Dr. John Graham; Pioneer in Headache Treatment
Dr. John Graham, 81, a pioneer in headache treatment and founder of the Headache Research Foundation at Boston’s Faulkner Hospital. Chief of medical service at the Faulkner Hospital for 25 years, he introduced corticosteroids and developed the ergotamine-caffeine suppository to treat migraine headaches. He also identified side effects of the headache medicine Sansert and directed studies on beta-blockers and lithium. In Boston on Wednesday of a blood disorder.
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