Hallucinogenic drugs are illegal in the U.S., but for people who have headaches so painful they’re commonly referred to as “suicide headaches,” these drugs might be the only answer. New studies from Dr. John Halpern of McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School reveal that the use of psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin (found in a type of mushroom) have helped many people suffering from cluster headaches, widely accepted as the most painful kind of headache.
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Earlier this summer, the National Headache Foundation (NHF), through an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc. sponsored Headache Health Talks, a series of webinars that discussed headache causes, treatment, and management.
Sex can trigger headaches and headaches can prevent a healthy and satisfying sex life.
Check out the NHF's new headache podcast series for spring 2009.
Topics so far include: Children & Headaches, Understanding Headaches and SSDI, and Cluster Headache Symptoms and Treatments.
This podcast series may be downloaded directly from the above link, or you can subscribe on iTunes or through the
New Approach to Treating Migraine Shows Promise
Merck & Co., Inc. has been pursuing a new medication based on the belief that blocking the action of a chemical called calcitonin gene-related peptide, or CGRP, may be critical to stopping a migraine.
Merck recently announced new findings from a Phase III clinical trial of telcagepant (formerly known as MK-0974).
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