8 ZAP AWAY HEADACHES

Anyone who suffers from cluster headaches can attest to the excruciatingly severe pain and misery an attack can inflict.

In an effort to control the pain associated with these types of headaches, Cleveland Clinic doctors surgically implanted an almond-sized device behind the upper jaw of 32 patients during a study. When the device was activated by remote control, it released a high frequency of stimulation through the cheek. At the end of the study, 67 percent reported pain relief when they would activate the device.

Currently, the team is planning a FDA study to test the device on those who experience cluster headaches and migraines.

9 DIABETES DRUG ‘FIRST IN CLASS’

For Type 2 diabetes sufferers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug in March that is set to change the way people manage their blood sugar.

Instead of taking medications that lower the amount of glucose your body absorbs from food, Invokana (generic name canagliflozin) instead attacks blood sugar as soon as it enters your body and prevents putting sugar removed by the kidneys back in the bloodstream. Any excess sugar is then flushed out in your urine.

This new drug will help curb many of the side effects caused by diabetes, such as vision loss, kidney damage, and increased risk of heart attack and stroke.