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Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches – New low price!

by James on 16 January 2012

Teri Robert’s migraine and headache classic Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You…That You Need to Know (Living Well (Collins)) is on sale!  I’ve never seen it at such a low price on amazon.com.  If you don’t own this book, it’s an excellent reference to have, and an excellent [...]

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Could Botox Fight Low Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Headaches?

by James on 30 May 2011

Low Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Headaches can be tricky to diagnose and difficult to treat.  Could Botox (Botulinum Toxin A) provide relief for some? Low CSF pressure can lead to other neurological symptoms besides just headache (such as nausea, neck pain, neck stiffness, vertigo, and visual disturbances).  But the headaches can be anywhere from nagging to [...]

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Guest Post: Diabetes and Headaches

by James on 10 May 2011

Today I would like to welcome Erich Y. Schultz, J.D., M.B.A., who will be telling us a little about the diabetes and headaches connection.  Here he is! Unfortunately, there is a strong connection between diabetes and headaches. In fact, diabetics are more likely to suffer from a headache than non-diabetics. No, this does not mean [...]

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1% Thursday: Lights Out

by James on 9 December 2010

It’s no secret that people having a migraine attack usually want to retreat to a very dark room.  Even a tiny bit of light seeping in under the door can make the pain worse. But even when you’re not in the middle of an actual attack, your body needs a break from light – a [...]

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1% Thursday: Make the call – find a new doctor.

by James on 7 January 2010

This week, make the call you know you’ve needed to make for a long time.  Find a new doctor. There are a lot of reasons why people put up with a doctor or specialist.  I mean that doctor that you’ve been seeing for a while – but you know you’re not happy with them.  They [...]

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