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A Nasal Path to Migraine Relief
Sciencelife.uchospitals.edu, February 1, 2012
Understanding how those cytokines stop spreading depression — and the nasal route by which they might be delivered — may revolutionize how migraines and other neurological conditions are treated. Read more.
Head Agony
Sciencenews.org, January 18, 2012
When Lewis Carroll sent Alice down the rabbit hole, she encountered a strange and twisted land with distortions of size and time. Read more.
Migraine Sufferers Left a Dollar Short
Dailyrx.com, December 11, 2011
Migraines may be one of the most common conditions affecting Americans, but that doesn't mean they're receiving equal attention. A lack of funding and research push means meager treatment options for those who suffer. Read more.
Chronic Headache Persists in Children With Head Injury
Internalmedicinenews.com, December 5, 2011
In a study of children who had traumatic brain injury, almost half of them experienced chronic headache months later. Read more.
Common, Disabling Headaches in HIV/Aids
Health24.com, December 5, 2011
A new study finds that one in two patients with HIV/Aids suffers from headaches."These are not your typical mild, run-of-the mill headaches," Dr Todd A. Smitherman, who worked on the study, told Reuters Health. Read more.
What are the Phases of a Migraine?
Healthguru.com, December 1, 2011
Migraine attacks happen in FOUR phases, although not EVERYONE experiences all of them. So let's explore what the phases are AND the symptoms that characterize them. The premonitory-or prodromal-phase provides advanced warning that a migraine attack is coming. To watch the video, click here.
Andrew C. Charles Named Inaugural Holder of Luskin Chair in Migraine and Headache Studies
UCLA.edu, November 28, 2011
Dr. Andrew C. Charles, a professor of neurology and director of UCLA's Headache Research and Treatment Program, has been named the first holder of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Chair in Migraine and Headache Studies. This chair is the first in the country dedicated to headache research. Read more.
Acupuncture Is Safe in Children, Study Finds
NYTimes.com, November 22, 2011
According to a large new study in the journal Pediatrics, the short answer is yes — in the hands of a trained practitioner. The study, the first large-scale systematic review on the safety of pediatric acupuncture, found that about one in 10 children had experienced mild side effects, like bruising and pain and numbness at the puncture site. Read more.
My 'stroke' was a migraine that lasted for TWO YEARS
Dailymail.co.uk, November 15, 2011
Hours after giving birth to twin daughters, Tracey Wilson should have been celebrating one of the happiest days of her life. Instead the marketing manager from Whitstable, Kent, found herself apparently suffering a stroke — she couldn’t speak without slurring her words, was dribbling uncontrollably and was paralysed from head to toe on her left side. Read more.
Migraine and Headaches Prompt New Research Focused on Military Personnel
Washington Post, Novemeber 7, 2011
Army Spec. David Hunt made it through a year of deployment in central Iraq largely unscathed. But two years after returning to the United States, he faces medical retirement from the military.
As Hunt, 37, describes it, there’s “really not any place” for him in the Army because of chronic migraine, the condition that has plagued him ever since an off-duty auto accident in 2006. Read more.
On Menstrual Migraines, Pregnancy and Strokes
Business.Inquirer.net, November 4, 2011
Several months ago, a young would-be mother, who was in her first trimester of pregnancy, was referred to our clinic for a pounding headache, which was attributed to a high-normal, at most marginally elevated blood pressure. Even before her pregnancy, she would have migraine attacks, especially when she’s under stress. Read more.
Hypnotist Helps Migraine Sufferer Find Relief
Wchs6.com, October 21, 2011
Artist Ami Badami makes a living painting beauty and serenity but she says there's nothing pretty about her migraines. Hypnosis is helping Badami control her pain and she says no one is more surprised than she is. Read more.
Imagined Smells Can Precede Migraine
Reuters.com, October 14, 2011
Hallucinated scents can, rarely, be a part of the "aura" that some people perceive before a migraine attack, a new study finds. About 30 percent of people with recurrent migraines have sensory disturbances shortly before their headache hits. Read more.
The Scary New Migraine Mistake
More.com, October 11, 2011
On a late afternoon in April at the Head Pain Treatment Unit of Chelsea Community Hospital in Michigan, everything feels muted—window shades are drawn, and patients are speaking just above a whisper. Read more.
Overcoming Pain: Can a Pacemaker Cure Migraines?
ABCnews.com, October 9th, 2011
Thirteen years ago Kelly Ampascher woke up with a massive headache. "I thought I was going to die, the first night they took me to the emergency room 13 years ago," she said. "I thought I was going to die...throbbing pulsating feeling like spears are coming through my eyes." Read more.
Landmark WHO Headache Report Finds Enormous Impact, Major Gaps In Understanding
PainMedicineNews, October 6, 2011
Individuals who experience migraine headaches lose 1.3% of their lives to disability, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) first global atlas on headaches. “Lifting the Burden: Atlas of Headache Disorders and Resources in the World 2011” is full of such details on the prevalence and impact of headache around the world, painstakingly chronicling its personal and societal effects. Read more.
Too Many Heart Patients Getting Migraine Drugs
WebMD.com, September 30, 2011
A disturbing number of people with heart problems who shouldn't be prescribed standard migraine medications like Amerge, Axert, Frova, Imitrex, Maxalt, Relpax, Treximet, and Zomig are given the drugs anyway, researchers say. Read more.
Cincinnati Children’s Gets $12M NIH Grant for Migraine Clinical Trials
Medcitynews.com, September 28, 2011
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has been awarded a $12 million federal grant to conduct a clinical trial aimed at determining the best migraine-prevention treatment for children and teens. Read more.
Good News About Chocolate
Migraine.com, September 23, 2011
Let’s face it — women LOVE chocolate! Research shows that chocolate affects levels of brain chemicals, like serotonin, which is probably why we love it so much. Read more.
Help is Available for Children with Migraines
News.cincinnati.com, September 14, 2011
Now that kids are back in school, there is one thing doctors at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center can be sure of: an increasing number of medical complaints, often about headaches. Read more.
Use Aspirin First for Migraine, Regardless of Pain
Health24.com, September 12, 2011
Aspirin should be tried first in patients with migraine and episodic tension-type headache (ETTH), no matter how bad the initial symptoms are, say the authors of an online paper in Headache. Read more.
Motion Sickness Treatments Make Waves
ScientificAmerican.com, September 3, 2011
James Locke, a flight surgeon at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, has made dozens of people sick in the name of science. Read more.
To Prevent Migraines, Drink More Water
Telegram.com, August 26, 2011
For migraine sufferers, summer can be a perilous time of year.
Oppressive heat and spikes in temperature have long been thought to precipitate attacks in people prone to chronic headaches. Read more.
Headache/Migraine in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
About.com, August 22, 2011
A lot of us with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome also have headaches and/or migraines. We know that for a fact, and it looks like we're starting to understand why. Read more.
Migraines, Torture, and Fear
Thecostaricanews.com, August 21, 2011
When I was in my 20’s, I suffered from both severe migraines and depression. They often go together. Their incidence has greatly increased in society, and I sympathize with the many people grappling with them. Perhaps my story can help some sufferers. Rea more. Read more.
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and Migraine in Children
Headachedrugs.com, August 8, 2011
A recent study by Lin et al. attempted to clarify the link between migraine and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS). The group decided to pursue this study because of the high prevalence of migraine in children with cyclic vomiting syndrome and because CVS is considered a precursor to migraine. Read more.
Deficient in Magnesium?
Thedailiygleaner.canadaeast.com, August 5, 2011
A recent survey of Canadians revealed there may be more of a substantial gap between how we hope we eat and reality. Busy schedules combined with convenient packaged foods sometimes leaves a lot to be desired, and these gaps may be catching up with us. Read more.
Headache Research Comes of Age
Standard.net, August 3, 2011
A 13-year-old patient once came to Dr. Robert Cowan with an unusual request: She wanted to go to an amusement park and she needed him to talk her mother into it. The mother assumed Cowan, a neurologist treating the girl for severe migraines, would take her side. Read more.
Refractory Migraine in a Headache Clinic Population
Biomedcentral.com, August 1, 2011
Many migraineurs who seek care in headache clinics are refractory to treatment, despite advances in headache therapies. Epidemiology is poorly characterized, because diagnostic criteria for refractory migraine were not available until recently. Read more.
Migraine Miseries Push Patients to Ways of Coping
NYTimes.com, July 25, 2011
The news that the presidential candidate Michele Bachmann suffers from severe migraines has touched off a national discussion about a surprisingly common disorder that is little understood and often undertreated. Migraine patients are coming forward with their stories. And while each one is different, they have two common threads: suffering and trying to cope. Read more.
Me, Michele and Our Migraines
NYTimes.com, July 21, 2011
IS our problem with Representative Michele Bachmann’s migraines that she has them, or that she takes medication for them? Read more.
Bachmann's Migraines are a Phony Issue
CNN.com, July 21, 2011
First of all: Michele Bachmann will not be getting my vote for president. But that is a political decision, not a medical one. Reading media reports that she suffers from a severe migraine condition, I feel for her. Read more.
Why Do Women Get More Migraines Than Men?
Slate.com, July 20, 2011
Aides to Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann say she suffers from severe migraine headaches that can incapacitate her for days at a time. After Bachmann's campaign denied the claims, a secondary debate was sparked about whether reporting on the issue is sexist, since migraines are more common in women than men. Read more.
Michele Bachmann's Migraines: Sexism And Stigma Rage On
Huffingtonpost.com, July 20, 2011
It used to be that Americans wondered if a woman could be taken seriously as a presidential candidate. They also questioned if modern society would ever elect someone who's been divorced. Hey, just last week, Larry David asked why we haven't had any bald presidents. Read more.
Simple Questions Accurately Screen for Medication Overuse Headache
Internalmedicinenews.com, July 15, 2011
"Do you take an attack treatment more than 10 days per month?" "Is this intake on a regular basis?" With these two questions, clinicians at a headache treatment center in France quickly screened and identified patients with medication overuse headache, according to a validation study of the screening questions. Read more.
How to Assess the Severity of Your Migraine?
Hivehealthmedia.com, July 8, 2011
After diagnosis of migraine is made, using the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society, the next important aspect is to assess the severity of the disease and the disability it is causing to the patient, which can guide the treating physician about to manage the disease well. Read more.
Recommendations for Those with Chronic Migraine
Migraine.com, July 6, 2011
Probably the most difficult time of my life was the period when my Migraines were chronic. Migraines are considered chronic when you have a Migraine 15 or more days a month. Essentially, you have a Migraine more often than not. Read more.
When Migraine Symptoms and Panic Triggers Overlap
Blogs.psychcentral.com, July 9, 2011
Just like I could never forget my first panic attack, I could never forget my first migraine. I was sixteen or so and had absolutely no idea what was wrong with me. Read more
Migraine Pain: It's Different for Kids
The33tv.com, July 5, 2011
"I remember my head was throbbing, it felt like someone was pounding on my head," Rudy said. "I just broke down and started crying." That happened when she was 6 years old and the migraines have never stopped--in fact they've gotten worse. Read more.
Painful Summer: Migraine Triggers Bring a Season of Misery for Many
Abcnews.go.com, July 5, 2011
It's a difficult time of year for frequent migraine sufferer Nancy Scuri. Certain weather and atmospheric factors affect her sinuses, which, in turn, trigger her debilitating headaches. Read more.
Migraine Triggers
Uhs.berkeley.edu, June 30, 2011
“Triggers” are specific factors that may increase your risk of having a migraine attack. The migraine sufferer has inherited a sensitive nervous system that under certain circumstances can lead to migraine. Read more.
What's Really Triggering Migraine Pain?
Clickondetroit.com, June 29, 2011
Local 4 Dr. Frank McGeorge reported when it comes to triggering migraines, red wine, MSG or certain cheeses are just the beginning. Researchers have identified more than 100 things that may trigger a migraine in some people. Read more.
5 Ways to Treat Migraines and Chronic Headaches
Washingtonian.com, June 20, 2011
Washington prizes great minds working at peak performance, so it’s fitting that research hubs, universities, and top neurologists here are devoted to the study of migraines. Scientists have learned a lot about migraines in the last decade through neuroimaging and research—coming a long way from when some believed the pain was just in a patient’s mind. Read more.
Migraines - A Serious Women's Health Issue
Healthnewsdigest.com, June
19, 2011
We have all known someone who has been devastated by migraines that may come on unexpectedly and bring symptoms like throbbing pain, sensitivity to light, nausea, and vomiting and lasts for hours or days. Chances are that someone was female. Read more.
Why the Disparity in Attention and Support for Migraine and Headache Disorders?
Terirobert.typepad.com, June 17, 2011
As patients, we have not done a good job of imploring those around us to take up our cause, nor have we effectively taken up our own cause. When was the last time you donated to a headache organization or asked someone to make a donation on your behalf? Read more.
The Genetic Clue that May Explain Why Women Get More Migraines
Dailymail.co.uk, June 13, 2011
Hopes of a cure for migraines have been boosted by the discovery of three genes linked to the crippling headaches. One of the rogue stretches of DNA also seems to be more likely to trigger migraines in women, helping explain why they are three times more likely to suffer. Read more.
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