Pill Boosts Stroke Risk for Migraine Sufferers
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Female migraine sufferers who take birth-control pills are eight times more likely to have a stroke than those not using the contraceptive.
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Research published (Thursday 28 October) in Europe&#39;s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1] , has found evidence that women with endometriosis[2] are at higher risk of having migraine.
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An extract of the root of a plant called butterbur (Petasites hybridus) significantly reduces the frequency of migraine headaches, new research findings suggest.
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NEW YORK  - Doctors usually prescribed beta-blockers to protect the heart, but it seems the drugs also protect the brain. Researchers found that people who have a stroke are less severely affected if they have been taking beta-blockers.
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In general, chemotherapy appears to increase the risk of stroke in patients with breast cancer. However, researchers report in the October 20th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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More evidence of how painkillers  called COX-2 inhibitors can raise the risk of heart disease was  published Monday, showing Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra can triple the  risk of heart attack and stroke in certain patients.
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NEW YORK  - Melatonin, which is widely used  as a sleep-aid, is also effective for migraine prevention,  according to findings from a small trial.
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A common condition affecting fertility in women may be linked to migraine, new research reveals. The work could also help scientists understand the origins of migraine.
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WOMEN on the birth control pill have surprisingly lower risks of heart disease, strokes and cancer, according to the largest women&#39;s health study ever done.
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Stroke survivors who stop taking prescribed daily aspirin triple the risk of another stroke within the month, research suggests.
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12/21/04 -- It&#39;s the third largest pain relief drug in recent months to be linked with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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People who suffer from migraine headaches appear to express more genes that produce platelets, the specialized components in blood that are involved in clotting, researchers report.
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Researchers have established the fact that migraine can be a progressive disorder and frequent sufferers have an increased risk of brain damage.. Prof Richard Lipton, from New York&#39;s Albert Einstein College
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Both ibuprofen and acetaminophen are safe and effective for treating migraine headaches in children and adolescents, according to the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society, whose new practice guideline is published in the December
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NEW YORK  - The use of cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs, such as Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin), may raise the risk of brain hemorrhage in patients who have experienced a recent stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), new research suggests. Still, this risk may be outweighed by the ability of these agents to lower the overall risk of a second stroke and other serious events, such as heart attack.
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NEW YORK  - Many women who've had breast  cancer or are at high risk for the disease take tamoxifen for  years. A new study now shows that long-term tamoxifen use seems  to increase the risk of stroke, although the absolute increase  in risk is small.
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New research involving male-to-female transsexuals lends further credence to the theory that sex hormones are involved in migraine generation, physicians report in the medical journal Neurology.