fatigue when the [...]
During the International Headache Congress on September 10, 2009, in Philadelphia, USA, numerous new data on the development of the CGRP antagonists MK-0974 and MK-3207 were presented. […]
June 18, 2009 - AOK hotline on June 18: Help with migraines and headaches What helps with headaches and migraines? This question is the focus of a service hotline from AOK Schleswig-Holstein [...]
Aida, Radames, Amneris – anger, pain, love, genes: Dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter. It transmits information between nerve cells. Dopamine plays an important role in the development of feelings, such as [...]
Around four million people in Germany suffer from chronic headaches. Treating them places high demands on even specialized pain therapists. In 2007, the Kiel Pain Clinic and the Techniker Krankenkasse (a German health insurance company) signed the first nationwide contract for an integrated [...]
Current medications don't provide sufficient relief for some migraine sufferers. US researchers have developed a new drug that targets the pain differently than current medications – and with fewer side effects. The drug is not yet available [...]
It throbs, stabs, or pounds in the head – more than 30 million people suffer from debilitating headaches on a regular basis. Most could be helped, but often even doctors are overwhelmed by the diagnosis. Quite a few of the [...]
Dear colleagues, many network partners of the nationwide headache network have suggested receiving an award banner for your practice's homepage. The easiest way is for you or your webmaster to add it to the designated spot on your [...]
