Space Flights Provoke Tension Headaches, Migraine
Space flight appeared to provoke headaches in healthy astronauts, a prospective study showed. Of 24 astronauts who participated in long-haul space flights — ones that lasted at least 10 days — 91.7% experienced one or more headaches during a total of 3,596 space days, reported Willebrordus P. J. van Oosterhout, MD, PhD, of Leiden University […]
Common Headaches May Be Pains in the Neck
CHICAGO — Inflammation and edema of the trapezius muscles appeared linked to tension and migraine headaches, a small prospective cohort study found. Patients with mixed-type tension and migraine headaches demonstrated the highest muscle T2 MRI values (31.4 ms on the right and left sides), and the average value was significantly higher compared to those with […]
The Most Common Norovirus Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now
Catherine Falls Commercial via Getty Images Stomach issues and headaches can be some of the most common symptoms of norovirus. In regions across the U.S., cases of norovirus are rising. Among many people, it is casually known as a “stomach bug” or “stomach flu” — and it’s a sickness that no one wants to get. […]
Fewer Headache Days With Acupuncture
Acupuncture helped reduce the frequency of chronic tension-type headaches (CTTH), a randomized controlled trial in China found. More than two-thirds (68.2%) of people with CTTH who received true acupuncture reported at least a 50% reduction in the number of monthly headache days at week 16, compared with 48.1% who had superficial acupuncture (OR 2.65, 95% […]
What does a virtual roller coaster ride tell us about migraine?
When experiencing the ups and downs of a virtual roller coaster ride, people who get migraine headaches reported more dizziness and motion sickness than people who do not get migraines, according to a new study published in the July 7, 2021, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers […]