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Migraine: Causes & Treatment
Mon Jun 04 02:09:00 EDT 2012
It’s the second most common cause of missed work in this country after back pain. About 30-million or more people in America suffer from migraine – often in the form of debilitating headaches. But in a KERA Health Checkup, Deborah Friedman of U-T Southwestern Medical Center said the...
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Botox Treating Chronic Migraine Headaches
Tue May 08 23:15:16 EDT 2012
If you've ever suffered a migraine, you know it can be debilitating. For most prescription medications offer relief. However, for the 3.1 million Americans who have chronic migraine headaches, medication doesn't always work.
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Chronic Migraine Sufferers Can Be Helped
Thu May 10 11:09:58 EDT 2012
2012-05-10 Almost everyone who has a headache takes an aspirin or ibuprofen and continues about his/her daily routine. Migraine headaches are different: over-the- counter medication doesn't always work. Migraines make life stop.
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UK cost body backs Botox for some migraine patients
Thu May 10 19:05:12 EDT 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's healthcare cost-effectiveness body NICE has changed its mind on Allergan's anti-wrinkle injection Botox and decided it is worth paying for on the state-funded health service for some patients suffering migraines. Botox is licensed to prevent headaches in adults with...
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Stop Splitting Headaches
Sun May 27 06:15:40 EDT 2012
About once a month, usually around my period, I start feeling sort of…off. My neck gets tight and achy, and I can't think as clearly as usual, like my mental gears are gummed up. That slow-brain feeling, I've learned over the years, is not a good sign. It means I'm about to get a migraine.
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Health Union Launches Mobile App, Migraine Meter to Help Patients Better Monitor and Manage Migraines
Fri May 18 12:46:00 EDT 2012
PHILADELPHIA, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Migraine Meter Leverages the Largest and Fastest Growing Online Migraine CommunityMigraine Meter, a free mobile app to help patients manage and monitor their migraines ...
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Christian Pope, M.D.: Migraines and menstrual cycles have unfortunate link
Thu May 10 00:10:56 EDT 2012
Migraine headaches are common, affecting nearly 28 million Americans, including 18 percent of women and 6 percent of men. Substantially more women are affected by migraines than are men. Women in their reproductive years are the most severely impacted...
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Lifescript Launches New Online Migraine Health Center
Wed May 09 14:42:39 EDT 2012
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifescript.com, a women's health and wellness website headquartered in Mission Viejo, Calif., has launched a new online Migraine Health Center designed to help women treat and reduce migraine pain. About 36 million Americans suffer from...
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Mitigating migraines: New Asheville center helps people who suffer from headaches
Sun May 06 14:45:27 EDT 2012
Dr. Morris Maizels examines migraine headache sufferer Jessica Scheuring at his office on McDowell Street in Asheville. / John Fletcher/Jfletcher@citizen-times.com
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Botox Shots Found Effective in Treating Migraine
Sun May 13 03:39:11 EDT 2012
Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin contradict theory.
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