Could drinking coffee protect against MS?

Posted on February 28, 2015June 2, 2019 by Dr Granot

Last Updated on June 2, 2019 Two population based studies published recently seem to suggest just that. The studies compared coffee intake before the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in a sample of MS patients versus healthy people (controls). They adjusted for several other factors that coul...

Marijuana and Stroke – More Evidence for a Link

Posted on February 21, 2015June 2, 2019 by Dr Granot

Last Updated on June 2, 2019 A new analysis of the medical literature shows a worrying association between stroke and prior marijuana use, after looking at a total of 64 patients. 81% showed marijuana use under 24 hours prior to the stroke. 22% of patients had another stroke after subsequent re-...

Fibromyalgia may be something else after all

Posted on February 12, 2015June 2, 2019 by Dr Granot

Last Updated on June 2, 2019 Fibromyalgia has been a difficult to classify condition with a combination of nerve-like and joint pains. Treatment has been variably successful, and causes few. However, new studies have helped to shed light on this condition and help reclassify a number of patients ...

Migraine is more common than you think…

Posted on February 5, 2015June 2, 2019 by Dr Granot

Last Updated on June 2, 2019 In the graphic below, you will see how commonly migraine is reported all over the world. Prevalence is a measure of the number of people who have suffered the condition. For migraine, it is as high as 10-16%… More common than people think. And more disabling than mos...

It’s not just another headache! And the World Health Organisation agrees

Posted on February 4, 2015June 2, 2019 by Dr Granot

Last Updated on June 2, 2019 I often am told by patients that most friends and family, work mates and school friends don’t understand their migraine headaches. It’s just another headache, they are often told. They need to just relax, stay hydrated and that’s it. In its report on the burden of d...

The future for diabetics…

Posted on February 3, 2015June 2, 2019 by Dr Granot

Last Updated on June 2, 2019 A blood sugar monitoring tattoo… From Bloomberg Businessweek.

Minfulness May Help Migraine

Posted on February 1, 2015June 2, 2019 by Dr Granot

Last Updated on June 2, 2019 A pilot study of mindfulness shows promise for this type of meditation to improve migraine frequency and severity. Mindfulness is defined as nonjudgmental, moment-to-moment awareness. Pilot studies are in general too small to statistically detect an effect of an inter...

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