A new migraine treatment in Malaysia both treats and prevents attacks

Many migraine sufferers need to rest in a dark and quiet room during an attack as the headache is often accompanied by photophobia and phonophobia. — dpa

Pain can result in huge disability, as evident from the fact that migraine was the second leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the Global Burden of Disease study in 2019.

It can have a big impact on productivity as its numbers peak in the prime working age group of 30-39, according to a 2007 study in the medical journal Neurology.