Health Expert MigraineCast 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/8937/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/8937/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/8937/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/127418/author-discussion Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:10:28 -0500 MigraineCast Migraine strikes women three times more than men, occurring in 18% of women. Migraines can be debilitating, severely compromising the quality of life of women.   This is a special podcast with a special guest, Dr. Dawn Marcus. Dr. Marcus, along with Dr. Philip Bain have a new book out, The Woman's Migraine Toolkit.   For this podcast, Dr. Marcus joined me to discuss not just the book, but women and Migraine. It was an enlightening... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/127418/author-discussion http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/118992/migraine-podcast Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:30:00 -0400 MigraineCast Hello, and welcome to MigraineCast.   This is part 2 of our podcast on Migraine and Stigma, following part 1, which was posted last week.   If you have Migraines or another headache disorder, or if you know or care about someone who does, you probably already know that there's a horrible stigma associated with Migraine disease. Migraineurs are too often dismissed as being lazy, faking, seeking drugs, and more.   A research... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/118992/migraine-podcast http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/118477/migraine-podcast Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:52:00 -0400 MigraineCast Hello, and welcome to MigraineCast.   If you have Migraines or another headache disorder, or if you know or care about someone who does, you probably already know that there's a horrible stigma associated with Migraine disease. Migraineurs are too often dismissed as being lazy, faking, seeking drugs, and more.   A research poster was presented at the American Headache Society's 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting in June. This research... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/118477/migraine-podcast http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/116463/podcast-migraines Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:33:00 -0400 MigraineCast Hello, and welcome to MigraineCast.   Sleep can be a major factor in Migraines and headaches. Too much sleep, too little sleep, disrupted sleep, and poor quality sleep can all be Migraine triggers. Unfortunately, too little attention is paid to good sleep.   In this, our first video podcast, Dr. Krusz discusses sleep...   Watch or listen to the podcast, Migraines, Headaches, and Sleep: A VideoCast.   Live... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/116463/podcast-migraines http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/116050/term-migraine Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:16:00 -0400 MigraineCast Hello and welcome to MigraineCast.   The use of the term Migraine "cure" has been a topic of heated discussion, disagreement, and even some heated arguments that ended up in defamatory and libelous comments being slung around online.Is Migraine disease curable? Is the use of the term Migraine "cure" ever acceptable. That's the topic of this podcast...   Listen to the podcast, Using the Term Migraine "Cure."   Live... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/116050/term-migraine http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/115679/sweepstakes Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:42:00 -0400 MigraineCast Hello and welcome to MigraineCast.   We all know that we need more research into Migraine and other headache disorders. Without that research, we're simply not going to find more effective treatments. The Migraine Research Foundation (MRF) is dedicated to funding more Migraine research.   My guests for today's podcast are Joan Kaplan and Sam Yates from the Migraine Research Foundation. Please listen as the talk about their... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/115679/sweepstakes http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/65574/ignore-headaches Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:53:00 -0400 MigraineCast The transcript of this podcast is below. If you prefer to listen to it, you can easily do so from the MigraineCast Web site.     Hello and welcome to MigraineCast.   The recent death of wife, mother, and actress Natasha Richardson has brought the issue of minor head trauma to the bright light of the news. Ms. Richardson was skiing on a beginners slope in Canada with her children when she fell. She laughed, got up, said she... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/65574/ignore-headaches http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/63674/release-migraine Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:24:25 -0400 MigraineCast The transcript of this podcast is below. If you prefer to listen to it, you can easily do so from the MigraineCast Web site.     Hello and welcome to MigraineCast.   One of the most difficult problems presented by Migraines and other headache disorders is finding ways to help us copy e with them. They're isolating and frustrating, along with many other descriptive terms we could come up with.. We come up with coping... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/63674/release-migraine http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/62011/speak-treatments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:59:51 -0500 MigraineCast The transcript of this podcast is below. If you prefer to listen to it, you can easily do so from the MigraineCast Web site.     Hello and welcome to MigraineCast, brought to you by MyMigraineConnection.com and writer and patient advocate Teri Robert.   I think most of us with Migraines or headaches that are frequent enough to require preventive treatment have complained about the preventive medications available to us. Not... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/62011/speak-treatments http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/59870/migraines-exercise Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:18:17 -0500 MigraineCast The transcript of this podcast is below. If you prefer to listen to it, you can easily do so from the MigraineCast Web site.     Hello and welcome to MigraineCast.   Several times recently, people have asked the question, "Can I exercise if I suffer from Migraines?" The simple answer is, "Yes, most people can." But it's not that simple. There are a couple of related issues that people have also asked about. One is Migraines... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8937/59870/migraines-exercise