Tag Archives: news

Update on Institute for Women’s Health Research

The following press release about the Institute for Women’s Health Research at Northwestern University was issued today.   If you want to learn more about us and what we are doing, check the link.

Botox for Chronic Migraines

On October 15, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Botox injection (onabotulinumtoxinA) to prevent headaches in adult patients with chronic migraine. Chronic migraine is defined as having a history of migraine and experiencing a headache on most days of the month.   it is estimated that about 6% of men and 18% of women [...]

Registry featured on the NU homepage

The Illinois Women’s Health Registry is currently featured on the Northwestern University homepage.  To read the latest article about the Registry go to http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2010/03/registry.html.  And you if you live in Illinois, sign up for the Registry!

Our research in the news!

Yes, I’m tooting our own horn – but only because it’s pretty darn exciting!  The Institute’s very own director Dr. Teresa Woodruff (a.k.a. my esteemed advisor) and members of our lab have been in the news for a research article that was just published online this week.  A major part of our research focuses on [...]