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Hobbies: Helping or Hindering?

by James on 16 November 2011

We’ve talked before about the importance of having a hobby.  Of course this is not just important for migraine or cluster patients, but for anyone with chronic illness – well, for anyone at all. But the fact is, it can be harder for someone with headache or migraine to do.  Maybe because of the symptoms. [...]

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This may or may not be news to you, but a lot of people meticulously flush their unused and/or expired medication down the toilet.  But recently the practice has come under fire, and the public is being encouraged to dispose of their medicine in other ways.  But what way is really the best? First, some [...]

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Pycnogenol: A Quiet Campaign

by James on 29 September 2011

Back in early 2007 we talked about Pycnogenol, a supplement taken from pine bark extract (a European pine called the Landes Pine).  Since then, you haven’t heard a lot about Pycnogenol in migraine circles.  However, that is not a sign that the research has stopped. As a matter of fact, I was surprised when, a [...]

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All right, so we know we’re supposed to see a doctor and go to our follow-up appointments.  But how do we make sure those appointments are really worthwhile?  How do we make sure we’re communicating well with our doctor, and that she’s communicating well with us?  How do we prepare for an appointment, and how [...]

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Want to fight Migraine? Just Show Up.

by James on 9 September 2011

A surprising new study in the journal Pain turns up an unexpected and simple way to predict which patients will respond to treatment. It’s always a mystery why some patients respond well to a certain treatment, while others do not.  The bottom line at the moment is that migraine is a complex disease, and every [...]

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