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Association Between PTSD & Episodic Migraine Stronger in Men
Women are more likely to experience migraine and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) separately. But new data says that although the rates of PTSD are higher among all people with episodic migraine,...
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Precision-Tinted Lenses Help Reduce Migraine-Related Visual Disturbances
According to a small study, episodic migraineurs who were fitted with a special type of glasses called precision ophthalmic tinted lenses experienced a reduction in visual disturbances often associated...
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What Michele Bachmann has taught us about the politics of migraine
Reports that presidential candidate and Congressional representative Michele Bachmann has migraines has brought forth a tangled set of heady issues for people with migraine, including stigma,...
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Migraine & Hypertension Represent Increased Stroke Risk
When compared with patients who have hypertension (high blood pressure) alone, patients with both migraine disease and hypertension are more likely to suffer a stroke. See Also Migraines & Family...
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Migraine Medication Telcagepant is Officially Dead
Last April I reported on Somebody Heal Me that drug manufacturer Merck was putting it’s troubled migraine treatment medication telcagepant through another clinical safety study. See Also Migraine...
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What Do Female Hormones Have to Do with Pain & Pain Medications?
We’ve known for a long time that women and men experience pain differently and that women experience certain pain conditions like migraine disease more frequently than men. We also know some kinds of...
View ArticleAnti-Nausea Migraine Medication Zofran Issued New FDA Warning
Last month the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new warning for anti-nausea medication Zofran. Zofran is FDA approved for treatment of cancer-related nausea (such as nausea related to...
View ArticleResearch on Migraine Disease as a Risk Factor for Endometriosis
Women diagnosed with endometriosis may be twice as likely as other women to suffer migraine attacks within a year of their diagnosis. See also Hemiplegic Migraine & Menopause Infertility Treatment...
View ArticleMigraine Patients & Health Care Reform: How Are You Affected?
The United States Supreme Court recently held oral arguments on the legality of the 2010 Patient Accountability and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as health care reform or Obamacare. See...
View ArticleMigraine & Cognitive Decline: Good News for Most Women with Migraine
A study that on the surface looks like great news for women living with migraine disease may not be quite as reassuring as it seems for a few among our ranks. A research team at Brigham and Women’s...
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