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21st September 2009
Migraines occur far more frequently in women than in men. In fact, in adult women the rate of frequency is roughly fifteen to seventeen percent, whereas in men it is only about five percent.
Studies have concluded that estrogen withdrawal is a key fact... Read >
Author: wbdoyle17th September 2009
Women Everywhere have been searching for a Menstural Migraine Treatment. Of the countless symptoms that are sometimes related to menopause, migraines could be the toughest to understand. For girls inquisitive about good nutrition and overall good health... Read >
Author: Harley Singleton16th September 2009
A migraine attack can be divided into four phases:A 'premonitory' phase occurs in up to half of people with migraine. You may feel irritable, depressed, tired, have food cravings, or 'just know' that a migraine is going to occur. You may have these feelin... Read >
Author: paulcentric16th September 2009
During these hard times many things can cause the body a great deal of stress. In fact throughout the average Americans day, they are likely to encounter over thirty different incidents that will bring upon stress. Some of these stress related incidents ... Read >
Author: denzale59031st August 2009
It has long been believed that vitamins and certain dietary supplements can serve as an effective alternative treatment for migraine headaches. Correcting dietary insufficiencies may help reduce migraine headache frequency and improve health for migraine ... Read >
Author: Don20th August 2009
Migraines have been a recognised medical condition for many years but people still consider them to be just bad headaches. Before we discuss migraines I would always advise anyone who suddenly starts to experience them to be checked out by their doctor to... Read >
Author: Byron Beck27th July 2009
Those of us that suffer from Migraines know that they can be so severe that they can just about cripple the migraine sufferer. Migraines can and do have a tremendous impact on one's quality of life, but it is now possible to treat migraines in such a way... Read >
Author: Dante Shaffer19th July 2009
Migraine - Severe headaches can be harmful
Migraines are a common problem in the UK where up to 10% of the population suffer from them. Primarily, they are defined as a severe headache on one side of the head and often accompanied by other distressful ... Read >
Author: mark bevan05th July 2009
Migraine Treatment
Fortunately, managing migraines have become possible in the last decade. Although there is still no cure, medications can help reduce the frequency of migraine and stop the pain once it has started. The right medicines combined with s... Read >
Author: mark bevan18th June 2009
Migraine Treatment
Most people who suffer from migraine can deal with mild-to-moderate migraine attacks at home. The following measures may help in relieving migraine headaches to a certain extent. You must:
Use a cold compress to the ... Read >
Author: mark bevan08th May 2009
Who get migraine?
Physiologically, migraine headache is a neurological condition that is more commonly known to afflict women than men. Women experience migraines at least three times more often than men, probably because of hormonal changes. However, mi... Read >
Author: mark bevan08th May 2009
Who get migraine?
Physiologically, migraine headache is a neurological condition that is more commonly known to afflict women than men. Women experience migraines at least three times more often than men, probably because of hormonal changes. However, mi... Read >
Author: mark bevan06th May 2009
I had often wondered if Indian head massage could help migraine sufferers? So, purely, in the interest of research for my readers, I booked a session and can report that it was an amazing experience. I asked Pauline McKittrick for her comments on migraine... Read >
Author: joyh27th March 2009
Migraine, as anyone who has ever experienced it is only too well aware, is much more than a bad headache.
Often the migraine sufferer experiences severe mood alterations and changes in their behaviour hours or days before the actual onset of a migraine... Read >
Author: Peter Field26th February 2009
Migraine relief treatment
Most migraineurs can deal with mild-to-moderate migraine attacks at home. Some of the measures mentioned below will help migraine relief. They are :
Using a cold compress to the area of pain
Resting with pillows comf... Read >
Author: mark bevan16th January 2009
One of the common food triggers identified by the 1979 Lancet study on food intolerance and migraine, was cane sugar(1).
The correlation between migraines and cane sugar or refined sugar consumption has been exhaustively covered in many migraine forums... Read >
Author: joyh09th January 2009
Migraines are common to a lot of Americans, especially the ocular type. With most jobs nowadays leaning more towards reading and computer work, it's no surprise that ocular or eye migraines happen very often.One of the most common triggers of migraine is ... Read >
Author: morningshift16th December 2008
What is Migraine Headaches?
Migraine Headaches are paroxysmal ailments, that are accompanied by a severe headache. The headache normally occurs on one side of the head. Migraine is associated with disorders of digestion, liver, and sight. Migraine head... Read >
Author: smita14th October 2008
In the United States, it's fairly common for people to experience headaches. And one of the most commonly experienced headaches is migraine. Approximately 28 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches, a big 75% of it are women. There are also 14 mi... Read >
Author: morningshift02nd October 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Stephen Lau
Pain is not localized because it is the outcome of a series of reactions in the body and the mind. Pain is felt and experienced only when the injured area sends signals through your nervous system to your brain, which rec... Read >
Author: Stephen Lau17th September 2008
Migraine attacks and pain generally begins between the ages of 10 and 40, and diminishes after 50. The two primary types of migraines are with aura and without aura.
Migraine without aura is a common migraine without aura but exhibits the same symptom... Read >
Author: Ray Attebery12th September 2008
The idea that oranges are considered a possible trigger for migraine has surprised many of us, as orange juice is usually considered to be beneficial in our diet
Not if you are sensitive to citrus. The citrus group of foods, which includes fruits such ... Read >
Author: joyh16th August 2008
In the present fast sedentary lifestyle, debt stress is a very common phenomenon. It can affect almost anyone, from a college student, to any employed person; the advent of the credit card has brought its side effect; stress. In stress both a person’s e... Read >
Author: SimonDuffy16th August 2008
In the present fast sedentary lifestyle, debt stress is a very common phenomenon. It can affect almost anyone, from a college student, to any employed person; the advent of the credit card has brought its side effect; stress. In stress both a person’s e... Read >
Author: SimonDuffy13th August 2008
This is a summary of what I try to tell my own patients about treating migraine. Most of this is in your own hands. The problem is that there is no guarantee that any treatment for migraine will actually work. However the following do have science behind ... Read >
Author: Raeburn30th June 2008
What causes migraine attacks? There is no real evidence showing what the actual underlying cause is, however there is a strong hypothesis that a condition called hypoxia (lack of oxygenation in the brain cells) triggers these aggravating, throbbing migra... Read >
Author: Ivan S. Pullicino B.Pharm. (Hons.) M.Sc.12th June 2008
A blackhead is caused by excess oil that has clogged a pore. This clog occurs when the built-up oil is unable to flow to the surface of the skin due to a misshapen or impaired pore and dead skin cells blocking the way. When the pore is open, the oil is ex... Read >
Author: peterhutch25th March 2008
The goal of treatment is to reduce the frequency, severity, and duration of a patient's migraine headaches. Choosing a preventive strategy or a pain-relieving strategy depends on the frequency and severity of the headaches, the degree of disability the he... Read >
Author: peterhutch25th March 2008
The goal of treatment is to reduce the frequency, severity, and duration of a patient's migraine headaches. Choosing a preventive strategy or a pain-relieving strategy depends on the frequency and severity of the headaches, the degree of disability the ... Read >
Author: peterhutch25th February 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Stephen Lau
Cheese is a part of the American culture. Americans enjoy eating cheese, and some are even addicted to it.
Is there such a thing as cheese addiction? Is it an overstatement that you could, in fact, be addicted to chees... Read >
Author: Stephen Lau25th February 2008
A migraine is a throbbing, intense headache in one half of the head. It can affect people of all ages. The cause of migraine is not known.
During an attack, the blood vessels in the brain dilate and then draw together with stimulation of nerve ending... Read >
Author: Peter sams21st February 2008
About 90 percent of women get pregnancy stretch marks. So, you are not alone in the battle. After all who doesn’t want flawless skin! The good news is that there are hundreds of removal methods. The bad news is that none of them provides a definite cu... Read >
Author: apurva19th February 2008
About 90 percent of women get pregnancy stretch marks. So, you are not alone in the battle. After all who doesn’t want flawless skin! The good news is that there are hundreds of removal methods. The bad news is that none of them provides a definite cure... Read >
Author: apurva07th February 2008
For some reason, doctors are still giving the diagnosis of optical migraine. And when doctors aren't using the term, patients are diagnosing themselves. Not only is it causing confusion, it's making it even harder for people to get proper treatment.
... Read >
Author: migraineman22nd January 2008
Children who get frequent headaches and migraine attacks have chronic illness. Such children and their parents face problem to adjust with school and their rules. Extra preparations and steps should be taken to cope with such illness. Pediatric specialist... Read >
Author: Krishan Bakhru16th August 2007
More and more migraine sufferers are turning to natural methods of migraine relief to replace or complement prescribed medication. There are three major categories of natural migraine treatments:
1. Abortive treatments help to reduce the symptoms of a... Read >
Author: Lisa Janse15th August 2007
What is 5-Htp?
5 Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is so-called natural alternative to traditional antidepressants, used to treat unipolar depression and dysthymia. It is an amino acid that is an intermediate step between tryptophan and the mandatory brain che... Read >
Author: Hmark15th August 2007
What is 5-Htp?
5 Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is so-called natural alternative to traditional antidepressants, used to treat unipolar depression and dysthymia. It is an amino acid that is an intermediate step between tryptophan and the mandatory brain che... Read >
Author: Hmark15th August 2007
Due to the varied types of the disease, most doctors would diagnose migraine based on the universally accepted standards of The International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) to avoid misdiagnosis. Retinal migraine is a classic example of confu... Read >
Author: malo14th August 2007
There are people who can tell when they are about to have migraine. These people usually see bright shimmering lights around objects, zigzag lines or wavy images. Others experience hallucinations or temporary loss of vision.
What is Migraine?
Mi... Read >
Author: aseya14th August 2007
There are people who can tell when they are about to have migraine. These people usually see bright shimmering lights around objects, zigzag lines or wavy images. Others experience hallucinations or temporary loss of vision.
What is Migraine?
Migr... Read >
Author: aseya25th July 2007
Oral contraception is a popular form of birth control but many women find that it alters their headache or migraine pattern or even prompts new headaches where previously there were none. Some women are fortunate in that they actually experience less freq... Read >
Author: Alien25th July 2007
Migraine disease can be disabling in itself but it can also have a debilitating and disruptive effect on normal day-to-day life. In addition to the excruciating pain often experienced by sufferers, job loss and prejudices in the workplace abound. Sadly, m... Read >
Author: Alien25th July 2007
Whether or not you are taking prescription and over-the-counter medications for migraine relief you might find that alternative treatments are helpful in managing migraine headaches. One such treatment is massage therapy. Massage in general is suggested f... Read >
Author: Alien25th July 2007
The best way to treat headaches and migraines is to prevent them from occurring in the first place. Unfortunately for many people avoidance of triggers just isn't enough, and they will require medication to prevent migraines.
Frequent migraine headache... Read >
Author: Alien24th July 2007
A co-existing disorder means that there are several medical conditions occurring simultaneously. Headache and migraine sufferers can have various co-existing health ailments such as anxiety cardiac disorders or numerous other problems.
Such conditions ... Read >
Author: Alien30th March 2007
Migraine headaches are usually very intense pounding headaches that often involve only one side of the head. Migraine pain is so intense that you know it is no ordinary headache. Even slight movement can worsen the pain. Migraine headache sufferers tend ... Read >
Author: alvin toh13th March 2007
Depression is a common and treatable mental health condition that can affect any one of us at any point in our lives. If you are suffering from depression, then it is highly likely that some form of medication will be prescribed by your doctor. There ar... Read >
28th February 2007
Almost everyone has had a headache at one point in his or her life. Headaches are of different types. In a migraine, throbbing pain is felt on one side of the head. The most important symptom you will probably have with your migraine headache is pain, and... Read >
Author: Cindy02nd January 2007
Migraine is a kind of ordinary and very painful headache that usually occurs on one side of the head. It often commences at teenage years or early childhood. It runs in families and has a tendency to recur.
More often than not, one side of the head exp... Read >
Author: Nathalie Fiset30th December 2006
Migraines affect roughly 7.5% of the world's population. These severe headaches can be anything from extremely annoying to downright debilitating once they strike, depending on the level of the headache's severity. On the average, migraine attacks are a l... Read >
Author: Nathalie Fiset17th November 2006
Treatments for Headache Relief: Inderal for Headache Relief
What a variety of headaches and what a variety of treatment patterns!
Strictly speaking, any medicine that is administered for a particular disease, must cure it without giving scope for an... Read >
Author: Kanishk manchanda03rd October 2006
How can you take control of what is out of control? Begin with the basics. The basics mean making healthy lifestyle choices. Migraines, fibromyalgia, IBS, frequently neck pain, TMJ, and panic attacks are interrelated. The common denomi... Read >
Author: J. Wes Tanner, MD24th April 2006
Copyright 2006 Michael V. Gruber, MPH
Menstrual migraines are a part of many women's monthly menstruation cycle that causes pain and suffering. Menstruation is a natural phenomenon of changing hormones and emotions that occur cyclically for women who r... Read >
Author: Kristin Royce15th March 2006
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When it comes to migraine triggers, sometimes it's not so much what you do as what you don't do. Below is a list of the top migraine triggers and further information on them. As alwa... Read >
Author: Mayur Vibhakar14th March 2006
Migraine pain can be deeply debilitating. Females are three times more prone than males to suffer from it.
In recent years, scientists found out a lot about managing migraines but despite that fact there is still no known cure.
There are numerous me... Read >
Author: Paul Douglas15th December 2005
Scientists have been able to come to a clear conclusion about the exact causes of migraines. It has been said however that generally the key element is blood flow changes in the brain. Migraine sufferers appear to have blood vessels that overreact to diff... Read >
Author: David Skul
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