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Kerrie’s Latest Post on Migraine.com: The Many Symptoms of Migraine

Migraine is far more than “just a headache.” Skin sensitivity, difficulty finding words, inability to concentrate, constipation, stuffy nose, and dizziness are but a few of the many symptoms of migraine. Check out my full article on Migraine.com, Migraine is More Than a Headache: The Many Symptoms of Migraine.

A Chronic Illness Comic: When People Try to “Fix” You

This comic from the Single Gal’s Guide to RA is perfect! Just subsitute RA with your ailment. Thanks to maxjerz on Twitter for the link. Did you know The Daily Headache is tdhblog on Twitter? So are a bunch of other folks with headache and migraine. Set up a Twitter account and you can follow [...]

Headache & Migraine News Updates on The Daily Headache

I’m forever reading news I want to share with you, then don’t have the energy to write a post. News & Notes, now in the right sidebar, highlights important stories in the news and on blogs. Follow any of the links and you’ll see my comments on the story. I’ll still write in-depth posts sometimes, [...]

Wellsphere’s Dishonest Acquisition of Bloggers’ Intellectual Property

In HealthCentral’s acquisition of Wellsphere, it has come out that Wellsphere has, rather dishonestly, gotten bloggers to give the company full rights to their written work — even if it was originally published on a the writer’s personal blog. This is particularly frustrating for me because I turned down a well-paid gig for this very [...]

Vote for The Daily Headache

Vote now for The Daily Headache in the Wellsphere Health Blogger Awards. It’s a late entry, so please vote now and spread the word! The deadline in January 31. Thanks! for The Daily Headache thedailyheadache.com

Don’t Miss This Headache Diary

Guest Post by How to Cope With Pain Blogger One of the great things about blogs is sharing helpful, cool sites and gadgets you find. Sharing with others makes all our journeys easier and no one has to “reinvent the wheel” on her own. In that light, I came across this headache diary, which looks [...]

Invisible Illness: Strength Through the Struggle

Guest Post by How to Cope With Pain Blogger The writer of this post blogs anonymously as she is a practicing psychiatrist. Her practice focuses mostly on patients with chronic pain. Having chronic pain herself, her practice and blog reflect a deep understanding of its challenges. –Kerrie As we all know, there are many challenges [...]

“Overcoming Self-Defeating Behaviors When You’re Chronically Ill”: Presentation by the ChronicBabe Editrix Today

Check out ChronicBabe Editrix Jenni Prokopy’s National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week presentation at 3 p.m. Eastern time this afternoon — and call with your questions. You can listen online or call in. The presentation will be archived in case you miss the live event. The details from ChronicBabe: Here’s the scoop: To hear my [...]

National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week

In addition to living with the symptoms of headache disorders or migraine, having an illness others can’t see can be extraordinarily frustrating. Rest Ministries is raising awareness of life with invisible illness this week during National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week. Check out the following press release for information on the week. Nearly 1 in [...]

Migraine and Gluten Sensitivity

In a desperate attempt to treat her migraines, herself (gluten-free) blogger Karen Yesowich Schmucker discovered she was sensitive to gluten. Adopting a gluten-free diet has reduced the frequency and severity of her migraines. Karen explains the connection in this guest post. While there is data to suggest that a certain percentage of migraineurs also suffer [...]