Relief for millions of women suffering from migraines: researchers have confirmed there is no link between migraines and breast cancer. Lead researcher Rulla Tamimi, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, said, “There is no positive association, so there is no reason for concern, and there is no protective effect either.” Previous studies …
Comorbidities is a term used when two illnesses appear at a greater than coincidental rate in the general population. Researchers have identified common migraine comorbidities as depression, anxiety, stroke, irritable bowel syndrome, epilepsy, and hypertension, which suggests at some level the illnesses are interrelated. To better understand the illness and receive optimal migraine care, identifying …
For people who suffer from migraines and cannot tolerate medication, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has passed two non-invasive options for migraine relief. Adults can find relief with either the Cerena Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator or the Cefaly transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device. Michael Hoffmann, a biomedical engineer with FDA, says these devices are great …
People who suffer from migraines during middle age are at double the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease or other movement disorders later in life, according to a new study. For the study, researchers followed 5,000 people between the ages of 33 and 65 for 25 years. At baseline, participants were asked about migraine symptoms in …
