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  • New Clinical Trial Guidelines For Migraine

    Headache / Migraine News From Medical News Today
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Experts from the International Headache Society (IHS) have developed new recommendations for conduct of acute and preventive migraine clinical trials. The third edition of Migraine Clinical Trials Guidelines is now available in the IHS journal Cephalalgia, which is published by SAGE...

  • PuraMed BioScience, Inc. Announces LipiGesicA M, Their Unique...

    Migraine Headache News
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:10 am
    PuraMed BioScience, Inc. announced today that LipiGesic M, their clinically proven effective and safe, all natural product for the treatment of migraine headaches, is now available for purchase at CVS, the 2nd Largest Drug Chain in the United States.

  • Highlights from the past 3 Months (January 2012 edition)

    Headache and Migraine News
    James
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    You’re the kind of person who just wants to read the highlights.  Well, here they are – the most popular posts from the past 90 days.  The most popular first… New Clues about Medication Overuse Headache and Opioids A Blood Test For Migraine? Child Abuse and Migraine Are Your Supplements and Vitamins Shortening Your Life? Easy ways to get Nausea-Fighting Ginger 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? Too Much Tylenol – Over Time? Nausea – still a Major Migraine Problem Fight Migraine by … designing a Christmas card? (that…

  • Announcing February 2012 Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival

    Somebody Heal Me
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    Submissions for the February 2012 Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival are due by midnight Friday, February 10, 2012. The topic is Tales from the Trenches: Experiences (good & bad) on the road to finding the right migraine doctor. As always, posts on any topic related to migraine disease or other headache disorders are also welcome. Email submissions to somebodyhealme@dianalee.net by midnight on the deadline day. The January carnival will be posted here at Somebody Heal Me on Monday, February 13, 2012. For more information about the carnival visit the overview page here: Migraine Blog…

  • Hmmmmm......

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    Sue
    10 Jan 2012 | 3:58 pm
    We watched "Contagion" yesterday (good movie - creepy, but good) and one line stood out for me. One character had a sort of "expose the truth" blog about the outbreak. One of the CDC directors said in an off-the-cuff sort of way..... "Blogs are just graffiti with commas." Are they? Is the day of the blog over? I sometimes wonder. Every time I think I've made up my mind, I read an amazing piece of writing on someone else's blog that either makes me laugh when I need to laugh, makes me feel less alone in my vocation, my struggles with chronic illness and just generally connected to other people…
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  • New Clinical Trial Guidelines For Migraine

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Experts from the International Headache Society (IHS) have developed new recommendations for conduct of acute and preventive migraine clinical trials. The third edition of Migraine Clinical Trials Guidelines is now available in the IHS journal Cephalalgia, which is published by SAGE...

  • The Effects On The Brain Of Magic Mushrooms

    24 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the most detailed picture to date of how psychedelic drugs work...

  • Migraine - The Enigma Of Trial Results

    10 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    In order to find out the effect of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture in treating migraines, a team of investigators carried out a randomized controlled human trial. 480 individuals at 9 hospitals in China who experienced migraines for over one year, with two or three migraines in the 3 months prior to the investigation, were enrolled to participate in the study...

  • Difficulties In Treating Migraines Highlighted By Two Randomized Controlled Trials

    10 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Acupuncture and sham acupuncture appear equally effective in treating migraines, according to a clinical trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). An international team of researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture in treating migraines in 480 patients at nine hospitals in China...

  • Headaches After Traumatic Brain Injury Highest In Adolescents And Girls

    7 Dec 2011 | 3:00 am
    More than half a million children in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year. Adults who suffer TBI often report headaches afterward, but little is known about how often children suffer headaches after similar injuries...
 
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  • Highlights from the past 3 Months (January 2012 edition)

    James
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    You’re the kind of person who just wants to read the highlights.  Well, here they are – the most popular posts from the past 90 days.  The most popular first… New Clues about Medication Overuse Headache and Opioids A Blood Test For Migraine? Child Abuse and Migraine Are Your Supplements and Vitamins Shortening Your Life? Easy ways to get Nausea-Fighting Ginger 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? Too Much Tylenol – Over Time? Nausea – still a Major Migraine Problem Fight Migraine by … designing a Christmas card? (that…

  • The Migraine Project – Trailer Available!

    James
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:52 pm
    Yesterday I mentioned the upcoming documentary, The Migraine Project, which recently received a unique grant from the Migraine Research Foundation. The project website has this to say about the film: The Migraine Project is a feature documentary film in the making. We are pursuing the history and mystery of Migraine, and its remarkable place in the human condition. Migraine is a devastating but fascinating neurological condition with a compelling story to tell. Alice in Wonderland, Vincent Van Gogh, LSD and Elvis all figure into its colorful history. Our film will take a look at the…

  • Want to take a Peek at New Migraine Research?

    James
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:36 pm
    The Migraine Research Foundation recently announced the recipients of their latest grants.  Want to know what aspects of migraine are being researched?  Here’s a peek into the cutting-edge research that’s coming up… Inhibitory transcranial alternating current stimulation is a noninvasive treatment passing specific electrical currents through the skull.  How effective is this type of treatment at killing a migraine attack in a chronic migraine patient?  Drs. Andrea Antal and Walter Paulus will be looking for the answer. How can we use genetics to fight…

  • Live Chat on Cluster Headache! 24 January 2012

    James
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:21 am
    The National Headache Foundation (US) will be hosting a chat session focused on cluster headache this coming Tuesday.  You need to sign up to be involved, because the number of participants will be limited. Special guest will be Dr. Frederick G. Freitag, Medical Director of Baylor University Medical Center’s Comprehensive Headache Center in Dallas, TX.  The Headache Center has specialized in a wide variety of headache disorders.  Dr. Freitag has been heavily involved in the American Headache Society and is on the board of directors of the National Headache Foundation. The…

  • Headache Infographic – What do you think?

    James
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:30 pm
    I was recently sent this infographic from The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Infographics can be useful summaries.  But sometimes when we summarize information, we can miss important things.  How do you think this infographic does? Source: Mount Sinai Medical Center From the Headache and Migraine News BlogHeadache Infographic – What do you think? These other posts might relate:Trigger points – do they trigger headaches?Live Chat on Cluster Headache! 24 January 2012Steroid Injections cut Cluster Headache Attacks
 
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  • Announcing February 2012 Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival

    25 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    Submissions for the February 2012 Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival are due by midnight Friday, February 10, 2012. The topic is Tales from the Trenches: Experiences (good & bad) on the road to finding the right migraine doctor. As always, posts on any topic related to migraine disease or other headache disorders are also welcome. Email submissions to somebodyhealme@dianalee.net by midnight on the deadline day. The January carnival will be posted here at Somebody Heal Me on Monday, February 13, 2012. For more information about the carnival visit the overview page here: Migraine Blog…

  • Narrowing the Search for a Local Migraine Specialist

    23 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Since 2008 my best migraine care and treatment has come from Dr. Krusz in Dallas. While traveling seven hours each way for that high level of care has been more than worth it, the goal all along has been to find and build a relationship with a migraine specialist in my geographic area. I've been working with a neurologist in my hometown, but he's not a migraine specialist and he's well past the limit of what he can do for me. The relationship is still worthwhile because he can get me in to the infusion center at the local hospital for IV treatments to break intractable migraines. But I'm…

  • Migraine Management in 2012: January Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival

    16 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    Welcome to the January 2012 Headache and Migraine Disease Blog Carnival The Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival has been created to provide both headache patients and people who blog about headaches with opportunities to share ideas on topics of particular interest and importance to us. The theme of the January carnival is What will you do differently to better manage your migraines in 2012? Please keep reading for the submissions on this topic. Teri Robert shared Migraines or Not - Best Wishes for 2012 posted at Putting Our Heads Together. Jamie Valendy shared I Will...In 2012…

  • Last Call: January 2012 Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival

    13 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Today (Friday, January 13, 2012) is the deadline for submissions to the January 2012 Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival. Submit your blog post to the January 2012 edition of theHeadache and Migraine Disease Blog Carnival by e-mailing your submissions to me directly (somebodyhealme AT dianalee DOT net). The theme is: "What do you resolve to do in 2012 to better manage your migraines?" As always, posts on any topic related to migraine disease or other headache disorders are also welcome. Entries are due by midnight (the end of the day), today, Friday, January 13, and the carnival…

  • Two Safety Alerts for Chronic Pain Patients

    11 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Two drug companies have reported safety alerts in the past few days on products frequently used by people with chronic pain. Both recalls arise out of incidents that occurred in the same Nebraska manufacturing plant. The FDA warns that specific opioid products packaged by Endo Pharmaceuticals for Novartis may have been mixed up and packaged with incorrect labeling. The FDA chose not to issue a recall on these medications because of the need for patients to have continuous access to these medications and a low likelihood of mix-ups. Additionally, Novartis issued a recall of over the counter…
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  • Hmmmmm......

    Sue
    10 Jan 2012 | 3:58 pm
    We watched "Contagion" yesterday (good movie - creepy, but good) and one line stood out for me. One character had a sort of "expose the truth" blog about the outbreak. One of the CDC directors said in an off-the-cuff sort of way..... "Blogs are just graffiti with commas." Are they? Is the day of the blog over? I sometimes wonder. Every time I think I've made up my mind, I read an amazing piece of writing on someone else's blog that either makes me laugh when I need to laugh, makes me feel less alone in my vocation, my struggles with chronic illness and just generally connected to other people…

  • Happy 2012

    Sue
    7 Jan 2012 | 10:12 pm
    This wish comes a bit late, but is heartfelt. It's been a rough start to the new year. All uphill from here, no question. On Boxing Day I started feeling a bit "funny" and chalked it up to exhaustion from the season. The next day, The Plague of 2012 hit in full force. (For the record: that is the LAST time I am shaking hands at the door on Christmas Eve.)Yep. Happy New Year everyone.Here's to the rest of 2012 - may it be grand!

  • Happy Christmas!

    Sue
    22 Dec 2011 | 3:30 pm
    I can't quite believe we are just a few days away from Christmas Day. It's been a busy time, but no more than usual. A few blips such as mysterious hives are not enough to dampen the season. I've watched "It's a Wonderful Life" twice, decorated our little tree, and I've enjoyed our annual family dinner out (always nice when P can join us and no one has to clean up after the meal), the Cantata was fun and added so much to the whole Christmas season. So, it's all good. The next few days are going to be very full, but as always, filled with blessings. If I don't get back here before then - a…

  • The Musical Dispensing of Myth

    Sue
    17 Dec 2011 | 1:49 pm
    For pretty much my whole life, I have believed that I could not sing. A lot of factors played into that, not the least of which was my own certainty that I could not sing my way out of a paper bag. Add to that a family myth that says NONE of us can sing (so not true, we ALL can, it's just a matter of having something to sing about and wanting to sing) and well, I've spent most of my life enjoying other people's voices and shushing my own at every possible opportunity. Well, guess what? I can sing. I can sing a really good alto line. After three years in the choir, I've nailed the Cantata for…

  • Why yes, it's Advent!

    Sue
    8 Dec 2011 | 10:26 pm
    It's been a busy time, to say the least. It has been over six weeks since my Freezer Smackdown That Ended Badly. I still have days of total exhaustion and X-treme nausea. It's as if my body says, "Ok, enough already, I'm going to remind you that you're healing." The good news is that I am healing. I still have a constant ringing in my left ear, but apparently that's normal and will eventually go away. I look forward to that day! In the meantime, I fall asleep to "white noise" (as in, in between FM stations) to block out the high noise piercing through my brain when the house is quiet.
 
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  • Behind the Mask

    Kelly
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:02 pm
    A few nights ago, after a rough day, I asked George to pass me my Nikon N5100. I asked him to look at me for a test shot. He had no time to pose or to think. He was tired.  Here is the shot.Then I told him to take group of photos of me with the same framing as the test shot. I did not pose for the photo, but looked into the lens just as I was.Then, I did what every person with chronic illness does. I put on a mask. I re-did my pony tail. I put my glasses on, I stood up straight and I smiled. Here is the shot.I know I still look don't look 100% with the puffy eyes, but the change is…

  • "Project Migraine Hope" Takes Flight

    Kelly
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:41 am
    Announcing the launch of Project Migraine Hope's website!!!Calling ALL individuals (Migraineurs, Family Members, Friends, Co-workers) who have been affected by Migraine disease, please come and share your story at Project Migraine Hope! Stories will start being posted on Monday, January 23rd!Let's create awareness together and let's share hope!

  • I Have a Dream... "Project Migraine Hope"

    Kelly
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Today I want to honor Dr. King by sharing with you all about my own dream. I am nervous to step with faith as the only person I've shared this with is George. But I feel so passionate about it and so excited that the I can only thing I can do is dive in. Are you ready? Let's go!I have been brainstorming ideas with you all on how to get more signers for the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy petition to urge Congressional hearings on the impact of Migraine and Headache disorders in my last two posts part one and part two. While brainstorming, I saw that…

  • AHDA Petition Signing Brainstorm Part Two:

    Kelly
    12 Jan 2012 | 5:26 pm
    It has been a cranky pants kind of day here in my house. My anxiety level is high, my OCD is knocking and I'm extremely depressed. It is not surprising given how difficult my life is right now. But, my husband shared with me something today that lived my spirits and I want to share it with all of you.My Exciting Story:As I mentioned in the update to my last post, George had handed out a few of the petition flyers to people who he works with that frequently ask about me. This week, he has continued to do so. What really touched me was when he gave the flyer to his boss. George's boss was…

  • AHDA Petition Signing Brainstorm

    Kelly
    7 Jan 2012 | 1:55 pm
    So many Migraine advocates are banging our heads (OUCH!) about how to keep the numbers rising of people signing the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy petition to urge congressional hearings on the impact of migraine and headache disorders. We currently have 3695 signers and need 20,000 by March 27th as that is when the petition will be brought to congressmen at the annual Headache on the Hill event. I'm looking to brainstorm more ways of what I can do to raise awareness about and motivation to sign the petition in the Migraine community and outside the Migraine Community.What I've…
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  • Top 10 Migraine and Headache Questions, 1/27/12

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:35 am
    Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, and Dr.

  • Migraine and cortisone injections

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:11 pm
    I'm a bit past middle age and sometimes get cortisone injections in my knees because of arthritis.

  • Teva Partnership And Pipeline Potential: Why Antares Is A Buy

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:53 am
    The failure of the Libi-Gel trial rocked the stock of Antares and caused it to drop from around $2.62 to $1.67, with a subsequent recovery to $2.40. I think that this reaction failed to recognize the broad potential of the Antares product line beyond Libi-Gel. In particular, I think that the market is not giving sufficient value to Antares' ... (more)

  • Homemade Hot Pad

    22 Jan 2012 | 9:13 am
    I also make hot compresses at home, but with rice in a long sock. Same method: microwave for a minute or two to enjoy around 10 minutes of heat.

  • Can Migraines Change?

    21 Jan 2012 | 12:36 pm
    Can migraines change? I have had migraines since I was a kid. I always have a aura for about 20 min before the pain starts.
 
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  • Migraineur Martin Luther King Jr’s--King Center Imagine Project--To Open This Holiday Weekend

    Michael John Coleman, Terri Miller Burchfield
    13 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am
    "I remember Dr. King came to the meeting late. And he said, 'I have been agonizing this week about our struggle. I've had a Migraine headache for three days, it won't stop hurting’" noted Reverend Jesse Jackson remarking on Dr. King's remarks regarding his servere Migraine attack that faitful day... On this MLK holiday MAGNUM reminds us not to forget, although we remember him as an important African American civil rights hero and Nobel Peace Prize winner, he was simply a Great American."

  • FRINGE Character Olivia Dunham Struggles with Lifelike Migraines On the Popular SiFi Fox Cult TV Hit Series In Its Fourth Season

    Michael John Coleman, Terri Miller Burchfield
    23 Dec 2011 | 7:22 pm
    "Olivia’s Migraineur is played by the talented and beautiful Australian actress Anna Torv who helps to highlight what the W.H.O. calls a top 20 world’s most debilitating diseases—And that Is NO Fringe science nor is it SiFi either!"

  • A Top 35 African Continental Newspaper Features MAGNUM, The National Migraine Association in a Full Length Migraine Disease Article

    Michael John Coleman, Terri Miller Burchfield
    3 Nov 2011 | 10:49 pm
    "Today one of the continent of Africa’s Top 35 Newspapers, The Nigerian Tribune featured a full length Migraine disease article for the local African readers...She opens with MAGNUM’s ever popular Myth Vs. Reality, An Understanding of Migraine Disease & Tips for Migraine Management an MAGNUM NMA article, co-authored by Michael John Coleman and Terri Miller Burchfield."

  • Kinder Gentler Migraine TV Ad Hits the Airways Be It Digital Air Now A Days

    Michael John Coleman, Terri Miller Burchfield
    21 Oct 2011 | 7:32 am
    Chonic Migraine Ads Air On TV and Cable WASHINGTON, DC; FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21st, 2011(MAGNUM)—UPDATED WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2ND, 2011—Watching TV we are very happy to report a newer trend these days, that of turning on the flat screen television only to see a well produced TV commercial selling a Migraine product....

  • MAGNUM Introduces Axon Optics for Migraine Prevention

    Michael John Coleman, Terri Miller Burchfield
    14 Oct 2011 | 9:35 am
    If timing is everything in politics then how nice a major science backed study much stronger than the 1991 Photophobia Filter Study et al R.H.Taylor , F. R. C. S. & M.J. Mortimer, M.R.C.G.P. “The Use of Tinted Glasses in Childhood Migraine” back when Congresswoman Bachmann made her Migraine disease decree a very hardy study in the prestigious Headache and Migraine disease medical publication called Cephalalgia Magazine came both occurred in June of 2011! “fMRI Evidence that Precision Ophthalmic Tints Reduce Cortical Hyperactivation in Migraine”
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  • Trial and Error

    Stacy
    15 Jan 2012 | 11:31 pm
    I went to school in Pittsburgh, one of the greatest cities to live in. . . really, though it was actually voted the number one best place to live in 2011. I had the greatest 4 years there and thanks to my mom’s research and their top-notch Headache Center, I became the patient of the one and only Dr. Soso. After much trial and error, we found a regimen that worked for me and I went  from having migraines daily to only getting 2-3 per month. . . . But then I graduated. Everything pretty much went downhill from there. Not only did I have to deal with the debbie downer of facing the real…

  • WELCOME TO "DIZZY IN DAIRYLAND"!

    Michelle in Dairyland
    15 Jan 2012 | 3:24 pm
    Hello, and welcome to my new blog.  I have started this blog in order to chronicle my experiences on a journey into neurological issues the I have found myself on for the last 2 weeks.  I have so many thoughts, and so many things to journal about so that I can help my neurologist treat what might be seizures that I’ve been having for the last 18 mos.  I will explain more in-depth in subsequent posts.  I have to make some changes in my life regardless, and I also figured this might be a good place to keep all my information together – and share with others who may be facing the…

  • The onset of migraine

    poetreecreations
    14 Jan 2012 | 1:06 am
    The onset of migraine Behind your eyes, Glittering, dancing, A half-moon of thorns In darkness crown you. Not Christ, may this be lifted. Ron Gardner 23/9/11 Migraines & headaches  Migraines and other types of headache – such as tension headache and sinus headache – are painful and can rob you of quality of life. Migraines are common and according to the NHS affect one in four women and one in 12 men in the UK. Migraine symptoms include a pounding headache, nausea, vomiting, and light sensitivity. Headache remedies include various types of pain killers. Migraine treatments…

  • First Bath Since 2009

    Fizzy
    13 Jan 2012 | 5:03 pm
    Now, LOL, this doesnt mean I am dirty haha, just means I have been frightened of the bath since 2009

  • Rant of the day

    hmstrait
    13 Jan 2012 | 4:04 pm
    I am just really angry and really stressed. Today was CHAOS and really busy and I had about 2 minutes to shove a sandwich down my throat at work and run to the ER since I was getting paged while I was eating and no one could help… I have a giant migraine, I havnt been sleeping. This house thing is SOOOO stressful. Now we found a house we like and the STUPID lender is not answering ANY of our calls UGHHHH, I JUST WANT THE STUPID HOUSE AND EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG!!! I have A TON of homework to do and A TON of crocheting to do for someone and my body hurts I dont feel like doing it. My…
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  • TV & a sign

    Heather
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:05 pm
    Vague title, but this blog post is so random I wasn't sure what else to put. It all started when I received a call at work from a CBS reporter. I still work at a public relations agency part-time, so that's a pretty normal occurrence. Well turns out it was a producer for WCBS, a local news channel in New York who was doing a story on nightmares as side effects of some medications, and she stumbled upon my blog post, appropriately named "Nightmare side effects." She was having trouble finding people to interview and she read about how Bystolic gave me nightmares. Because I'm in North Carolina,…

  • Please sign this petition to Congress

    Heather
    21 Jan 2012 | 3:06 pm
    The Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy has put together a petition to urge Congressional hearings on the impact of migraine and headache disorders.I don't sign online petitions very often, but this one only takes a few seconds and it could really make a difference, especially if enough people sign it. Here's the petition; I posted the link on Twitter and Facebook and I encourage you to sign this and also spread the word. Here's what I posted on Facebook:Please sign this petition if you have a minute (it won't even take that long). Migraines impact so many people, including myself, and…

  • Home Sweet Home

    Heather
    1 Jan 2012 | 10:38 pm
    Me, Jonathan & Ellie sticking her tongue outAs much as I love Christmas, I'm so happy the traveling aspect of it is over! Jonathan and I visited my parents for a day and a half and we had a wonderful time with them. The above photo is on their porch. They only live about 45 minutes away. After going home a few hours, we drove 2 1/2 hours to visit J's mom and her husband and stayed 4 nights, and then we drove 4 hours from there to J's dad's house and stayed 3 nights. It was our first big trip with Ellie and I was SO thankful that she slept in the car pretty much the entire time. Being away…

  • War on Headaches readers, meet Ellie!

    Heather
    18 Dec 2011 | 5:54 pm
    Hi, I'm Ellie and I'm a spoiled puppy!Jonathan and I FINALLY found the perfect dog for us! We adopted Ellie 11/11/11, which is how we (Jonathan) came up with her name. She came from Saving Grace which is near where we live in N.C. They think her mom is a Sheltie/Cavalier King Charles Spaniel mix and they don't know what her dad is, but some people tell me they can see long-haired dachshund. She 3 1/2 months old and about 8 lbs. so she'll probably be a small dog (her mom is 16 lbs.) which is good because we're still living in our condo which isn't the largest.The first weekend we had her, I…

  • Cardboard Testimonials

    Heather
    20 Nov 2011 | 8:21 pm
    Wow has it been busy lately! I'm looking forward to things winding down as the fall semester ends so I can finally take a breather. Luckily, it has been a GOOD busy (it usually is!).First, a quick health update. I got a new gyno who was willing to do an ultrasound of my ovaries, and she found...nothing. I felt like a hypochondriac, but I really had extreme cramping. Not lately though, thankfully. The new gyno talked with me about my general health and when she found out about my migraines and other issues she started naming off all these ideas (acupuncture? chiropractor? etc.) and I'd tried…
 
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  • Crying as migraine relief

    The Migraine Girl
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:33 pm
    One of the first times I talked about migraine with a fellow sufferer was when I was in my easy 20s. I’d been diagnosed with migraine at age 21 but didn’t have any friends (at least close ones I knew of) who had the same affliction. See also Migraine Treatment Prescription Medications Getting Help A migraineur entrepreneur But when I moved to Florida in 2002, I met a coworker who also had migraine. I vividly recall talking to her after a meeting one afternoon about migraine disease, amazed that someone in my small work group knew where I was coming from.. I was so surprised and…

  • Expert Answer: Tinnitus and Migraine

    Dr Whyte
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:25 pm
    Question: I often experience ringing in my ears. Is this due to my migraines? Tinnitus is the sensation of sound when there is no external sound. Many people have experienced this at one point in their lives as a “ringing” or “whooshing” noise. It is most commonly attributed to cochlear damage in the ear, whether it be from damage from chronic loud noise (such as working at a factory for years), ear infections, or fluid in the ear canal. See also Allodynia & Central Sensitization Migraine Symptoms Basilar-Type Migraine It has been described in migraine patients…

  • Migraine and the Nationwide Magnesium Shortage: Update

    Ellen
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:14 pm
    As of this date, the nationwide Magnesium Sulfate shortage appears to continue, and it is unclear when it will be over.  However, for Migraineurs who depend on Magnesium Sulfate IV therapy to abort their Migraine attacks, there is good news… See also Magnesium for Migraine When to Visit the ER Migraine Crisis? Get Help Magnesium Sulfate (Mag sulfate) for IV infusions can be compounded (custom made) at a specialized pharmacy called a Compounding Pharmacy. Pros: Physicians with IV infusion capabilities can bypass their usual commercial vendors and therefore the shortage by ordering it from…

  • What is a Compounding Pharmacy?

    Ellen
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:12 pm
    Customized medications may sound like something for the rich and famous, but the reality is that this is how people got their medications from pharmacies for centuries.  Surprisingly, it’s not as much of a lost art as you might think… especially for Migraineurs. See also Migraine Treatment Prescription Medications Getting Help The Evolution of Prescription Drugs Today, pharmaceutical companies mass produce medications and sell them by the bottle to pharmacies.  Pharmacists count out pills, re-package them and sell them to the consumer.  However, this kind of pharmacy has only been in…

  • Yes Virginia–Men and Women Are Different

    Dr Marcus
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:54 am
    When I saw the recent New York Times headline–In Rating Pain, Women Are The More Sensitive Sex–I was stunned. Not that men and women feel pain differently but that this well researched fact should be considered a news-breaking headline. See also Migraine Treatment Migraine Symptoms: Head Pain Hormonal Migraine For many decades, research studies focused on men until researchers finally realized that the treatments they’d tested as successful in men weren’t working so well in women. This really opened the medical community’s eyes that men and women are more different that…
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