Caffeine 'can ease headaches'
A cup of tea or coffee might be able to tackle certain types of headache, say researchers.
The caffeine it contains could help a higher number of people gain complete relief from "tension headaches".
Caffeine is already routinely added to many painkilling medications, including some which can be bought over the counter at chemists, and the latest research confirms that it has therapeutic value against conventional headache symptoms.
But researchers at the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago also found that giving caffeine in isolation appeared to be as useful as giving standard pain relief.
In all, 58% of headache sufferers said that taking caffeine capsules was completely successful, the same proportion as in those taking ibruprofen only - and many said they felt better more swiftly.
Tension headaches involve constant, dull pain, although not generally as excrutiating as a migraine.
Source BBC News
The caffeine it contains could help a higher number of people gain complete relief from "tension headaches".
Caffeine is already routinely added to many painkilling medications, including some which can be bought over the counter at chemists, and the latest research confirms that it has therapeutic value against conventional headache symptoms.
But researchers at the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago also found that giving caffeine in isolation appeared to be as useful as giving standard pain relief.
In all, 58% of headache sufferers said that taking caffeine capsules was completely successful, the same proportion as in those taking ibruprofen only - and many said they felt better more swiftly.
Tension headaches involve constant, dull pain, although not generally as excrutiating as a migraine.
Source BBC News
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