Placebo as good as most drugs for kids' migraines

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Placebo as good as most drugs for kids' migraines

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug-free placebo pill prevents migraines in kids and teens just as well as most headache medicines, according to a new review of past evidence. Researchers found only two drugs known to help migraine-plagued adults reduced the frequency of kids' headaches better than a placebo. And even in those cases, the effect was small - a difference of less than one headache per month compared to the dummy pills. "Parents should be aware that our medication choices aren't as good as they should be," said Dr. ...

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