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Monday, October, 19, 2009

Why Do You Get Headaches

Q&A: Does weather trigger migraines?

October 03, 2008
A readers ask headache expert Dr. Jerry Swanson if weather can trigger migraines or other types of headaches. Swanson reviews some current studies about the link between weather and headaches, and he offers tips on using medications to control weather-related headache symptoms. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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National Awareness Week - Seven Healthy Habits of Headache and Migraine Sufferers
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

In observance of the 14th annual National Headache Awareness Week (NHAW), June 3 -9, the National... Read more »

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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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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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New Daily Persistent Headache - the Basics
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...Although NDPH shares some symptoms with tension-type headache, it is unique in that many... Read more »

Health Guide

Take Control of Headaches and Migraines with Headache U
June 7 - 13 is National Headache Awareness Week (NHAW) this year. A host of educational events and programs are happening around the country throughout National Headache Awareness Week, which is... Read more »
Does Harry Potter Have Migraines?
...problems of sufferers. I recently spoke with Dr. Fred Sheftell, one of the authors of an article in Headache, “Harry Potter and the Curse of Headache:” "I've always been a big fan of JK... Read more »
Professor James Lance: Australia Migraine and Headache Specialists
Doctor: Professor James Lance-Retired- -Retired- Read more »
Chronic Daily Headache
Most simply stated, chronic daily headache (CDH) is headache, not Migraine, that occurs 15 or more days a month. Doctors divide chronic daily headache into a number of subcategories: Primary CDH:... Read more »

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...is used to treat or prevent a certain type of headache (vascular headaches such as migraine... Read more »

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...medication is used to relieve tension and migraine headaches. Acetaminophen helps to decrease... Read more »

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...combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Acetaminophen helps to decrease... Read more »

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...This combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Aspirin helps to decrease the... Read more »

Related News

Blame Your Migraine on the Weather
March 25, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A large-scale study confirms what some migraine sufferers have suspected for years; the weather can play a role in their... Read summary »

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 »

National Headache Foundation launches "Headache U"
June 08, 2009

The National Headache Foundation has launched an online headache education site called "Headache U," to help patients with chronic headaches take... Read summary »

Space headache a real phenomenon
June 07, 2009

After quizzing 17 seasoned astronauts they found more than two-thirds suffered from headaches on missions yet were headache free back on earth. The... Read summary »

Migraine Pain Relief
November 27, 2006

CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast New) -- Chrissy Freuh's migraines started early. "I remember the lights bothering me and the sun," she says. And they got... Read summary »