It is with great disappointment that I tell you that our Seed&Spark crowdfunding campaign for All in Her Head was a major failure. Because we were not able to get enough backing to get to the level of funding that was needed, we will not be able to film in September/October as originally planned. I […]
Why do women get more headaches than men? No, it’s not that women are more sensitive to pain than men; there’s a biological reason behind the difference. Throughout their lives, women are more likely than men to experience headaches. In particular, women are three times as likely as men to experience migraines, those nasty debilitating […]
While the eclipse was a sight to see, the headaches reported after the spectacle also became a trending topic. Mashable reports that most Americans appear to be suffering from post eclipse hypochondria. Following the eclipse, Google trends show that eclipse headaches worried people all around the country. People searched topics such as solar eclipse headache, […]
Current treatment for migraines is eclectic by necessity of the mystery of the disease, and includes everything from antidepressants to beta blockers to highly potent painkillers. None of it is entirely effective. It’s hard to treat a disease you don’t understand and current theories as to the elusive cause of this disease fall way short […]
According to a study published in the journal Headache, the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the treatment of migraine and headache is “relatively low” in the U.S. While some CAM products have shown beneficial effects in clinical studies of headache and migraine, “there has been little research exploring the reasons for using CAM, and the types […]
Eli Lilly‘s bid to bring a new class of migraine therapy to market has just been lifted by a second positive trial that sets up first-marketing applications next year. The top-line results of the SPARTAN trial show that oral serotonin 5-HT1F agonist lasmiditan provided relief from the headache pain and other symptoms associated with acute […]
Energy-saving lightbulbs could be giving us all headaches as they flicker too much. LED bulbs can bring on feelings of dizziness and pain within just 20 minutes of switching them on, an expert has warned. Arnold Wilkins, Psychology professor at the University of Essex, said the flickering of the unpopular lights is stronger than for traditional […]
