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Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with frequent headache in middle-aged and older men

Low Serum Vitamin D Linked to Frequent Headache in Men

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Significantly increased odds of headache for those in lowest versus highest serum 25(OH)D quartile
A growing number of American children with headaches are being seen at pediatric emergency departments and admitted to the hospital

AAP: Visits to Pediatric ERs for Headache Pain in Children Rising

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Study finds hospital admissions for headache pain also up; reasons are unclear
Effective management of chronic migraine starts with proper diagnosis of this subtype of migraine

Proper Diagnosis Is Key in Managing Chronic Migraine

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Patients with chronic headache often overuse acute medications
For patients with cervicogenic headache

Lasting Analgesia for Subcompartmental GON Block

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Subcompartmental greater occipital nerve block gives 24 weeks analgesia in cervicogenic headache
Atraumatic needles appear to be effective for preventing postdural puncture headache

Atraumatic Needles Prevent Postdural Puncture Headache

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Significantly lower incidence of PDPH with atraumatic S-type versus traumatic Q-type needles
A procedure that delivers lidocaine directly to nerves in the back of the nasal cavity appears to offer significant relief to migraine sufferers

SIR: Intranasal Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Eases Migraine

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Therapy reduces pain level by about one-third for up to a month
Clinicians are increasingly ordering advanced imaging and referring to other physicians for headache but less often providing counseling

Clinicians Increasingly Ordering Imaging for Headaches

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From 1999-2000 to 2009-2010, increases seen in use of CT/MRI, referrals to other physicians