&quot;The Pill&quot; Bad for Migraine Sufferers
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12/13/04- Women who suffer from migraines may want to think twice about taking the pill. A new study suggests female migraine sufferers who take birth control are up to 8 times more likely to have a stroke.
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THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Insurance restrictions and out-of-pocket costs cause many migraine sufferers to not take medications when needed because they&#39;re concerned about running out of the drugs, a new U.S. study contends.
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Both acetaminophen and ibuprofen are safe and effective for treating migraines in children and adolescents, says a new practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society.
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People who suffer from migraines are twice as likely to have a stroke than non-sufferers, according to research published in the British Medical Journal.
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People who suffer from migraines or other long-lasting headaches are more likely to have angina, but don&#39;t have an increased risk of heart disease, says a study in the Dec. 28 issue of the journal Neurology.
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BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major Wayne State University studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer -- results contrary to many previous findings.
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NEW YORK  - 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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(CBS 5 NEWS) - New information was released that once again calls into question the health risks of birth control pills. This past October, two major studies concluded that oral contraceptives lower the risk
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NEW YORK  - Dihydroergotamine or DHE, an established drug for migraine, works well even when the attack is accompanied by super-sensitivity to touch or heat and cold, according to researchers.
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The Pill does not boost a woman&#39;s risk of developing cancer and, for a majority of women, may even reduce that hazard, according to a long-term study published online on Wednesday.
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People who suffer from chronic headaches have been known to try all sorts of pills and home remedies.
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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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Treating migraine sufferers with a mixture of Botox injections and surgery significantly reduces the amount of time they have to take off work due to their headaches, researchers have said.
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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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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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LONDON (Agence de Presse Medicale) - Scientists reported on  Wednesday a remarkable new side effect of the Pill -- it  changes women's preference in men.
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Effervescent aspirin, which dissolves in water, is as effective as the drugs sumatriptan or ibuprofen for the treatment of migraine attacks, a study in the journal Cephalalgia suggests.