Tag Archives: Migraine

What Is the Link Between Migraine and Alcohol? – Neurology Advisor

January 23, 2019 Share this content: Keeping a headache diary that notes associations with alcohol or other triggers, as well as their response to headache management, is beneficial to patients. Among the modifiable trigger factors for headache, alcohol is one that patients commonly minimize or avoid. The connection between alcohol consumption and headache is well-known,… Read More »

Many migraine sufferers wary of alcohol as a headache trigger – Reuters

(Reuters Health) – – Many migraine sufferers avoid alcohol, saying it can trigger the severe headaches, a survey found. Among more than 2,000 migraine patients in the Netherlands, more than a third said alcohol was a migraine trigger for them. Of the 650 patients who had stopped consuming alcohol, one in four said it was… Read More »

So THAT'S The Difference Between A Migraine And A Headache – Women's Health

Headaches are the most common form of pain, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Pretty much every person has experienced a headache at some point in their life, and at least half of all adults have had a headache in the past year, per stats from the World Health Organization. Migraines, on the… Read More »

FDA Approves Third of New Migraine Drugs

Sept. 28, 2018 — The FDA has approved the third of a new type of drug to prevent migraine headaches in adults. Galcanezumab-gnlm (Emgality) targets calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a molecule that’s produced in nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord. The FDA approved two other CGRP drugs for migraine — erenumab (Aimovig) and fremanezumab-vfrm… Read More »