Migraine

Ducks start looking ahead after 'unfinished business'

2013-05-14 19:34:00

After the scoreboard bulbs showing a playoff-eliminating loss were turned off at Honda Center on Sunday, more came to light Tuesday as Ducks players were processed through exit interviews. For one, the team was more banged up than advertised down the...

Pepsi fire left Michael Jackson with no hair, migraines: witness

2013-05-09 12:41:00

A vintage video of Michael Jackson’s hair catching on fire during the third take of a 1983 Pepsi commercial was played for jurors Thursday as a makeup artist testified about the devastating migraine headaches the pop singer endured because of the...

Things are coming to a head in Ducks-Red Wings playoff series

2013-05-06 00:00:00

DETROIT — The last thing Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau said before leaving the podium a few hours before Game 3 was something of a cross between cautionary and prescient. "You hope it doesn't become a special-teams game because usually that ends up in...

FDA warns pregnant migraine sufferers against anti-seizure drugs

2013-05-06 16:56:00

The Food and Drug Administration is warning physicians that women who suffer migraine headaches and are pregnant or may become pregnant should not use the drugs valproate or valproic acid to prevent the severe headaches, in light of new evidence showing...

Big hit has huge effect on Ducks, Red Wings going into Game 4

2013-05-06 12:34:00

DETROIT – Suspended forward Justin Abdelkader will be out of Detroit’s lineup for the next two games, but the Ducks could be missing injured defenseman Toni Lydman for an even longer period of time. Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau said as much...

Red Wings' top line takes big hit with suspension of Abdelkader

2013-05-05 17:51:00

DETROIT -- The Ducks will be facing an altered Red Wings team at a most critical time, in Game 4 on Monday night. What has been the Red Wings' top line, the one carrying them into the playoffs, was dismantled when the NHL suspended Detroit forward...

Allergan thrives with Botox but is unloading Lap-Band

2013-03-03 17:39:00

The company: Allergan Inc. Headquarters: Irvine Ticker: AGN Employees: 10,800 Leadership: David E.I. Pyott, chief executive since 1998 Revenue: $5.8 billion in 2012 Net income: $1.1 billion in 2012 Stock price: $108.60 at Friday's close...

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'The Big Bang Theory' on CBS

2013-03-06 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES "The Big Bang Theory" Leonard, Sheldon...

Heartbreak can take a physical toll

2013-02-09 00:00:00

Hope Rising (yes, her real name) says that the day she watched her husband pull out of their driveway for the last time, she collapsed, clutching her stomach in pain. That was, she says, in March 2012, a day before the couple's seventh wedding...

Allergan looks to find buyer for Lap-Band unit in first half of 2013

2013-02-05 10:37:00

Allergan Inc. said it expects to sign a deal to sell its troubled Lap-Band weight-loss unit in the first half of this year as the Irvine company pursues growth from other products and recent acquisitions. The Botox maker, which had previously...

Crucial test for an outpost of healthcare in South L.A.

2012-10-28 00:00:00

Nurse practitioner Matt Tomlin steps into a small patient exam room, logs on to a computer and pulls up a formidable list of ailments for the 57-year-old woman sitting in front of him. Hypertension. Diabetes. Congestive heart failure. Obesity. Anxiety...

Marion Sandler dies at 81; World Savings Bank executive

2012-06-05 00:00:00

As one of the first women to hold a position of power on Wall Street, Marion O. Sandler was notable even before she and her husband, Herbert, spent 43 years building Oakland's World Savings Bank into such a major — and ultimately controversial...

Women are three times more likely to get migraines compared with men, which speaks to an estrogen connection, pharmacist Suzy Cohen says.

2013-05-16 15:57:00

Celebrity event planner Mindy Weiss recreates Christmas for migraine headache sufferer Donna Love during a visit to South Bend on Monday. (Photo courtesy of GCI Health)

2012-12-04 12:18:00

Perhaps Lil Wayne might want to start going one-for-one with ice water alongside syrup drinks in the near future. The MC had a medical scare aboard a private jet Thursday, where, according to TMZ, he suffered seizure-like symptoms that forced an emergency landing in Texas.

2012-10-26 00:00:00