Migraines

Results from a new study presented at the 13th Congress of the International Headache Society (IHC) today show that zolmitriptan (’Zomig’) 10mg nasal spray provides rapid relief from the excruciating pain of cluster headache, a condition recognised as one of the most painful known to mankind, at 10 minutes vs. placebo. [click link for full article]

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Tension headaches are very common and are most likely in adults and adolescents. A tension headache is where there is muscle tightness in certain areas in the head, scalp or neck accompanied by pain or discomfort in the same place. The symptoms are a dull, all-over-pain which often feels like a tight band or vice on the head. Such headaches are caused by the tension in the neck and scalp muscles and may be as a result of stress, depression, head injury or anxiety. [click link for full article]

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There is no cure for migraines but there are many ways in which the condition can be managed and treated and these include identifying one or more of the triggers which may be responsible for your condition. In addition, medical studies have shown that there may well be a migraine personality where a migraine sufferer could have one or more of these characteristics: perfectionist; highly strung; conscientious; orderly; analytical; critical. [click link for full article]

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FINDINGS: Researchers found that Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese low-impact mind-body exercise, provided significant health benefits for adults suffering from tension headaches. Compared with a control group, patients who participated in a 15-week Tai Chi program were helped not only with headache pain, but also perceived improvement in other areas, reporting increased energy, emotional well-being, social functioning and improved mental health. [click link for full article]

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Patients who suffer from migraines frequently cite inconsistent effectiveness as a reason for their dissatisfaction with their medicine. New data from more than 1,100 patients show that the investigational migraine therapy Trexima, when taken early, produced pain-free results at two and four hours, as well as a sustained pain- free response 2-24 hours, across individual patients’ multiple migraine attacks, demonstrating the consistency in efficacy that patients desire. [click link for full article]

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Migraines are a neurological disorder and are generally known as severe headaches that can last several hours to days. Often a sufferer will know a migraine is coming through a variety of different symptoms that depends upon each individual patient, these may also vary from one migraine attach to the next; some of these symptoms can include things like:

Altered moods, certain food cravings, sore muscles, etc these symptoms generally precede the headache sometimes a day or so before the migraine attacks.
Then too can be things like visual auras (the sufferers may have strange lines in front of their eyes etc) these can precede the migraine by 30 to 60 minutes.

Once a person knows a migraine is coming they can soon expect a headache lasting several hours to days, this can often be accompanied by nausea and/or vomiting, sensitivity to light and movement.

If you think you may be suffering from a migraine or migraine attacks it’s suggested you visit your local doctor as there are a variety of different types, symptoms and treatments for migraines, your doctor will be able to discuss with you your needs and specific treatments, if it’s set off by a certain trigger etc you will need to modify certain foods you eat or maybe parts of your lifestyle etc.

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced today that it will present at the 49th Annual American Headache Society Meeting the results of a Phase IIb clinical trial of Staccato(R) prochlorperazine (AZ-001) for the acute treatment of migraine headache. [click link for full article]

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It is estimated that some 28 million people have been diagnosed as suffering from migraines in the US alone, while a further 14 million are thought to have undiagnosed migraine headaches. The World Health Organization considers migraines to be one of the most debilitating diseases of mankind. One migraine headache can put your life “on hold” for anything from a few hours to a couple of days. Before puberty, boys and girls are affected equally by migraines. [click link for full article]

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Migraines during pregnancy are strongly linked to vascular diseases, such as stroke and heart disease, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 28 May 5, 2007.Researchers looked at a national database of nearly 17 million women discharged for pregnancy deliveries from 2000-2003. A total of 33,956 of the women were treated for migraines. [click link for full article]

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