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6 March 2006

Migraine and headache bloggers – feeling better

I was getting a little tired of the problems on the migraine and headache blogs page. You know, this is the page where you can read recent posts from various bloggers who are living with migraine, cluster, chronic daily headache and so on. The page was very cool except for one thing. If a blog wasn’t very well put together in the programming sense, the aggregator had trouble reading the feed.

So, I’ve changed the technology in hopes that there will be less errors. Along with the updated page, I’ve included a feed for the aggregator. This means that if you use a news reader, you can have the very same posts pop up there. Blogs will be changed and added from time to time. Just scroll to the bottom of the page to see the feed link.

Although you will see some news items there, the main focus is on bloggers who are themselves dealing with chronic disease (generally involving headache). That’s why this is a page you can send friends to, to demonstrate that you’re not the only person dealing with these crazy symptoms!

Here are some interesting posts from the last month for you to check out:

Apologies

Appointment With the Neurosurgeon

Awakening

Migraine: A Survival Guide

An Open Letter to My Brain

Testing is finally over

Timeline of a Migraine

Water & Protein

Woman Heartbroken After Ending Love Affair

24 February 2006

Two new bronze medals

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No, it’s not the Olympics. Two new bronze medals have been awarded at the Reader’s Choice Awards. Thanks for your feedback!

First, in the category of General Migraine or headache books is Heal Your Headache: The 1-2-3 Program for Taking Charge of Your Pain by Dr David Buchholz of the John Hopkins University School of Medicine. The book is based on various ways to accomplish three basic steps for fighting headache – avoiding the "quick fix", reducing triggers and raising your threshold (for example using preventative medication).

The other bronze is awarded in the category of Specific migraine and headache topics. The book is The Magnesium Solution For Migraine Headaches: The Complete Guide To Using Magnesium To Prevent And Treat Migraines And Cluster Headaches Naturally, by Dr J S Cohen. This very short book (only 64 pages) with the looooong title details how magnesium works in the body and how it can be used to prevent migraine and clusters.

Has your influence been felt? If you have a favourite book, drop by the Reader’s Choice Awards page and leave your opinion. It counts!

21 February 2006

The Migraine Quiz (lower key)

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The Migraine Quiz is… still here! After introducing the quiz the first time, one visitor pointed out that the introduction was itself rather migraine-inducing. So, I asked my friend Alan to tone things down a bit, and he did! So if you saw it before you’ll notice that it’s a bit less psychedelic. Thanks for the feeback!

For those of you who haven’t looked at it before, check out the migraine quiz! Many of you have mentioned to me that you’re looking for ways to help friends and family understand. This may be a fun conversation starter, and it will give your friends a good introduction to, shall we say, the complexities of migraine. You’re welcome to use the button below on your own website, or link to the page in your emails. Just click the button to go to the Migraine Quiz now!

3 February 2006

You’re the Top!

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In the last edition of HeadWay, I just had to thank you all for making this site what it is today, by visiting, leaving comments and feedback, and mentioning Relieve-Migraine-Headache.com on your own sites. Well, this past week we got a little more recognition.

This site is hosted by SiteBuildIt!. SBI! has been great because it’s not just a host – if you’re passionate about something and can express yourself somewhat, they can take you the rest of the way. You don’t need to know all that "Geek-speak" that you used to need to build a site. The tools and guidance they give is so great that 62% of the sites build with SBI! are in the top 3% of all sites on the ‘net (measured by traffic). And the nice thing for a migraineur is that the site keeps going when I can’t! 🙂

Thanks to you, this site has been well in the top 1% for some time. SBI! lists sites in the top 1%, but since there are now hundreds, only a few of them are now on their "results" page. And guess what folks? We made it!

And you’re not just any website visitors. You’ve given ideas, suggestions, and good feedback when you see something you like. It’s your ideas that will keep this site growing in the way that helps you fight migraine and headaches. Thanks!

You’ll see this site about half-way down in the Health & Medicine section.

25 January 2006

The Reader’s Choice Awards

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Sure, I can tell you what books I like. But I’m only one person – what about you? Hundreds of people visit here each day – what books have you found helpful and informative?

Well, wonder no more. Thanks to the Reader’s Choice Awards, you can always see what books are the most popular among our visitors. There are currently three categories – general migraine or headache books, food related migraine and headache books, and other related migraine and headache topics. When you visit the Reader’s Choice Awards page, you’ll see what is currently the most popular. Then, you can add your voice to the chorus by voting on which book you like the best! As the votes roll in, the page will be updated when new books reach the top 3.

This concept will also allow me to make note when I’m talking about a book that’s a "Reader’s Choice", and it will bring to light books that I can review in the future. So not only will you be able to tell us which books you like, you’ll be introduced to books that others like that perhaps you’ve never considered.

So click the graphic and give us your opinion! Then check back in a few weeks to find out if your pick is moving up the list.