
New Delhi: Severe headaches for days, nausea and vomiting - migraine patients go through hell. In fact it has been ranked as the 19th most disabling disease by WHO. But anti-ageing drug botox can bring some relief to chronic patients, say experts, though there is not much awareness about this cure yet. Jamuna Pai, a Mumbai-based cosmetologist, told IANS that botox "blocks the pain pathways and beautifully treats migraine. We...

01:29 PM, Jan 19, 2012

New York: A new iPhone app allows migraine sufferers to keep a detailed diary of their symptoms and use of medication so they can have more effective conversations with their doctors. With the "Migraine Notebook" app patients can keep track of their day-to-day level of pain, the triggers that precede a migraine and when and at what dose they take their medicines. "One of the biggest issues in medicine is...

07:57 AM, Jun 14, 2011

New York: Many people who suffer migraines believe that certain weather changes set off their symptoms, but a new study finds no strong evidence that this is true. "Weather is most probably overestimated," researcher Dr. Christian Wober, of the Medical University of Vienna, said. "People search for causal explanations for their migraine attacks, but recall is often biased." The findings, reported in the medical journal Cephalalgia, add to a conflicting...

12:31 PM, Dec 10, 2010

Experts say only 40 people worldwide have undergone this procedure. ...

05:46 PM, Oct 21, 2008

Too much of chocolates and cheese are prime reason of headache. ...

02:32 PM, Sep 30, 2008

People who suffer from migraine are more at risk of heart attacks, says a new study. ...

03:12 PM, Nov 16, 2006