Propranolol, a beta blocker medication used for treating high blood pressure and preventing migraines, may lower ischemic stroke risk in women who experience migraines frequently. In the large ...

Propranolol's protective effect was found to be more pronounced in women with migraines without aura and for ischemic stroke. For patients with migraine, the clinical benefits of propranolol, a beta ...

Middle age beautiful businesswoman working using laptop at the office suffering from headache desperate and stressed because pain and migraine. Hands on head. A commonly used beta blocker appears to ...

Common drugs taken by up to 10million Americans for anxiety and high blood pressure may lower the risk of stroke in some at-risk people, a study suggests. Propranolol, a type of drug known as a 'beta ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Literature review examined 50 studies with 4,310 adults given blood pressure lowering drugs or placebo to treat ...

Three recommendations suggest monotherapy options for preventing episodic migraine headache in outpatient settings. HealthDay News — In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of ...

Preventive antimigraine therapy (PAM) should probably not be considered until the headache frequency exceeds 1 per week. PAM is associated with significant side effects and often with tachyphylaxis ...

Migraines are thought to happen because of chemical changes in your brain. Nerves send signals that change the levels of certain chemicals in your body, including serotonin and calcitonin gene-related ...

MADISON (WKOW) — A UW Health nurse finally found relief from her chronic migraines with a new treatment supplied by a longtime colleague. According to a news release from UW Health spokesperson Emily ...

"Adherence to pharmacologic treatment is crucial because improvement may occur gradually after initiation of a long-term treatment." HealthDay News — In a clinical guideline issued by the American ...