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/123/153414/migraine-awareness Wed, 30 May 2012 15:43:00 -0400 Teri Robert June is National Migraine Awareness Month, and the theme this year is help make Migraines visible! In addition to the month-long observance, June 29 is Chronic Migraine Awareness Day.   The National Headache Foundation has some special activities planned for National Migraine Awareness Month (NMAM), including some special chats. For more information see their awareness month page.   My friend and fellow advocate Ellen Schnackenberg... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/153414/migraine-awareness http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/153412/blogging-awareness Wed, 30 May 2012 14:43:00 -0400 Teri Robert Do you blog about Migraines or another headache disorder? If so, I hope you'll join us during June for some fun blogging for National Migraine Awareness Month.   My friend Ellen Schnakenberg and I have issued the first annual Migraine Awareness Month Blogging Challenge. Here's how it works: Each day in June, we'll post a new "prompt" on www.FightingHeadacheDisorders.com. A prompt is the topic for the day. We're "prompting" everyone to... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/153412/blogging-awareness http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/153406/question-headaches Wed, 30 May 2012 11:13:00 -0400 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/123/153406/question-headaches http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/153219/migraine-question Wed, 23 May 2012 11:54:00 -0400 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/123/153219/migraine-question http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/153182/hallucinations Tue, 22 May 2012 07:28:00 -0400 Teri Robert With Migraine disease, there are many possible symptoms, including olfactory hallucinations. Olfactory hallucinations are a potential symptom of the aura phase and headache phase of a Migraine attack.   Olfactory hallucinations, also called phantosmias are events of smelling odors that aren't actually present. This symptom is reported relatively rarely in Migraine, but when it's mentioned, so many Migraineurs say, "Me too," that I wonder... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/153182/hallucinations http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/153018/migraines-national Wed, 16 May 2012 14:52:00 -0400 Teri Robert May is National Stroke Awareness Month (NSAM), and since Migraine disease increases stroke risk, it's a health observance we Migraineurs should note.   One of the problems we with Migraines face is that we often have symptoms that could be either stroke or Migraine. If these are symptoms we have on a regular basis, we've probably already talked with our doctors and know they're Migraine symptoms for us. If we experience them for the first... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/153018/migraines-national http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/153020/migraine-question Wed, 16 May 2012 13:30:00 -0400 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/123/153020/migraine-question http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/152959/ketorolac-migraine Tue, 15 May 2012 11:24:00 -0400 Teri Robert If you depend on ketorolac (brand name Toradol) injections for Migraine treatment, it would be wise to contact your doctor to find out you should use in it's place for the foreseeable future.   Doctors, pharmacies, and emergency rooms are reporting shortages and outages of injectable ketorolac. The FDA web site lists ketorolac injection in their drug shortages section. Various manufacturers list shortages, giving different reasons including... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/152959/ketorolac-migraine http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/152831/6-indulgences-moms Wed, 09 May 2012 16:34:00 -0400 Teri Robert Are you a Mom with Migraines? Does your Mom have Migraines? Motherhood and Migraines is a tough combination. Living with Migraines is difficult for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for mothers because so many people depend on them, so when they're down with a Migraine, they have not only all the mayhem to contend with, but often feel guilty on top of it.   It's natural that Moms put their families first. That's just what Moms do.... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/152831/6-indulgences-moms http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/152824/migraines-health Wed, 09 May 2012 14:12:00 -0400 Teri Robert This month is Mental Health Awareness Month, a health observance all of us with Migraine should note since Migraine disease and mental health conditions are so often comorbid.   Mental Health America continues the tradition of Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM), which began in 1949, with two themes this year:   Do More for 1 in 4 is a call to action to do more to help the one in four adults in the U.S. who live with a diagnosable and... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/123/152824/migraines-health