She could have died from meningitis. Now this student wants more people to get vaccinated
When varsity athlete Megan Plamendon got a headache last November, she thought she'd pushed herself too hard on a 17 kilometre run. But the student at Queen's University had meningitis — one of three cases that prompted Kingston health officials to warn of an increase in invasive meningococcal disease type B activity in the region. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news
Higher neck pain intensity and pain catastrophizing soon after a whiplash injury partially explain the presence of persistent headache: a prospective study - Anarte-Lazo E, Falla D, Rodriguez-Blanco C, Bernal-Utrera C.
OBJECTIVE: To understand whether pain-related factors soon after a whiplash injury can explain the presence of chronic headache. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective study with a follow-up of 6 months was performed including 42 patients with acute ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
' Space Headaches' Can Hit Astronauts, Study Finds
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Astronauts who have never had headaches may develop migraines and other tension-type headaches for the first time when they go into space.
A side effect of zero gravity, these headaches start with motion sickness as... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill-health worldwide, finds study
Numbers living with or dying from disorders such as stroke rises dramatically to 3.4bn people – 43% of global populationNeurological conditions ranging from migraine to stroke, Parkinson ’s disease and dementia, are now the leading cause of ill-health worldwide, causing 11.1 million deaths in 2021, research has revealed.The number of people living with or dying from disorders of the nervous system has risen dramatically over the past three decades, with 43% of the world ’s population – 3.4 billion people – affected in 2021, according toa study published in the Lancet.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 14, 2024 Category: Science Authors: David Batty Tags: Health Neuroscience Parkinson's disease Dementia Stroke Medical research Society Source Type: news
Risk Factors for Headache in Youth Identified Risk Factors for Headache in Youth Identified
Skipping meals, mood and anxiety disorders, as well as vaping and substance use, all raise the risk for frequent recurrent headaches in children and adolescents.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Lilly Teams Up With Amazon To Deliver Weight-Loss Drug
said Wednesday it tapped Amazon.com's (AMZN) pharmacy division to deliver some of its prescription meds, including its weight-loss drug and migraine treatment. Amazon delivery will be available through LillyDirect. Eli Lilly launched the website in January to help patients obtain their migraine,…#amazoncom #amazon #lillydirect #elililly #amazonpharmacyor #lilly #zepbound #novonordisk #nvo #elilillychief (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Space Flights Provoke Tension Headaches, Migraine
(MedPage Today) -- Space flight appeared to provoke headaches in healthy astronauts, a prospective study showed.
Of 24 astronauts who participated in long-haul space flights -- ones that lasted at least 10 days -- 91.7% experienced one or... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 13, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Viagra and Alzheimer's; Migraine Consensus Statement; FDA Updates Drug Guidance
(MedPage Today) -- More data supported links between the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil (Viagra) and reduced Alzheimer's risk. (Journal of Alzheimer's Disease)
The American Headache Society issued a consensus position statement saying drugs... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 12, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Why Kate Middleton's photo manipulation is such a royal headache
A photo that Kensington Palace issued on Sunday to commemorate Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom shows Kate, Princess of Wales, smiling with her arms around the three children that she shares with Prince William. It seemed benign enough, but soon after the photo was issued, photo agencies spread…#kensingtonpalace #unitedkingdom #princewilliam #katemiddleton #buckinghampalace #charlesiii #queencamilla #charles #elizabethii #yougov (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Man, 52, who suffered constant migraines is found to have a live WORM in his brain that had laid eggs under his skull - after catching parasite from undercooked bacon
An unnamed 52-year-old man in Florida was diagnosed with the rare parasitic infection neurocysticercosis, which caused a tapeworm from contaminated bacon to lay eggs in his brain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Atogepant for Episodic Migraine Prevention: Phase 3 Data Atogepant for Episodic Migraine Prevention: Phase 3 Data
Results of the ELEVATE trial demonstrating the safety and efficacy of oral atogepant for the prevention of treatment-resistant episodic migraine prevention have now been published.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
FIX EMEA 2024: Over two-thirds of attendees ready for T+1 in the US, but multiple concerns linger
Attendees at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference said T+1 is the greatest regulatory headache currently within financial markets, though 70% of the audience said they will be ready for the acceleration of settlement times come May. With markets just months away from North America moving to T+1…#northamericas #panellist #trade (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Migraine a Forerunner of Multiple Sclerosis? Migraine a Forerunner of Multiple Sclerosis?
A common comorbidity in multiple sclerosis migraine is not part of the 3- to 5-year disease prodrome, new research suggested.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 6, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
A New Biomarker of Brain Injury? A New Biomarker of Brain Injury?
Iron accumulation in the brain may be a biomarker of concussion and posttraumatic headache, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - March 5, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
The Core of the Tax Code Will Change, but We Don ’t Know How
Navigating the byzantine U.S. tax rules and completing your return may be enough of a headache. But you can count on fresh tax stress coming from Washington not far down the road. On Dec. 31, 2025, critical parts of the 2017 federal tax law are scheduled to expire. After that sunset, they would… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
