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3 February 2010

Headache and Migraine News – now on Facebook!

All right, so we’ve been a little slow with this one, but I wanted you to be the first to know – Headache and Migraine News is now on Facebook!

That’s right, we have a brand new fan page on Facebook. As has been the case with Twitter, not only will blog posts show up there, we will also feature other helpful links and news from time to time that aren’t here.

So if Facebook is your thing, become a fan now, and help to spread the word (remember how important that is?) and fight back in a new way.

And, of course, if Facebook isn’t your thing, and Twitter is, follow me there! And as always you can just visit the site, or subscribe to the RSS feed. And, as you may recall, you can even subscribe to posts via email! More ways than ever to get the most important news about migraine, cluster and headaches of all kinds!

2 February 2010

HeadWay – Celebrating #75

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This past month we celebrated issue #75 of the (still) free ezine, HeadWay!

HeadWay entered the stage back on the 21st of August, 2003. Topamax, a "brain-cooling" recipe and the trigeminal nerve were topics covered in the very first issue.

Today, thousands of subscribers from all over the world get HeadWay in their inbox once a month. These subscribers are the first to get news and tips to help them fight back against migraine, cluster, and headaches of all kinds.

Subscribers of HeadWay are also considered to be special shareholders in this site and Relieve-Migraine-Headache.com – their tips, ideas and suggestions continue to make these sites better.

And what did we do to celebrate this landmark in the history of HeadWay?

Absolutely nothing. Oops. Wasn’t thinking ahead.

But – why not stretch out the celebration? Watch soon for a subscriber-only contest! Just our way of saying thank you to all of you who have kept up with HeadWay and especially those who given back to help us all fight back.

So – subscribers – stay tuned! And if you’ve never subscribed, use the box to the right to subscribe now!

4 January 2010

The case of the missing 1% Thursdays!

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A terrible thing came to my attention recently. Our two most recent 1% Thursday posts – well, they didn’t appear on their respective Thursdays! Due to technical difficulties, as they say.

Well, they are now up and visible for all to see, but just in case you haven’t gone back to see them, make sure you don’t miss 1% Thursday: Avoid One Idea Days from the 24th of December and 1% Thursday: Migraines, Computer Screens, and Headaches from the 31st.

It was an unintented 1% Thursday fast – so now you can have the feast!

(Note: Ironically enough, this was supposed to post on Saturday, and it didn’t either! I guess I have some blog repair work to do!)

18 December 2009

Winner of the December Headache and Migraine Super-Contest!

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Thanks for all who entered the contest! We had surprisingly few entries, but all the better for those who entered!

The winner was chosen using random.org. And you’ll never guess who won!

Who could it be?

Remember, the winner gets a free copy of The Migraine Brain by Dr Carolyn Bernstein and Elaine McArdle, Migraine and Other Headaches by Dr William B Young and Dr Stephen D Silberstein, and a luxurious Celestial Dreams Sleep Eye Pillow. And then an eye extra pillow to give as a gift! (I just love these. But don’t give it to me, I already have one.)

What’s that? You want me to quit rambling and tell you who won?

All right, I will. But I’m going to say it quietly, in case any of you have a headache. The winner is Lizzie. Congratulations! (Actually, I just didn’t want to make it obvious at a glance who won. A little extra suspense, you know!) 😉

Send me your address and phone number, and I’ll get those off to you right away.

For those who didn’t win, or missed the chance to enter – don’t worry! There will be more contests. Stay tuned! 🙂

8 December 2009

December Headache and Migraine Super-Contest!

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It’s been a long time since we’ve run a contest here, so I think it’s about time! This contest will run only one week, so get involved now before it’s too late!

The winner will receive three different items:

The Migraine Brain by Dr Carolyn Bernstein and Elaine McArdle. The Migraine Brain is a fairly new book (2008) with lots of practical ideas for dealing with your symptoms in real life, and finding long term solutions. Read my review of The Migraine Brain here.
Migraine and Other Headaches by Dr William B Young and Dr Stephen D Silberstein. A second book to balance things out, this excellent well-researched book about a variety of common conditions. Packed with information, this is a reference you can use again and again.
Celestial Dreams Sleep Eye Pillow – get to sleep easier, or take a power-nap with this deluxe eye pillow from Earth Therapeutics. Read more about what makes eye pillows great here.

Obviously you can keep these items for yourself, or give them away. But to make things even better, you’ll also get a second eye pillow that you can give to a friend! After all, it’s a great time to give gifts!

How to enter

This time we’re using a system of entries. This is how it will work. You can do any of the below, and gain more entries. However, you must leave a comment below telling me what you did and leaving the link. Obviously you must leave your full name and email address (name in the name slot, and email in the email slot so it doesn’t show up on the site of course – for my eyes only) so that I can contact you and announce the winner. Here are your options for gaining entries:

Simply leave a comment here.
Value: 1 entry
Link to Headache and Migraine News or Relieve-Migraine-Headache.com from your own website. You can link to any page you like, but it must be publicly viewable and not use the "nofollow" tag. (No brainer, I know – but believe it or not some people would try it!)
Value: 3 entries
Twitter about the contest. Must be new, linking to this site, and using the words Check out the December Headache and Migraine Super-Contest! (link to this post)
Value: 3 entries
Leave a new, valuable comment elsewhere on the site, then link to the post from here.
Value: 2 entries
Subscribe to the free ezine, HeadWay
Value: 2 entries

You can do all these things if you want, but only once. That means you can have a maximum of 11 entries. Please leave a comment for each of the above that you do – in other words, one comment if you twitter (with link), one if you commented on another post, one plain ordinary comment, etc.

When it’s all over

The contest closes on the 15th of December at 11:59pm Greenwich Mean Time. The winner will be chosen using random.org and announced on Friday, the 18th of December.

So go ahead – enter and see what happens! 😉