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Trigemina Conducting Phase IIa Clinical Trial In Chronic Daily Headache

Trigemina, Inc. (TI), a Mountain View based startup, has begun a Phase IIa clinical trial for its lead molecule in Chronic Daily Headache (CDH) in collaboration with Dr. Egilius Spierings at MedVadis Research Corporation located outside of Boston. The study compares intranasal oxytocin with placebo in patients suffering from at least 15 days of headache pain per month…

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Headache May Linger Years Later In People Exposed To World Trade Center Dust, Fumes

Workers and residents exposed to dust and fumes caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 frequently reported headache years later, according to research released that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010…

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The Differences of Migraines from the Common Headache Posted By : James Smi

In the US alone, thousands of people suffer from mild to severe case of migraine attacks. Migraine, which is a known neurological disease, may most likely develop from a simple everyday nuisance to a serious life-threatening experience. Since treatments for migraine headache are very costly, very few individuals consult their condition to a doctor. There are a number of recognized causes of migraine.

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Migraine Sufferers More Prone To Hangover Headache

Migraine sufferers, beware. You may be more prone to an alcohol-induced headache after a night of drinking, according to researchers from the Jefferson Headache Center. The research will be presented at Neuroscience 2009, the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, in Chicago. Until now, studying the mechanism behind migraine and other forms of recurrent headaches has not been possible in an animal model, according to Michael Oshinsky, Ph.D.

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Leading International Headache Journal Cephalalgia To Be Published By SAGE

SAGE, the world’s leading independent academic and professional publisher is delighted to announce a new agreement with the International Headache Society (IHS) to publish their official journal, Cephalalgia. Now in its 29th volume, Cephalalgia provides an international forum for original research papers, review articles and short communications on all aspects of headache.

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NovaDel Article Published In Headache: The Journal Of Head And Face Pain

NovaDel Pharma Inc. (NYSE AMEX: NVD) announced that an article titled “Rapid Oral Transmucosal Absorption of Sumatriptan, and Pharmacodynamics in Acute Migraine” was published online on June 22, 2009 in the peer-reviewed journal Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. NovaDel conducted two clinical trials evaluating sumatriptan administered via its oral spray drug delivery technology.

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Children With Headache

Family quarrels and a lack of free time can promote headaches in children. This is what Jennifer Gassmann and her coauthors concluded in their study on risk factors, which appears in the current issue of the Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106[31-32]: 509-16).

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Can Children Outgrow Chronic Daily Headache?

Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, according to research published in the July 15, 2009, online issue of Neurology?, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Nearly 1.5 percent of middle school children are affected by chronic daily headache, which includes chronic migraines and tension-type headaches.

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Children Can Outgrow Chronic Daily Headache

Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, according to new research. Nearly 1.5 percent of middle school children are affected by chronic daily headache, which includes chronic migraines and tension-type headaches.

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Astronauts’ Survey Suggests New Space Headache Category

Researchers are calling for space headache to be established as a new secondary disorder after carrying out a study of 17 astronauts, published in the June issue of Cephalalgia. Their study jettisons the theory that astronauts’ headaches are normally caused by space motion sickness, after showing that more than three-quarters of those studied had no connection.

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