Wednesday Headache Linkfest
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Oh, I’ve got a beauty going on right now, but at least it’s not a migraine and at least it’s not brain cancer or a worm in my brain. Not yet, anyway. But the world can’t wait for my head, so here’s yet another installment of headache and head pain news from around the web. Enjoy.
- Speaking of brain cancer, there’s an awful lot of it in McCullum Lake Village in Illinois — which just happens to be a mile outside of a Rohm and Haas chemical plant, established there since 1963. The national average for brain cancer is seven unlucky sods in 100,000. In McCullum Lake Village, it’s 14 out of 1,000 — so far. Considering that the company has 140 facilities in 27 countries, some people (including ex-employees) are just a mite concerned.
- Generic Imitrex (sumatriptan) has apparently been released in some parts of the US. (Thank you, Doc Shazam.) It’s not in my area, I can tell you that much. I’ve given up on ever taking the stuff, even though my doctor recommends it for me. Who knows? Maybe the verapamil will work out. However, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals won’t be or isn’t putting it out, as originally announced.
- Random visual art and poetry inspired by migraine pain is over at Migrainepage.
- Telgagepant Phase III trial went well, or so reports Medical News Today and an article that appeared in The Lancet. It’s hoped that it will give all the benfits of zolmitriptan, but without the harsh side effects. The trial has 1380 human guinea pigs from Europe and America.
- In case you are wondering about drug side effects in general (whether the drug has anythign to do with head pain or not), be sure to bookmark Drugs.com.
- In sports concussion news, USAToday reports that hockey players may be underpaid — considering all of the hospitalization they need due to concussions, especially if they tick off a really big player from the other team. They got their report from a book called The Physics of Hockey.
- Perhaps the hockey players need to read How to Prevent Exercise-Induced and Exertion Migraine Headaches by RainGem. Even if they don’t get migraines and only get concussions from other ticked off players, they are sure to get some relief from the kitten bodybuilder photo.
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December 17th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
I was at the pharmacy last night, so I asked them about generic Imitrex Stat Dose. They thought they didn’t have it, but upon searching in their system they discovered they did. Unfortunately my script was written to be filled as written, but as soon as my doctor’s office gets back to the pharmacy I’ll finally be in business! Can’t wait to see how much it costs.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Good luck, Diana. I do have to mention that I was contacted by a reader named Doc Shazam who said the generic didn’t help him anywhere near the brand name. Knock on wood, eh?
December 18th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
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