Migraine News

As if migraine weren't bad enough or widespread enough , it also comes with a stigma that often renders it invisible.

May 15, 2013 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Zomig and Zomig-ZMT tablets.

After a new study linked Depakote and other valproate medications taken during pregnancy to an increased risk of autism and autism spectrum disorders, the FDA has decided to put its strongest warning for pregnancy associated complications on the drug, designating it pregnancy class X for migraine prevention, which means that the drug's dangers ... (more)

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Aegis Therapeutics LLC announced today that it has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,440,631, its second patent providing fast acting formulations for triptans, a class of drugs that are effective in treating migraine headaches which include sumatriptan, zolmitriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan, eletriptan, almotriptan and frovatriptan.

PuraMed BioScience , Inc., , a researcher, developer, and marketer of over-the-counter medicinal and healthcare products, announces the receipt of its first International order for LipiGesic M its non-drowsy, clinically tested, over-the-counter migraine relief product.

A new form of migraine therapy has been approved by the FDA. This migraine intervention comes in the form of a patch, either wrapped around the upper arm or thigh.

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Low-dose estrogen oral contraceptives may increase a woman's risk for chronic pelvic-pain symptoms and even pain during sexual climax, a new study suggests.

Federal health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that a half-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children's intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is inclined to think not. The agency reports that only one in five U.S. adults gets the recommended amount of aerobic and muscle strengthening exercise.

Migraines Twenty million people in US suffer from migraines. It can disrupt your daily life as it can occur without notice causing severe headache on one side of the head and can last from a few minutes to days or even weeks.

Pregnant women should not take drugs containing valproate for migraine prevention, the FDA warned on Monday, citing the potential for decreased IQ in offspring.

U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children's intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant.

U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children's intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant.

U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children's intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on the use of migraine drug valproate sodium in pregnant women as it could result in lower IQ scores in the baby.

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Main Category: Headache / Migraine Also Included In: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia ; Genetics Article Date: 06 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT A gene mutation associated with a rare sleep disorder surprisingly also contributes to debilitating migraines , a new discovery that could change the treatment of migraines by allowing development of drugs ... (more)

A gene mutation associated with a rare sleep disorder surprisingly also contributes to debilitating migraines, a new discovery that could change the treatment of migraines by allowing development of drugs specifically designed to treat the chronic headaches.