Low energy light bulbs (Compact Fluorescent Bulbs - CFLs) have come under scrutiny recently. These bulbs are good for the environment and are more efficient and less expensive to use than the older incandescent light bulbs. The incandescent bulbs are scheduled for voluntary removal from store shelves by December 2011 in the UK and in the US by 2012.
However, using these new CFL's instead of the older incandescent bulbs may pose a problem for people with Migraine disease. According to The...
Here's some new research that may be just what the average professional needs - to stay alert and productive, that is. Researchers at the... Read more »
To conserve energy and protect the environment, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 calls for the manufacturing of... Read more »
We all understand the need to conserve energy, to be more "green." But, what do we do when those efforts are a Migraine trigger. One... Read more »
Full Question: I’m a male in my mid 20’s who has been diagnosed with acephalgic migraine with aura. Unfortunately for me my primary... Read more »
Visual and pain pathways converge in the brain, causing light to exacerbate the pain of a Migraine. Many Migraineurs have observed that... Read more »
Beginning this month, the 100 watt light bulb and all frosted, opaque, and pearl finished bulbs are being phased out in Great Britain. The effort... Read more »
The Migraine Action Association in Great Britain has received reports that fluorescent light bulbs have caused migraines in some of its members.... Read more »
If you find that you have more headaches and Migraines while at work, it may be the office lighting. Traditional office lighting generally presents... Read more »
Health officials are warning that spending too much time in close proximity to environmentally-safer light bulbs may cause skin redness. Though the... Read more »
The pain of a migraine can be exacerbated by light--a fact that's true even if a sufferer is blind--and now researchers say they know why. Scientists... Read more »
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