Health Expert Teri Robert shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/123/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/123/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/123/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/150089/migraine-question Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:23:00 -0500 Teri Robert Our readers ask some great questions about Migraine disease and other headache disorders here on HealthCentral's Migraine community. Nancy and I both answer questions in our community question and answer section. Dr. Krusz and I answer other questions in our Ask the Clinician column.   Some of the questions apply to many of our readers, and are great topics for discussion. So, every week, I bring you our Question of the Week. I hope you'll... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/150089/migraine-question http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/150022/frustrating Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:44:00 -0500 Teri Robert With Migraine disease, there are many possible symptoms, including photophobia. Photophobia is increased, often painful, sensitivity to light.   Photophobia often sends us seeking a dark room or has us wearing sunglasses. It can begin as early as the prodrome phase of a Migraine attack (see Anatomy of a Migraine) and continue through the rest of the attack.   Just to be contrary and confuse us, many Migraineurs find ourselves... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/150022/frustrating http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149935/migraines-national Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:01:00 -0500 Teri Robert Migraines and heart disease. Unfortunately, research has shown that there's a connection. In studies Migraine has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attack.   Given that association and the fact that more women have Migraine than men, it's especially fitting that we observe National Wear Red Day, sponsored by the American Heart Association, on Friday. Each year on the first Friday in February,... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149935/migraines-national http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149930/migraine-question Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:42:00 -0500 Teri Robert Our readers ask some great questions about Migraine disease and other headache disorders here on MyMigraineConnection. Nancy and I both answer questions in our community question and answer section. Dr. Krusz and I answer other questions in our Ask the Clinician column.   Some of the questions apply to many of our readers, and are great topics for discussion. So, every week, I bring you our Question of the Week. I hope you'll take a few... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149930/migraine-question http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149661/trial-guidelines Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:04:00 -0500 Teri Robert Do you ever wonder how clinical trials for Migraine medications are designed and set up? When we stop and think about it, without some kind of guidelines, there would be a free-for-all with trials differing so much that the results would be rendered useless. Yes, we have the FDA and various agencies to govern them, but how can those agencies possibly know what's best for all the various types of medications? Plus, our agencies have no authority... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149661/trial-guidelines http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149659/migraine-question Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:44:00 -0500 Teri Robert Our readers ask some great questions about Migraine disease and other headache disorders here on MyMigraineConnection. Nancy and I both answer questions in our community question and answer section. Dr. Krusz and I answer other questions in our Ask the Clinician column.   Some of the questions apply to many of our readers, and are great topics for discussion. So, every week, I bring you our Question of the Week. I hope you'll take a few... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149659/migraine-question http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149365/interpreting-study Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:45:00 -0500 Teri Robert Patients and health care professional alike diligently search for any treatments that are effective for Migraines. Researchers have been looking at acupuncture for several years. Italian and Brazilian trials have shown acupuncture to be more effective than sham for Migraine prevention, but other trials showed no difference.2 In 2009, a Cochrane Review of  33 trials concluded that the placement of the needles might not be the key factor. Dr.... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149365/interpreting-study http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149138/specialist-things Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:50:00 -0500 Teri Robert Meet Dr. David Watson, my new Migraine specialist. Dr. Watson wrote something that he asked me to share with you, but before I do that, I want to tell you a bit about him...   Dr. Watson is a Migraineur himself, so he knows first-had what it's like to live with Migraine disease. He recently told me: "I do get migraine with aura and without aura - didn't realize it until I became interested in headache and had one of those "V8" moments of... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/149138/specialist-things http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/148766/week-1-limitations Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:47:00 -0500 Teri Robert Our readers ask some great questions about Migraine disease and other headache disorders here on MyMigraineConnection. Nancy and I both answer questions in our community question and answer section. Dr. Krusz and I answer other questions in our Ask the Clinician column.   Some of the questions apply to many of our readers, and are great topics for discussion. So, every week, I bring you our Question of the Week. I hope you'll take a few... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/148766/week-1-limitations http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/148800/management-goals Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:31:00 -0500 Teri Robert Whether we're making New Year's resolutions or not, for most of us, better Migraine management will be a goal as we enter 2012.   Over the years, I've shared quite a lot of information with you and offered many types of tips for living well despite Migraine disease. Today, I want to share some tips and thoughts that take a somewhat different direction and talk about setting reasonable and attainable goals for Migraine management.   We... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/148800/management-goals