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Monday, October, 19, 2009

How Do I Get Rid Of A Headache Without Medicine

Q&A: Is it a migraine or some other kind of headache?

October 02, 2008
A reader asks Dr. Paul Donohue if the headaches the reader is suffering are migraine headaches. Dr. Donohue lists some typical migraine symptoms and triggers. He also gives information on migraine medicines like Imitrex, Zomig, and Axert. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Getting Your Headache Diagnosis Straight
By National Headache Foundation , Health Expert

...Suzanne Simons, NHF Executive Director The term "headache" is often overused. "Headache" means... Read more »

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Wordless Wednesday: Needle-Free Migraine Abortive Injection Coming
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...2009 Last updated July22, 2009   migraines • headaches • health • migraine • Read more »

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National Headache Awareness Week - June 1-7!
By National Headache Foundation , Health Expert

...to be blogging with you today about the National Headache Foundation (NHF) and National Headache... Read more »

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Migraine and Headache Books of Note
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...constantly on the look-out for good Migraine and headache books. There are quite a few books... Read more »

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Head to Head with Dr. Joel Saper
By Migraine Research Foundation , Health Expert

...gene-specific therapy for each sufferer.Medication Overuse HeadacheThe recognition and greater... Read more »

Health Guide

Sinus Headache or Migraine?
Many people self diagnose themselves or are even told by doctors that some of their headaches, especially those that are accompanied by facial pain in the sinus area are "sinus headaches." If... Read more »
Zomig Nasal Spray Found Effective for Cluster Headaches
...Neurology, reports Zomig (zolmitriptan) Nasal Spray to be effective for rapid treatment of cluster headaches. “This is a significant finding and the main endpoint of our study. The 10... Read more »
Migraine Myths Debunked?
...in a New Light highlights research that indicates that much of what we think we know about migriane headaches is innacurate. Dr. Daniel Kantor, Director of the Comprehensive MS Center,... Read more »
Acupressure: Migraine Glossary
...pressure on particular points in the body know as "acupressure points". Stems from traditional Chinese medicine.   Follow me on    or  © Teri Robert, 2009. Last updated July 11, 2009. Read more »

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Medications

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...eating/sleeping habits, stress) may bring about a migraine headache. Avoiding these "triggers"... Read more »

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...eating/sleeping habits, stress) may bring about a migraine headache. Avoiding these "triggers"... Read more »

Related News

Oxygen Provides Headache Relief
September 15, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For the millions of people who suffer from severe headaches, relief may be in the air. A review of nine studies involving 201... Read summary »

Choosing the right headache medicine
October 02, 2008

Choosing the right migraine medication can be confusing for the 45 million American who experience headaches. The key to making the right choice,... Read summary »

Taming tension headaches
October 03, 2008

Tension headaches are often triggered by stress or anxiety. But experts say there are ways to reduce stress and the factors related to it that can... Read summary »

Q&A: Effexor, Lexapro and headache medicine don't mix
October 02, 2008

Pharmacists Joe and Terry Graedon answer a reader's question about why a pharmacist refused to refill prescriptions for tramadol (a headache... Read summary »

Fixing the Heart Eliminates Migraines
June 20, 2005

SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's a procedure used to treat a minor heart defect in stroke patients. But it may bring surprising relief to... Read summary »