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How Sunglasses are helping fight Migraine

by James on 9 August 2010

Can sunglasses fight migraine attacks?  Yes, but it does matter what kind you buy. My sunglasses are old.  They’re disintegrating.  They’ve been stepped on, squashed, scratched – it’s time for something new. So I started looking around, and I realized that the kind of sunglasses I need are not sold for $10 in a mall [...]

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Migraine and Food Allergy?  New Study…

by James on 4 August 2010

We often talk about migraine attacks being triggered by certain foods.  But what if this was related to some kind of food allergy that could be measured? Part of the challenge with any kind of elimination diet is that it’s trial and error.  The fact of the matter is, onions may trigger migraine attacks for [...]

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Menstrual Migraine: Will Topamax Help?

by James on 26 July 2010

It can … but not as much as we hoped, according to researchers in the University of Turin, Italy. In a study published online last week, researchers reported on 198 women that suffered from menstrually related migraine.  After one or two months of observation, patients were given 50-200mg of topiramate per day for six months. [...]

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I admit, I was a bit surprised about the results of our last poll. The question was: Has migraine/cluster/chronic headache impacted your choice of job/career? Here’s the result: Yes, a full 88% said YES. Of course I knew about the incredible impact of these diseases and conditions.  But I still expected the ratio to be [...]

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Could grape seed extract be the next big supplement used to combat migraine?  Researchers at the Missouri State University think it may be. Grape seed extract has been researched heavily in the last few months.  It shows a lot of promise in areas such as fighting hyperglycemia and its antioxidant properties. This was another trial [...]

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