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Different ways of dealing with migraine

Headaches occur in everyone. Normally the pain is suppressed using non-prescribed drugs obtained from the pharmacy. While the pain may be alleviated by drugs, the primary reason for the pain is not attended to and may produce unwanted symptoms.

Body utilises pain as a method of communicating problems, thereby using drugs to alleviate pain only clouds [...]

Can brain freeze cure migraines?

Everyone knows that you can get a headache from eating or drinking something very cold in a hurry, but there have been reports from migraine sufferers that downing an ice cream bar has cured a migraine almost immediately. This is not backed by any scientific evidence, but there is a theory that the ‘brain freeze’ [...]

Study says alternative medicine for migraines may be more effective than pills

Long-term sufferers of migraines my find things like relaxation techniques, hypnosis, and bio-feedback better than pharmaceutical drugs, according to a recent study. Donald Penzien is a doctor at the Medical Center at the University of Mississippi and was one of the authors.

He talks about how even though drug-based treatment doesn’t cost much per day, the [...]

Precision-tinted glasses help with migraines

Researchers have now shown for the first time why lenses that are precision-tinted reduce headaches for those that suffer migraines potentially improving treatment options for those fighting the debilitating ailment.

Michigan State’s Jie Huang of the Department of Radiology with the help of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) revealed how the lenses can normalize the brain’s [...]

Weight loss surgery could cure migraines

Besides reducing someone’s weight having weight loss surgery could lead to a beneficial side effect; reducing the amount of migraine pain, suggest a new study. The surgery decreased, among severely obese participants, the frequency and severity of migraines.

Nearly 50% of those that participated saw over a 50% reduction or greater in the number of times [...]

US Government finally approves Botox for migraine

The US Government finally approved Botox as a drug for treating those with migraines this after doctors for years had been prescribing it and Good Housekeeping Magazine Executive Editor Jenny Cook calls it great news for those with the condition and for consumers in general.

Insurance companies will be more likely to pay for treatment now [...]

Surgery may be the cure for migraine

A new study at Case Western Reserve University proves surgery a viable treatment to turn off migraine headaches and that this technique holds true for up to 5 years for as many as 90% of the patients treated by it. These patients have at least partial relief from the migraines, thanks to the surgery, while [...]

Natural Migraine Relief by changing your habits

Your daily work will suffer more due to your migraines if you are supervised, because stress is considered the number one factor in promoting migraine headaches. Doctors argue about whether Natural Migraine Relief is a reality or a sham. But many claim it helps tremendously.

Cephax is one Natural Migraine Relief application that is easily available [...]

Managing stress headaches

People today have more stress than they did years ago. With all of the stress in life more people are developing migraines and tension headaches. Most people will just grab the first over-the-counter medicine that they see, which for the short term results is a great fix. In order to get long term results people [...]

Digital massage combats migraine

Anyone who has experienced a migraine, whether occasional or very frequent attacks of the debilitating headache, is familiar with serious pain. Migraines can last for hours and even days, with the sufferer virtually unable to function beyond taking whatever painkiller is available and lying down in a darkened room.

For those who suffer from classic migraines, [...]

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