DATA FROM HEALINT'S MIGRAINE BUDDY PLATFORM OF ONE MILLION USERS TO BE PRESENTED AT EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY CONFERENCE JUNE 2018

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SINGAPORE, June 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Healint, the developer of Migraine Buddy, the world’s largest migraine tracking and research platform, today announced data on the impact of migraine on work productivity, unveiled in a poster presentation at the Fourth Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) June 16-19, 2018.

With its comprehensive network of one million users and 100 million migraine days tracked on the platform, Migraine Buddy contains patient reported data that generates real world evidence of the global burden of migraine worldwide. The study, entitled Evaluating the Impact of Migraine on Work Productivity in Switzerland Using Self-Reported Data from the Migraine Buddy Application, collected data from 1500 Migraine Buddy users in Switzerland during a 28-day observation period.

Insights uncovered from the study, co-authored by Healint’s president and chief executive officer Francois Cadiou, found:

• The majority - 86.40% - of individuals reported their daily activities being affected by migraine.
• On average, individuals reported missing 31.91 work days per year due to migraine.
• About 2 out of 5 migraine patients (40.13%, n=1500) reported suffering from anxiety and/or depression in at least one migraine attack.
• Migraine is reported to have a considerable impact on the lives of individuals.
   

“This is just a sample of the kinds of real world data we can generate from our platform to uncover just how impactful this silent disease can be on the lives of those who suffer,” says Cadiou. “Healthcare and lost productivity figures associated with migraine are costing the U.S. alone upwards of $35 billion annually, not to mention the burden the condition has on the patients themselves. Translating the impact into cost is necessary in order to help migraineurs finally have a voice. Innovative technology, as implemented in Migraine Buddy, can finally help patients and their doctors understand, diagnose and treat this complex condition for the best possible outcomes.”

Using sensor technologies, deep analytics and machine learning, the Migraine Buddy platform allows users to easily track all aspects of a migraine attack, including triggers, symptoms, medications, and pain intensity. 

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