The usual description of migraine includes visual aura, one-sided throbbing pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound. There’s a lot more to it than that. The following information, which comes from my very favorite migraine book, Migraine: The Complete Guide, is a list of…
Whether it’s for Christmas, Hanukkah, a birthday or a get-well gift, About.com’s headache page recommends 10 gifts, which all cost less than $25, for people with headache. Teri’s list is full of great ideas and made me wonder what I’d put on a headache wish…
Teri Robert, a migraineur who writes the About.com headache pages, has written a book called Living Well With Migraine Disease and Headaches: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You. I’ll review it in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, you can learn more about the…
The National Headache Foundation has announced the results of their online survey to better understand how headaches affect a sufferer’s family and what role heredity plays in headache. Findings include: 66% of sufferers have a family history of headache; in 63% of the cases it…
The US version of Claire’s Head is now available. It’s a great novel to show how agonizing migraine pain and neurological symptoms are. The plot isn’t so believable, but it’s still a good read for headache sufferers and their families. If you’re interested in more…