Genetic research of migraine began more than 35 years ago, but the last 10 years have yielded numerous studies identifying various genes and chromosomes involved in different types of headache. The Queensland Institute of Medical Research study, which was reported earlier this month, zeroed in…
All the headache forums have been abuzz this week with questions about nerve stimulation to treat migraines. I’ve had an occipital nerve stimulator since December 2003, so I can share a patient’s perspective. I haven’t blogged about it much yet because I don’t know where…
Throbbing, pulsing, pounding, stabbing, tightening, squeezing, jabbing, piercing, paralyzing. You may dismiss the pain as a sinus or allergy headache or panic that you have a tumor or a ruptured aneurysm. In either case, the odds are that you have tension-type headache or migraine that…
People who have places inside their nasal passages or sinuses that touch each other may have headaches triggered or caused by those contact areas. In a recent study, 18 of the 21 participants who had surgery to correct the contact areas say that their headaches…
Allergan has released details of its Phase II Botox study, the findings of which researchers presented at today’s AHS conference. Based on these findings, the FDA has approved Allergan to progress to the Phase III study. This study, scheduled to begin late this year, will…