Welcome! If you’re a new visitor, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Back in early 2006 I wrote about a new class of migraine drugs that was in the testing phases.  It’s called a gap junction blocker, and the drug being tested is called tonabersat.  It’s time for […]

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A simple surgery is being researched that may bring significant relief to those suffering from chronic headaches.  The small trial showed an increase in "quality of life" of 250% over 12 months.
The study involved 42 women and 13 men with chronic migraine.  What was done?  Certain superficial blood vessels on the scalp […]

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The next time someone calls you "thick headed", don’t be so offended.  New research says that migraine sufferers may be a little thick headed.
Ok, stop throwing things at your computer screen - let’s get serious.  New research is showing that the somatosensory cortex (SSC) area of the brain seems to be thicker in migrainuers.  The […]

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Memantine is technically a moderate affinity NMDA-receptor antagonist used for Alzheimer patients to improve memory.  It’s available in the USA, Europe, Mexico, and some countries in South America.  It’s sold as Axura, Akatinol, Namenda and Ebixa.
Memantine is now being used "off label" for both migraine and tension headache.  In the case of migraine, it may […]

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How does migraine - or the underlying cause of migraine - impact memory?  Being a neurological condition, there are often related symptoms - such as clumsiness, aphasia, restlessness, confusion, and difficulty speaking.  But how migraine may affect memory, either during an attack or over the long term, is little known.
Interestingly, transient global amnesia (TGA) has […]

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A week ago the National Headache Foundation in the USA came out with a new statistic about men and migraine.  It took me a while to figure out what they were saying in the press release (see press releases here), but I think I have a handle on it now.  To quote:
Despite the long-held belief […]

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Splenda is a newer artificial sweetener also known as Altern.  Along with thousands of other food and beverage products, Splenda contains sucralose.  It was approved as a food product in many countries through the 1990s.
Being newer, it hasn’t taken the beating the aspertame has, when it comes to questions about its safety.  And, being newer, […]

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