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Aspirin first for migraine regardless of pain intensity: report

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Aspirin should be tried first in patients with migraine and episodic tension-type headache (ETTH) no matter how bad initial symptoms are, advise the authors of paper online August 29 in the journal Headache. In a review of individual patient data from clinical treatment trials,...

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Sumatriptan/naproxen combo safe, effective for adolescent migraineurs

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The response of adolescents with migraine to treatment with combination sumatriptan and naproxen sodium is similar to that seen in adults, with no new safety concerns evident, according to a report in Headache online July 28. The findings “may provide practitioners with...

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Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole questionable for pediatric soft-tissue infections

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) in children in regions where community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is prevalent is more likely to fail when trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or beta-lactams are used, rather than clindamycin, a...