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an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The article, a primer for physicians, outlines various treatments and approaches for migraine headaches.

read about the article here

tags: migraine

"Surgery Potentially Best Option For Severe Migraine Headaches" is the headline over at Science Daily.
The story is here
And here are some choice quotes:

"Migraine headaches are extremely disabling and this surgical option offers hope for migraine sufferers," says Dr. Guyuron. "Combined with the previous studies, this new five-year data has provided strong evidence that severe migraine headaches and their painful symptoms can be successfully treated with surgery with lasting results."...

tags: migraine

aerobic cycling exercise helps migraines according to a new study.

ScienceDaily (Mar. 29, 2009) — While physical exercise has been shown to trigger migraine headaches among sufferers, a new study describes an exercise program that is well tolerated by patients. The findings show that the program decreased the frequency of headaches and improved quality of life.

tags: migraine

I have been mad at the Advil people for a long time. Just a "feeling" mind you - that something was wrong with them. I almost hate to be vindicated but check out this link
Advil makes it worse - not better

I am currently being tested for temporal arteritis, and cranial arterites. They are very difficult to identify but it seems my condition has moved in this direction.

tags: migraine pain arteritis

Today we opened three cereal boxes (Kashi Cinnamon Harvest ["beautifully delicious organic whole wheat biscuits, baked with cinnamon and natural sweetness"], Kashi Good Friends ["trio of flakes, twigs & granola"], and Uncle Sam ["toasted whole-wheat flakes & flaxseed"] into one big container and mixed them together with a big wooden spoon.

Next we opened the half gallon of soy milk and started pouring it into the big container of cereal. After a fairly short while, as whiles are measured, the thought occurred that this was not the single portion of cereal that was originally intended as a short term goal or task.

tags: pain brain reality neuro dinky pinky