Red wine to relieve migraine? Red wine is a well-known trigger of migraine headaches (although French tend to disagree). A recent study published in journal Pain found that resveratrol, the active ingredient in red wine which is responsible for its health benefits, has pain relieving properties when given to rats. There have been no reports in the literature or from my own patients that resveratrol causes headaches and judging from this study, it may in fact help.
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Doxycycline has been reported to relieve treatment-resistant new daily persistent headache in four patients. The dose was 100 mg twice a day and was given for 3 months. One of the patients responded after two weeks, but the average response time was 2 months. The lead author of the study, Dr. Todd Rozen speculated that the reason for improvement is the fact that doxycycline is not only an antimicrobial drug, but also acts as an anti-inflammatory agent.
Read MoreMindfulness meditation has been shown to produce numerous benefits in older adults with chronic low back pain. These benefits included less pain, improved attention, better sleep, enhanced well-being, and improved quality of life. One patient reported: “I felt like a new person”. The subjects attended a weekly 90-minute class and practiced for 45 minutes every day for 8 weeks. The study was conducted at the University of Pittsburgh by Natalia Morone and her colleagues, who speculated that this approach might help with other chronic conditions. And we can speculate that if the elderly, who are often regarded to have a less adaptable nervous system, responded so well, then younger patients may do even better.
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