Study: Migraine Sufferers May Be More Sensitive To Pain
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CHAPEL HILL, NC -- It&#39;s possible that people who have migraine headaches are simply more sensitive to pain than others. That&#39;s according to a study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Premature babies who receive morphine may grow up to be more sensitive to pain, a study on rats suggests.
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Stockholm, Feb 5 Toothache or pain in the jaw may be a sign of a heart attack, according to a study conducted by researchers in Sweden and Uruguay.Comment
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Scientists are hunting new ways to help millions of pain sufferers &#151; from addiction-resistant narcotics to using brain scanners for biofeedback &#151; amid a worrisome rise in abuse of today's top prescription painkillers.
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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.
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With more than 28 million Americans suffering from debilitating migraine headaches each year, employers also suffer through missed days from work and reduced productivity.
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Women who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome may respond to pain signals differently from other women, a new study suggests.
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The pleasant scent of essential oils may not dull the body's physical response to pain, but it may make a person's memory of the pain less bitter, a small study suggests.
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Doctors are starting a trial to examine whether there is a link between migraines and a heart defect.
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Surgery guided by the use of botox injections can help treat migraines, a US study says.
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NEW ORLEANS  - Migraine with visual auras  associated with vision loss is a risk factor for stroke in  young women. However, not all types of visual auras predict  stroke risk, say researchers with the Stroke Prevention in  Young Women study.
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Contrary to earlier reports, injections of botulinum toxin A -- better known as Botox -- do not seem to prevent migraine headaches occurring, according to results of a small study.
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NEW YORK  - Chronic genital pain may be less common among women than studies have suggested, but the condition has a large impact on these women's quality of life, new research suggests.
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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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NEW YORK  - Children who suffer from stomach pain, headaches, and vomiting are more likely than their peers who don't report such symptoms to go on to develop chronic widespread pain as adults, UK researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Contrary to earlier reports,  injections of botulinum toxin A -- better known as Botox -- do  not seem to prevent migraine headaches occurring, according to  results of a small study.
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According to a report published by the British Medical Journal, women who suffer from migraine headaches and take birth control pills are at a higher risk of having a stroke than those who do not.