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Nearly 20% of migraineurs use opioids for migraine
PHILADELPHIA – People with 4 or more migraine headache days per month are more likely to use opioids, compared with people with fewer migraine...
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Which migraineurs seek care from a neurologist?
PHILADELPHIA – A large number of patients with migraine who first seek care for migraine in a primary care setting receive an initial migraine...
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Can mindfulness-based cognitive therapy treat migraine?
PHILADELPHIA – Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for migraine may reduce migraine-related disability, even as the number of headache days and...
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Eldecalcitol may increase bone mineral density in poor responders to bisphosphonates
Among patients with osteoporosis who have diminished long-term response to bisphosphonate therapy, eldecalcitol reduces bone turnover markers.
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Maternal migraine is associated with infant colic
PHILADELPHIA – Mothers with migraine are more likely to have babies with colic, a cross-sectional study finds.
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Can serum inflammatory markers predict concussion recovery?
Levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) are significantly elevated 6 hours after a concussion, and higher IL-6 levels...
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Neutrophils may decline in patients on fingolimod
SEATTLE – Levels of these innate immune cells decreased in patients who had been on the drug for years, and this finding warrants further research...
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FDA approves first treatment for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Soliris (eculizumab) injection for IV use for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum...
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Elevated monocyte count predicts poor outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Data indicate that a single threshold value of absolute monocyte counts of 0.95 K/mcL could be used to identify high-risk patients with a fibrotic...
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Hippocampal cerebral blood flow upped with antihypertensive use in Alzheimer’s
Blood flow to the hippocampus increased by approximately 20% after 6 months of treatment with nilvadipine, according to a preplanned substudy of...
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Gabapentinoids associated with suicidal behavior, overdose
Pregabalin is associated with greater risk, compared with gabapentin, and the associations are strongest in patients aged 15-24 years.
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Pediatric-onset MS may slow information processing in adulthood
Scores on the Symbol Digit Modalities Test begin to diverge after age 30 years between MS patients depending on age of onset.
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Deaths from drugs, alcohol, and suicide increase among millennials
‘Deaths of despair’ in the United States increased to an all-time high in 2017, and the increase was especially pronounced among young adults,...
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Chronic opioid use may be common in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
About a quarter of patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis receive at least 90 days of opioids in a year, based on an analysis of U.S....
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Pediatric MS often goes untreated in the year after diagnosis
SEATTLE – About 65% of patients with pediatric multiple sclerosis do not receive disease-modifying therapy (DMT) within 1 year of diagnosis....