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Migraine Linked to Higher Stroke Risk After Surgery

The risk is small, but concerning, researchers say
Cluster Headaches Can Defy Diagnosis But Respond to Treatment

Pain is so intense it often wakes people from their sleep, neurologist says
Is It a Cold or the Flu? Here’s How to Tell

Symptoms can be similar, but flu hits faster, is more likely to lead to complications

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Migraine and Stroke Risk Linked Again
Researchers suggest doctors consider severe headaches a potential risk factor for brain attack
- Posted November 15, 2016
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Study Questions Use of Migraine Meds in Kids, Teens
Researchers found sugar pill worked as well as commonly prescribed drugs
- Posted October 27, 2016
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Study Questions Use of Migraine Meds in Kids, Teens
Researchers found sugar pill worked as well as commonly prescribed drugs
- Posted October 27, 2016
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More Kids and Teens Heading to ER With Headaches
Study finds hospital admissions for head pain also up; reasons are unclear
- Posted October 21, 2016
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More Kids and Teens Heading to ER With Headaches
Study finds hospital admissions for head pain also up; reasons are unclear
- Posted October 21, 2016
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Mouth and Gut Germs May Be Linked to Migraines
People who get the severe headaches have more nitrate-reducing microbes, researchers say
- Posted October 18, 2016
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Mouth and Gut Germs May Be Linked to Migraines
People who get the severe headaches have more nitrate-reducing microbes, researchers say
- Posted October 18, 2016
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For Migraine Sufferers, Is a Chiropractor’s Touch All in the Mind?
Study participants who had sham treatment reported pain relief, too
- Posted October 11, 2016
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Brain Aneurysm: Lack of Awareness Can Cost Lives
Husband of late TV journalist leads effort to educate people about the warning signs
- Posted October 4, 2016
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Can You Blame Your Headaches on Your Thyroid?
People with migraines had 40 percent higher risk of thyroid problems, study suggests
- Posted September 29, 2016
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Can You Blame Your Headaches on Your Thyroid?
People with migraines had 40 percent higher risk of thyroid problems, study suggests
- Posted September 29, 2016
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Are You Living with Psoriasis?

A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.

Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.

“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.

There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.

Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.