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by Bruce Brown | January 22, 2018 | General News, Health
People who suffer from migraine headaches have two new devices to help. As we’ve noted before, approximately one-quarter of all U.S. households include a migraine sufferer. More than 12% of the population have migraines. Many people can detect an incipient...
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by Alfred Poor | October 14, 2016 | General News, Medical
As many as 100,000 people in the U.S. suffer from migraine headaches every day, and the pain can be so debilitating that they are unable to perform their normal daily activities. This leads to more than 150 million lost workdays and productivity losses in the tens of...
by Bruce Brown | June 1, 2016 | General News, Medical
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced FDA approval of a prescription drug implant to fight opioid addiction. Opioid addiction is a problem of epidemic proportions, from street drugs such as heroin and more commonly from prescription drugs. Greater...
by Alfred Poor | July 7, 2015 | Medical
At least one out of every five people in the U.S. suffer from bruxism. If you’re not familiar with the term, it refers to grinding your teeth together, especially while you’re sleeping. It’s a major problem for some people, with secondary side...
by Alfred Poor | February 19, 2015 | Medical
Have you ever heard of a “cluster headache”? I hadn’t. It turns out this condition — sometimes known as “suicide headache” — has been characterized as “one of the most severe pains known to humans.” More than 1 in...
