What Doctors Don't Tell YouMigraine sufferers are widely prescribed sumatriptan, either orally or by injection. A recent study from the Netherlands (Cephalalgia, 1996; 16: 554-9), however, has shown that 24 per cent of p ...
Two cases one in Switzerland and one in the US of haemorrhagic stroke only hours after injections of sumatriptan have recently been reported. ...
Eletriptan is one of the newer breed of triptans for treating migraine, following in the wake of the more famous sumatriptan. It's cheaper, and is more effective than oral sumatriptan and a recent ...
Sumatriptan, a drug frequently prescribed for migraines, may pose a significant threat to babies when taken during pregnancy. ...
All classes of antidepressants are dangerous for the elderly to take, and will greatly increase their risk of a fall and fracturing a hip, new research has found. ...
Women who suffer from migraines are nearly 17 times more likely to have a stroke if they are also on the Pill, new research has discovered. ...
Q:My son, aged 22, has to take beta blockers plus Anadin for migraine. I am worried about him as I know he shouldn't be taking so much medication. Can you tell me of an alternative treatment? H ...
Sex is everything - even if it kills you, it seems.
Take, for example, the inexorable rise of Viagra (sildenafil), the male impotency drug from Pfizer.
Q:Recently I had occasion to visit my GP as a migraine attack had occurred, far worse than I had experienced previously, shortly followed by another. ...
Women who have had epidurals during labour and birth are more likely to experience long term problems like backache and headache. ...
