Medscape Family Medicine > Clinical Guidelines for Primary CareCOMMENTARY Neil Skolnik, MD DISCLOSURES | August 07, 2024 This transcript has been edited for clarity. I’m Dr Neil Skolnik and today we are going to talk about the position statement from the American Headache Society (AHS) “Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide-Targeting Therapies Are a First-Line Option for the...
Tag: <span>Migraine</span>
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Why Don’t Migraine Patients Seek Treatment?
Medscape Medical News > Conference News Pauline Anderson June 19, 2024 SAN DIEGO, California — Nearly one in three patients with migraine is reluctant to seek medical help and many blame health care providers, results of a recent survey showed. Participants cited concerns that their complaints would be dismissed, a belief that health care providers...
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Proton Pump Inhibitors Tied to Migraine, Other Severe Headache Types
Medscape Medical News Eve Bender May 03, 2024 Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are used to control acid reflux, are associated with an increased risk for migraine and other severe headache types, new research showed. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) investigators conducted a cross-sectional analysis and found all types...
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Migraine pain caused by lack of lymphatic system drainage in brain, study suggests
JULY 11, 2024 by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI175616Migraine is a chronic and debilitating neurological condition affecting women 3 to 4 more times than men. Despite an estimated 1.1 billion people being impacted by the condition, the physiological underpinnings of migraine remain...
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Researchers identify unknown signaling pathway in the brain responsible for migraine with aura
by University of Copenhagen Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A previously unknown mechanism by which proteins from the brain are carried to a particular group of sensory nerves causes migraine attacks, a new study shows. This may pave the way for new treatments for migraine and other types of headaches. The work appears in Science. More...
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New Guidance on CGRPs as First-Line Migraine Prevention: How/Will it Change Clinical Practice?
Eve Bender June 20, 2024 A position statement released by the American Headache Society (AHS) earlier this year recommended adding calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)–targeting medications to the list of first-line therapies for migraine prevention. The guidance replaces recommendations published in 2021 that advised clinicians consider CGRP therapy only after patients fail at least two classes...
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No Link Between Habitual Caffeine Use and Migraine
Batya Swift Yasgur TOPLINE:Habitual consumption of caffeine is not associated with frequency, duration, or intensity of episodic migraines, a new study showed. Investigators said the findings suggest caffeine restrictions in migraineurs may not be necessary. METHODOLOGY:The secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study on sleep in adults with episodic migraine (with or without aura) included...
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CGRP in Migraine Prodrome Can Stop Headache, Reduce Severity
Sue Hughes BARCELONA — For the first time, new research shows that taking a specific class of migraine medication during the prodromal phase reduces the development and severity of the subsequent headache. In the randomized, placebo-controlled crossover PRODROME trial, treatment with ubrogepant (Ubrelvy) 100 mg, one of the new CGRP receptor antagonists, during the prodrome...
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The combination of migraine and persistent hot flashes could prove deadly
New study suggests that women with both migraine and persistent hot flashes face double the risk of heart disease and triple the risk of strokePeer-Reviewed Publication THE MENOPAUSE SOCIETY CLEVELAND, Ohio (Feb 14, 2024)—Hot flashes and migraine (particularly with aura) have been shown to be individual risk factors for cardiovascular disease because of associated poorer...
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure Linked to Migraine, Severe Headache
TOPLINE:Heavy secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure is associated with severe headache or migraine in adults who have never smoked, with effects of exposure varying depending on body mass index (BMI) and level of physical activity, new research shows. METHODOLOGY:Investigators analyzed data on 4560 participants (median age, 43 years; 60% female; 71.5% White) from the 1999-2004 National...