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All articles tagged: Headache, unspecified (R51.9)

HealthDay 10 July at 12.23 PM

Case of Human Plague Confirmed in Colorado

Colorado health officials on Tuesday confirmed a case of human plague in that state.The infection -- which occurred in Pueblo County, in the southern part of the state -- was first reported Friday ba

HealthDay 03 July at 12.08 PM

Florida Keys Issues Dengue Fever Alert After Two Cases Reported There

Health officials in the Florida Keys have issued a dengue fever alert after two confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne disease were reported there.In the alert, issued this week by the Monroe County Department of Health, officials said they were taking precautions to curb the sp

HealthDay 26 June at 09.35 PM

Atogepant Efficacious for Patients With Chronic Migraine

For patients with chronic migraine (CM), with and without medication overuse, atogepant is efficacious, according to a study published online June 27 in Neurology.Peter J. Goadsby, M.D., Ph.D., from King's College London, and colleagues examined the efficacy of atogepant for the preventive treatment of CM in participants with and wit

Evalytics 11 March at 01.23 AM

People in East Palestine were told their homes were clear of toxins last year. That might not have been the case

The article discusses the aftermath of a train derailment and toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio, highlighting residents' exposure concerns. Despite reassurances from authorities, inadequate indoor air testing failed to detect harmful chemicals like butyl acrylate, raising health worries. Residents express mistrust and demand more accurate testing and assistance from the government and the railwa

HealthDay 25 January at 12.00 AM

Sleep Quality and Energy Are Precursors of Incident Headache

Sleep quality and energy are precursors of incident headache, with different patterns for predictors of morning and later-day incident headache, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Neurology.Tarannum M. Lateef, M.D., M.P.H., from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and colleagues conducted an observational

HealthDay 18 January at 11.08 PM

>30 Percent With Migraine Experience Migraine-Related Stigma Often

More than 30 percent of individuals with migraine experience migraine-related stigma often or very often, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in Neurology.Robert E. Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., from the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont in Burlington, and colleagues examined the association between migraine-re

HealthDay 17 January at 04.48 PM

Eye Blood Flow Could Be Marker for Migraine

Blood flow appears to be reduced in the eye during migraine attacks, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain.Katherine Podraza, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues used optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to determine if ther

HealthDay 15 December at 08.35 PM

Drug Maker Says Women Can Now Access Postpartum Depression Pill

Zurzuvae (zuranolone), the first postpartum depression pill approved for use in the United States, is now available to women who need it. The medication, which is now stocked in specialty pharmacies, can also be shipped directly to patients, Biogen and Sage Therapeutics Inc. said in a news release Thursday."Having an option like Zurzuvae that ca

HealthDay 11 December at 11.45 PM

CDC: Three People Have Died From Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in New Outbreak

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an outbreak of an often-fatal tickborne disease among people who have recently been to Baja California in Mexico.Three out of five patients have died from infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), the CDC said in a health advisory issued Friday. All five patients had tra

HealthDay 04 December at 04.54 PM

Recommendations Developed for Sport-Related Concussion in Children

In a consensus statement issued by the International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport and published online Dec. 4 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for managing sport-related concussion among children and adolescents.Gavin A. Davis, M.B.B.S., from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, an

HealthDay 13 November at 04.37 PM

FDA Approves First Vaccine for Chikungunya Virus

The first vaccine to prevent infection with the chikungunya virus was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. The single-dose shot, known as Ixchiq, is approved for adults who have an increased risk for exposure to the virus.Chikungunya is an emerging global health threat, with at least 5 million cases of chikungunya virus