"[A]cupuncture in addition to usual care was an effective and safe treatment."

  Acupunct Med. 2006 Dec;24 Suppl:S33-39. Related Articles, Links  Efficacy, effectiveness, safety and costs of acupuncture for chronic pain – results of a large research initiative. Witt CM, Brinkhaus B, Reinhold T, Willich SN. BACKGROUND: The aim of the ‘Acupuncture … Continue reading

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Pain tolerance selectively increased by a sweet-smelling odor

Psychol Sci. 2007 Apr;18(4):308-11. Related Articles Pain tolerance selectively increased by a sweet-smelling odor. Prescott J, Wilkie J. James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The mechanism underlying reported analgesic effects of odors in humans is unclear, although odor hedonics has … Continue reading

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Morphine self-administration into the lateral septum depends on dopaminergic mechanisms: Evidence from pharmacology and Fos neuroimaging

Behav Brain Res. 2007 Mar 16; [Epub ahead of print] Related Articles Morphine self-administration into the lateral septum depends on dopaminergic mechanisms: Evidence from pharmacology and Fos neuroimaging. Le Merrer J, Gavello-Baudy S, Galey D, Cazala P. Centre de Neurosciences … Continue reading

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Psychiatric comorbidity and suicide risk in adolescents with chronic daily headache

  Worried and unwell: Panic and migraine are highly comorbid, in Taiwan too.      NEUROLOGY 2007;68:1468-1473© 2007 American Academy of Neurology Psychiatric comorbidity and suicide risk in adolescents with chronic daily headache Shuu-Jiun Wang, MD, Kai-Dih Juang, MD, Jong-Ling Fuh, … Continue reading

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Relation between headache in childhood and physical and psychiatric symptoms in adulthood: national birth cohort study

  BMJ. 2001 May 12;322(7295):1145. Cited Articles, Free in PMC, LinkOut Relation between headache in childhood and physical and psychiatric symptoms in adulthood: national birth cohort study. Fearon P, Hotopf M. Institute of Psychiatry and Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’s School … Continue reading

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