Volume 5 , Issue 1 • 2015 contents
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The Use of Beta Blocker Ophthalmic Solution for the Treatment of Migraine
In 1976 , propranolol became the first FDA-approved medication for the prevention of migraine . Propranolol , a beta blocker , is probably the mostly widely prescribed medication in the world for prevention of migraine . Another beta blocker , timolol , received FDA approval in 1978 as the first topical beta blocker for the treatment of glaucoma . Now , the use of timolol ophthalmic solution has been proposed as acute therapy for a migraine attack .
A New Approach to Acute Headache Treatment
Since 1993 , sumatriptan has been available for the acute treatment of migraine . Originally , administration was limited to subcutaneous injection but other forms ( oral , inhalation ) were developed . We look at the newest method available to patients – a single-use , disposable patch system that delivers sumatriptan through the skin .
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A New Tool for Indentifying Headache Triggers and Symptoms
Curelator Headache is a transformational digital tool that allows individuals to track and discover the myriad factors that are associated with migraine . The goal was to scientifically determine some of the conditions and factors that may trigger or protect an individual from a migraine headache attack . After 90 days of data were entered , these results illustrate that virtually every migraineur is different .
In Memoriam
• A tribute to Oliver Sacks , MD , noted neurologist and author , by NHF Board member , Mark Green , MD .
• Ninan Mathew , MD , former President of the American Headache Society and the International Headache Society , is remembered by NHF Executive Chairperson and Founder , Seymour Diamond , MD .
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NHF News
Learn what ’ s happening in and around the National Headache Foundation .
The Headache Clinics
This issue focuses on The Headache Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , and a conversation with its Director and Founder , Robert G . Kaniecki , MD .
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Reader Mail
You ask , our physician experts answer . Get information from leaders in headache medicine .
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