Category: Research

New Migraine Prevention Guideline

The Canadian Headache Society has released its updated Migraine Prevention Guidelines, featuring the latest evidence-based recommendations to enhance migraine care. These guidelines provide healthcare professionals and patients with valuable information when exploring options and next steps for Canadians living with migraine. This significant update aims to…

Can travelling to a higher altitude trigger migraine attacks?

For some people with migraine, the answer seems to be yes.   In people who climbed a mountain in Colorado (4,300 metres high), people with a history of migraine were 2.5 times more likely to develop a headache than those who did not have migraine.  They were…

Cannabinoid Chemistry Update

Author: Alexander Melinyshin, MD, FRCPC On October 17, 2018, recreational marijuana was legalised Canada-wide, however modern medical use of marijuana and its derivatives has been ongoing since 1999. With more and more Canadians wanting to try it for an ever-expanding array of applications, cannabis has…

New evidence presented in favour of Vitamin D for migraine prevention

Author: Claire Sandoe, MD, FRCPC, Headache Fellow Many patients share a desire for non-medication strategies to help improve their migraines. A recently published study suggests that Vitamin D may be added to the list of potentially beneficial supplements. Past research about the role of Vitamin…

A tribute to Neil Raskin and ice-cream headache

Dr Neil Raskin is a pioneer of headache medicine who is still practicing at 83 years old in San Francisco. He described the famous «DHE Raskin Protocol» that helped so many patients. But do you know those four special headaches that were described by Dr…