High-dose riboflavin for prophylaxis of migraine »
Posted By Zurbin 4 months ago in Health & FitnessResearch question:
Is high-dose riboflavin (vitamin B2) effective for prophylaxis of migraine?
Type of article and design:
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial using a two-parallel group design.
Migraine is a serious problem in terms of morbidity and health care costs. The 1998-1999 Statistics Canada National Population Health Survey1 reports that 7.9% of Canadians older than 12 have been diagnosed with migraine headaches. Women are more affected than men at a ratio of 3:1 (11.7% vs 3.8%); this difference is most pronounced between age 25 and 39. Those who have migraines are more likely to have other chronic conditions, such as allergies, asthma, arthritis or rheumatism, hypertension, and depression. People who have had a major depressive episode are nearly three times as likely to have migraine as those who have not (20.4% vs 7.3%).
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