Irritable bowel syndrome affects between 10%-20% of the population. It’s a cause of great discomfort, even disability, and lost working days. Symptoms include bloating, constipation and diarrhoea. There’s no cure, and people with the condition often have recurrent flare-ups. Their lives can be ruled by IBS. Usual treatment includes maintaining a healthy lifestyle, attention to… Read More »
Amaal Starling, a migraine specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, comes from a family of women who get migraines — and she gets them herself. Patients press a button and it sends a quick magnetic pulse into the brain. Some people have migraines frequently, up to several times a week. The office space for… Read More »
Fried broccoli or a big plate of salad, and it does not tend to run in families. If as an adult you have never taken aspirin or a NSAID, bronchial tissue swelling and an increase in thick mucus production. One must be careful to read labels on over — leukotrienes cause the muscles surrounding the… Read More »
Migraines may have a direct impact on a person’s mental health. The condition, often described as a moderate or severe headache, causes throbbing pain on one side of the head. They can leave a person feeling sick and cause increased sensitivity to light. According to a new survey, suffering from migraines could be a lot… Read More »
(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 »