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The Migraine and Headache Awareness Month meme contains 30 questions for migraineurs about what it's like to live with migraine. Throughout the month, we'll be sharing Migraine.com writers' responses. To...

Chronic Migraine Awareness Day is June 29, 2013 As Migraine and Headache Awareness Month comes to a close, today June 29, 2013, marks Chronic Migraine Awareness Day. We've spent the month...

As many of us know migraine triggers may include changes in our sleep schedule, skipping meals, sounds and smells, and changes in the barometric weather pressure. Food triggers can also...

Professional pre-season football and training camps are for players to vie for positions, learn the plays, get in game shape, and try to avoid injuries like concussions T broken bones...

Now that football season is upon us, we'll be hearing more about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion on both the professional and student athlete levels. Many states have now...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported more than 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury and 52,000 die from them every year. There aren't many treatment...

My children, Sarah and Samuel both have episodic Migraines. Luckily for us, when they get an attack, they are usually managed with over-the-counter medication. Even though my "children" are 22...

Migraine disease is not only painful, but can put migraineurs at an increased risk of having additional illnesses. Migraine is found to be comorbid (diseases that occur at the same...

When we discuss Migraine disease, many people try not to think of the long term complications it may have in store for us. As we approach the football season, there...

Migraine disease not only affects the 37 million Migraineurs who deal with it, but their family, friends and colleagues. Migraine is the 12th most disabling neurologic condition in the United...

Let's face it - my memory in addition to a few other things, has not been the same since I sustained a traumatic brain injury TBI 16 years ago. The...

Today's Blog Prompt for Migraine Awareness Month is "Day Dream Believer -Describe your dream day - without a Migraine to hold you back." I think it's pretty clear that any...

Today is the third day of Migraine Awareness Month and the prompt is "What's your worst Migraine trigger?" This is a "no brainer" for me - skipping meals will trigger...

There are lots of Migraineurs who don't like to take medications for various reasons and some are quite adamant about it. Complementary therapies such as biofeedback, aromatherapy, crystal therapy, acupuncture...

I've lost count of all the different Migraine preventive medications I've taken over the last 16 years. It is, however, quite a wide range; from Elavil to methadone, and Lithium...

Word from the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy is that headache disorders cost the United States more than $31 billion a year. They are also accountable for nine percent of...

News of the recent and unexpected death of Junior Seau, 43-year-old former Pro Bowl linebacker, has once again raised questions regarding the long-term impact of traumatic brain injuries in the...

The pain from Migraines and severe headaches can make a person feel weary, isolated, and hopeless. A recent study also surmised this type of head pain may increase the likelihood...

Headache is one of the most common lingering symptoms of a traumatic brain injury. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be caused by many things: an assault on the brain...

Brain injuries may happen when we least expect them. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and the theme this year is - Brain Injury: Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone - Brain injuries...