08/03/2010 | A hand-held device delivering a magnetic pulse to the back of the head is more effective than sham stimulation for the treatment of migraine with aura, a US study suggests.
24/05/2009 | Queensland researchers say they have produced "compelling evidence" that folate supplements can reduce the frequency and severity of migraine attacks.
20/03/2009 | A study of over 5 million hospital stays has found a strong correlation between active peripartum migraine and vascular diagnoses during pregnancy.
19/02/2009 |
Women who have the ACE D/I or DD genotypes and experience migraine with aura are at twice the risk of cardiovascular disease than women with migraines without aura, research shows.
08/12/2008 |
An oral calcitonin-gene-related peptide receptor antagonist, telcagepant, has been shown to have a similar efficacy in treating migraine as zolmitriptan, but with fewer side-effects.
Source: Ho, T. et al. Lancet 2008; published online.
26/09/2008 |
Migraine is not associated with
atherosclerosis
but may be a risk factor for coagulation disorders such as venous thromboembolism
, new research suggests.
Source: Schwaiger, J. et al. Neurology 2008; 71: 937-943.
17/09/2008 |
Migraine patients are missing out on effective preventive treatments because of a reluctance by GPs to try different medications, an Australian neurologist claims.
17/07/2008 |
A fixed-dose single-tablet formulation of sumatriptan/naproxen taken within an hour after the onset of a migraine is effective in relieving symptoms, a trial shows.
Source: Silberstein, S. Neurology 2008; 71:114-121.
13/06/2008 |
When added to standard abortive therapy for migraine headache, single dose parenteral dexamethasone is associated with a 26% relative reduction in headache recurrence within 72 hours, a meta-analysis of seven randomised controlled trials concludes.
Source: Colman, I. et al.
British Medical Journal 2008;published online before print,
doi:10.1136/bmj.39566.806725.BE
BE
22/04/2008 |
Women who have weekly migraine are three times more likely to have a stroke than those with fewer migraines or no migraine at all, an analysis of the Women’s Health Study shows.