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The wonderful news I announced last spring that my husband and I were expecting a baby girl after so many years trying led to a much longer hiatus from the...

Treatment of Migraine and Headache Disorders during pregnancy is incredibly challenging for both physicians and patients. Many standard preventive and abortive treatments are  known to be unsafe for the developing...

As in past years, our team of patient writers here at Migraine.com is tackling the Migraine & Headache Awareness Month Blog Challenge prompts. All of the prompts and the instructions...

According to a small study, use of intranasal capsaicin for treatment of Migraine and other Headache Disorders may be effective. Researchers presented the results of treatment of 18 patients with...

As in past years, our team of patient writers here at Migraine.com is tackling the Migraine & Headache Awareness Month Blog Challenge prompts. All of the prompts and the instructions...

Today, June 1, 2014, is the first day of 2014 Migraine & Headache Awareness Month. Migraine & Headache Awareness Month (MHAM) is an annual observation in the United States with...

One thing we've learned about Migraine through research in recent years is that there are identifiable patterns among people who transform from Episodic to Chronic Migraine. While it's not possible...

In parts one (your rights under HIPAA) and two (spotting HIPAA violations) of my series on the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that protect the privacy and...

Experts used to tell us to flush our unneeded and out-of-date prescription medications down the toilet. Although we've known for some time this is not a safe option because it...

Many of you know first hand about the challenging process of applying for Social Security Disability benefits for Migraine. Improving this situation has been an active advocacy focus of the...

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced recently that Topamax (generic name topiramate) has received approval for Migraine prevention in the adolescent population ages 12-17 years. Topamax is the first...

For most of us, even psyching up to ask questions and respectfully assert ourselves during our Migraine-related medical appointments is intimidating. So if you're unsatisfied with Migraine care you've received...

Magnesium is frequently discussed as a preventive therapy for Migraine. We know many Migraineurs live with a magnesium deficiency and that magnesium deficiency may promote cortical spreading depression, which is...

Again in 2014 I had the distinct pleasure of attending the annual Headache on the Hill lobbying event in Washington DC to advocate for important changes for patients living with...

Each year approximately 55,000 more women than men experience a stroke. In recognition of this, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association collaborated to develop a set of guidelines...

Pharma companies developing a new delivery system for an existing Migraine treatment medication are one step closer to receiving FDA approval of it. The drug, currently called, RHB-103 is a...

Weather permitting (knock on wood), I'll be leaving for Washington DC this Sunday to participate in the 2014 Headache on the Hill event. Headache on the Hill is an annual...

As a nearly lifelong Migraineur, I've always been sensitive about getting bumped in the head. Definitely more concerned about it than your average Jane. But in the years since my...

Research examining the relationship between the placebo effect and a Migraine treatment medication in a novel way, which was published in January, received a lot of attention. Unfortunately it required...

With the International Headache Society's release of an update to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, the ICHD-III (beta), comes a variety of changes and proposed changes to classification of...