December 22, 2003/ January 5, 2004
In Print Photo by Steve Gilbert From Focus: Mechanism Found for Migraine Med For migraine patients, triptans are often the only drugs that provide relief. But their efficacy is inconsistent--in some patients they don't work at all, and in others they work only sometimes. Now Rami Burstein and colleagues report that they have identified a physiological mechanism distinguishing two groups of patients, one that always responds to the drugs and the other that responds only if the drugs are given early in an attack.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Defects in Trafficking Protein Linked to Reduced Brain Size and Mental Retardation Upcoming Milestone Symposium Series: Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Several presenters Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:00 am-12:30 pm Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research		Spotlight InteliHealth Goes Platinum The Aetna InteliHealth website received the Platinum eHealthcare Leadership Award for best health/health care content for a general health site geared toward consumers. About 100 HMS faculty members are contributing editors, and 14 of them make up InteliHealth's core editorial board. Student Scene Photo by Graham Ramsay In Chronic Care, Perhaps the Provider Should Call the Patient Erica Seiguer interviews a patient who is part of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program to improve patient care. The patient's core message is that if the system is to be redesigned, the perspective of patients with chronic needs must be considered.

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