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Meds May Not Prevent Migraines in Kids

Migraine drugs that might work for adults won’t prevent the debilitating headaches in kids and teens,...
Workers With Cluster Headaches Take Twice as Many Sick Days

People afflicted with cluster headaches miss work twice as often as colleagues without the debilitating headaches,...
Sometimes, Aspirin May Be Enough to Ease Migraines

A cheap, century-old drug in most Americans’ medicine cabinets — aspirin — may come to the...

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Headache and migraine patients, take note: medical marijuana may help ease your pain. The...
- Posted December 3, 2019
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How to Prevent Holiday Headaches
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- Posted November 30, 2019
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‘Nerve-Release’ Surgery Helped Ease One Man’s Tough Migraines
Chronic migraine headaches plagued Adam Pressley from childhood, and by his 30s they had...
- Posted October 2, 2019
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How Much Coffee Is Too Much for Migraine Sufferers?
If you have migraines, one or two cups of coffee a day may be...
- Posted August 8, 2019
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FDA Approves First Drug to Help Tame Cluster Headaches
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday gave the nod to Emgality, an...
- Posted June 5, 2019
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Fewer Excess Pounds May Mean Fewer Migraines
For people who carry too much weight and suffer from migraines, dropping some pounds...
- Posted March 25, 2019
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For Preventing Hangover, Wine First or Beer First?
In drinking lore, it’s said that having beer before wine, instead of the other...
- Posted February 8, 2019
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When Does Your Child’s Headache Call for a Doctor Visit?
Headaches are common in children and teens, but many parents aren’t sure when to...
- Posted July 16, 2018
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To Fend Off Migraines, Try Keeping a Headache Diary
A migraine diary may help you pinpoint — and avoid — headache triggers, a...
- Posted July 14, 2018
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How to Head Off an Ice Cream Headache
Slow down and savor your ice cream sundae or smoothie — it’s the best...
- Posted June 27, 2018
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FDA Approves First Drug Aimed at Preventing Migraines
The millions of Americans who suffer from migraine may have a new source of...
- Posted May 18, 2018
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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.