MONDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women who struggle with migraine headaches should never use medicines containing the ingredient valproate because they can lower the IQ scores of their children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
The new warning will be included on the labels of medicines that contain valproate. These medicines [...]
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FDA Warns Pregnant Women About Migraine Drugs
May 6, 2013
Gene Mutation Linked to Migraines, Researchers Say
May 1, 2013
WEDNESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they’ve identified a gene mutation associated with a typical form of migraine headache.
The causes of migraine headaches are unknown. Between 10 percent and 20 percent of people suffer from the debilitating, recurrent headaches.
For the new study, published May 1 in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers analyzed [...]
Drugs Can Sometimes Prevent Migraines, but at a Cost
April 29, 2013
By Barbara Bronson GrayHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) — People with severe or frequent migraines often turn to drugs to prevent them. But do the medications work?
A new review of preventive treatments shows there is not much difference in the effectiveness of commonly prescribed drugs — they work for some people, in some cases. [...]
Figuring Out Your Migraine Triggers Is Tricky
April 22, 2013
MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) — It is nearly impossible for migraine sufferers to pinpoint the causes of their attacks on their own, researchers say.
Many people with migraines try to figure out for themselves the things that trigger their migraines. For example, they may conclude that it is stress, hormones, alcohol or even the weather.
“But [...]
Colic May Be Linked to Childhood Migraine, Study Says
April 16, 2013
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) — Although colic has always been considered a gastrointestinal illness, new research suggests that migraines might be to blame.
The study, published April 17 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found the odds were nearly seven times higher that children with migraine were colicky [...]
Battery-Operated Skin Patch Offers New Option for Migraine Sufferers
March 26, 2013
TUESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — The first skin patch approved to treat migraines offers patients an alternative to pills, nasal sprays and injections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
The agency approved the Zecuity patch in January 2013 as a treatment for migraines after they begin. The patch contains sumatriptan (brand name Imitrex), a [...]
Brain Differences Seen in People With Migraines
March 26, 2013
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — People who suffer migraines may have certain structural differences in pain-related areas of the brain, a new study suggests.
Using MRI scans, researchers found that in specific brain regions related to pain processing, migraine sufferers showed a thinner and smaller cortex compared to headache-free adults. The cortex [...]
Could Lightning Spur Headaches and Migraines?
January 25, 2013
Lightning is associated with an increased risk of headaches and migraines, a new study suggests. This finding could help chronic sufferers better predict the likelihood of a headache or migraine and begin preventive treatment, the University of Cincinnati researchers said.
Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble
January 16, 2013
Women who suffer from migraines with visual effects called aura may face an increased risk for heart attacks, strokes and blood clots, new studies find. Only high blood pressure was a more powerful predictor of cardiovascular trouble, the researchers said.
Migraine Sufferers Show More Brain Changes Than Others: Study
November 14, 2012
Women who suffer from migraines are more likely to have brain lesions than those who don’t get the debilitating headaches, but new MRI research shows that the severity of those lesions does not correlate with greater memory or thinking problems. “We found a higher volume of brain changes among women with migraines, but no evidence of a strong relationship between the attack rate or other related factors with the degree of lesions,” said study author Dr. Mark Kruit, a neuroradiologist at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
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