Posts tagged: physical

President Obama still smoking?

President Obama is in “excellent health” – but has to stay away from the smokes and watch his cholesterol, doctors said Sunday. Obama, 48, is a lean 180 pounds, with 20-20 vision, but needs to “continue smoking cessation efforts,” doctors said after his first physical as commander in chief. Physicians at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. recommended Obama continue his “nicotine replacement the ... Jump to full article >>

Abuse in childhood linked to migraines

Childhood maltreatment, especially emotional abuse and neglect, are prevalent in migraine patients, U.S. researchers found. Dr. Gretchen E. Tietjen of the University of Toledo Medical Center and colleagues recruited a cross-sectional survey of headache clinic patients with physician-diagnosed migraine at 11 outpatient headache centers. Childhood maltreatment was assessed using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, a 28-item self-reported quantitat ... Jump to full article >>