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Key to Migraine Relief for Children is Prevention

Lauryn — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:02:09 +0100

Most of the time when we think about migraines we think of adults, but doctors say that migraines often go misdiagnosed in children. Pediatric neurologists say migraines in children are actually quite common. Studies show migraines occur in 5 percent of children under 10 and in 10 percent ...

Migraine Triggers Not As Accurate As We May Think

Lauryn — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:49:23 +0100

There has always been a lot of talk around migraines about triggers and discovering what cause your migraines, be it wine, chocolate, cheese, perfumes. . . the list goes on and on, but new research suggests that we may actually have no idea what triggers our migraines. According to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, migraine triggers are difficult to determine with...

Research Shows Migraine Sufferers Have Brain Abnormalities

Lauryn — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:45:41 +0100

A recent article in Medical News Today announces that patients who suffer from migraines have reduced cortical thickness and surface area in pain-processing regions of the brain, compared to individuals who never have migraines.

Italian researchers explained int he journal Radiology that brain abn...

Vitamin B to help Migraine Sufferers

Lauryn — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:18:48 +0100

Researchers believe vitamin B and folate supplements will reduce the frequency and severity of migraines in 20% of sufferers. Scientists from Griffith University are close to a new treatment for severe headaches that consists of vitamins B and folate supplements.

This remedy could help the 20% of sufferers whose condition is genetic. Griffith postdoctor...

Migraines and your Children

Lauryn — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:55:38 +0100

Some are now saying that migraines in children can in some way be linked to behavior disorders. One study on children and migraines, published in the journal Cephalagia and involving 1,856 kids from ages 5-11, found that children with migraine headaches had a significantly higher risk for behavior disorders. The finding is ...

Migraines go Mobile

Lauryn — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:06:46 +0100

The makers of Excedrin® Migraine have teamed up with a neurologist to create the My Migraine Triggers™ app. This app is free and provides an easy-to-use migraine tracking tool.

According to a new survey, an overwhelming majority (93%) of women who suffer from migraines say they want a better understanding of their migraine triggers, yet only 11% say they are currently tracking potential migraine triggers regularly.

The app will allow you to:

Keep track of your eve...

Pilot Suffers from Migraine, Hands over the Wheel

Lauryn — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:51:49 +0100

When most of us get a migraine, we don’t need to find someone nearby to continue doing our job right at that moment. That’s different you’re a pilot and currently in the act of flying a plane. Luckily enough for a Lufthansa flight headed from Newark to Frankfurt, Germany, there was a spare pilot on...

St. Louis Dentist Treating Migraines

Lauryn — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:44:05 +0100

As you read in our last post, we are noticing more dentists using the NTI-tss Plus to treat their patients with migraines and headaches. Check out this dentist in St. Louis, Dr. Dan Sindelar. In a press release on PRWeb.com, Dr. Sindelar announces treatment of chronic migraines and headaches in his St. Louis dental practice, Sindelar Dental.

Dr. Sindelar says, "I've helped a lot of patients get their lives back without the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs by tr...

More Dentists Discover the NTI-tss Plus

Lauryn — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:59 +0100

We have noticed that more dentists are discovering the NTI-tss Plus, meaning, that more patients are noticing a change in their lifestyles. Here are a few of our success stories.

"I have struggled to find relief for my migraines for 20 years. I experienced an immediate reduction in migraines, general headaches, and neck and shoulder pain. It sounds a bit dramatic to say 'I have back my life!', but that is exactly how I feel." - Marie, Los Alamos, NM

"I've been diagnosed wi...

Migraine In America 2012

Lauryn — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:17:53 +0100

Health Union, LLC, released the results to its study "Migraine In America 2012." The patient survey was completed by over 2,600 migraine sufferers in May and June of this year and represents one of the largest studies of this type ever completed.

Dr. Dawn Marcus, MD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh said, "The results of the Migraine in America Study are quite staggering, we've known for some time about the physical pain and suffering of migraine,...

Tampa Dentist Treating Headaches

Lauryn — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:25:51 +0100

Sometimes observable symptoms such as grinding of teeth, broken teeth, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and masseter muscle pain can alert the dentist to a problem. In other cases, it's simply good communication on a regular basis with a dental professional that uncovers the problem and leads to the right solution.

Tampa dentist, Randall Diez said, "Headaches, including migraines and recurring pain of the jaw, neck and even the back, can be very hard to diagnose and treat - for any pr...

Excedrin Recall Causing Havoc Among Migraine Sufferers

Lauryn — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:03:08 +0100

Excedrin was pulled from store shelves six months ago because of concerns that they could contain whole or partial pills of extremely strong opiate medications used to treat pain. Shelves are still Excedrin free today. The manufacturer, Novartis, plans to restart production on a line-by-line, product-by-product basis to assure quality and hopes to start res...

Weather Changes May Trigger Migraines

Lauryn — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:45:12 +0100

A new study presented at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society in Los Angeles, found that outside temperature can trigger migraines, especially among people sensitive to temperature.

Sixty-six migraine patients were asked to keep a diary of their headaches over the course of a year and temperature change was l...

June is Migraine Awareness Month

Lauryn — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:15:46 +0100

June is National Migraine Awareness Month and there are a lot of awareness campaigns going on around the country. The National Headache Foundation is sponsoring a campaign, Help Make Migraines Visible. Their mission is to help change lives of those experiencing headaches. Nearly 40 million Americans suffer from headaches and migraines.

Check ...

Botox Does More Than Erase Wrinkles

Lauryn — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:14:23 +0100

In a draft report by the British National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), it has been recommended that Botox injections should be used as a treatment option for chronic migraines. It is thought that Botox may help with migraines by blocking pain signals, as well as making muscles relax.

Dr. Giles Elrington, from the National M...

Phases of a Migraine

Lauryn — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:53:30 +0100

A migraine can be a complicated event, with symptoms that change over hours or even days. Migraines tend to progress through several stages:

Prodromal phase before the migraine
Aura phase
Attack phase
Postdromal phase after the migraine

Prodromal Phase: Early Warning Signs- several hours before the migraine begins, and sometimes even the day before, many people with migraines notice unusual sensations. They may feel: either unusually energetic and excitable or depressed, irritable, t...

New Migraine Prevention Guidelines

Lauryn — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:23:01 +0100

The American Academy of Neurology has released new guidelines for the prevention of migraine headaches. One goal of releasing the new guidelines is to ensure people who are candidates for preventive treatments actually use them. Studies show that migraine is under-recognized and under-treated.

Unlike treatments to relieve pain and symptoms of a migra...

Brain Freezes Could Be Linked To Migraines

Lauryn — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:08:36 +0100

New research shows that the "brain freeze" headache you experience when eating ice cream or other cold foods may be caused by a sudden change in brain blood flow.

Results suggest that these headaches are triggered by a sudden increase in blood flow in the brain's anterior cerebral artery. Brain freeze disappears again when this artery constricts. The rapid dilation and then quick co...

A Facelift Could Relieve Your Migraine Pain

Lauryn — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:26:11 +0100

The 36 million Americans that suffer from migraines are always looking for a new treatment option that will bring relief without tying them to constant medication. 12 years ago, a surgeon realized he may have a new option for those suffering. Dr. Bahman Guyuron, chairman of the plastic surgery department at University H...

Soldiers Suffer from Chronic Headache

Lauryn — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:13:59 +0100

It is no surprise that our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are in an environment ripe with headache triggers. Recently there have been studies published about soldiers returning from war zones and suffering from chronic daily headaches that occur at least half the days of the month, with many suffering even more.