Other Migraines Includes :Aura without pain, Menstrual Migraines, Complicated Migraines Aura without pain Sometimes an Aura may occur without the headpain and this scenario can be seen in some types of childhood migraine where there may be nausea and even vomiting without pain in the head. An Aura may occur including the usual visual disturbances… Read More
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2014 Head Pain Diagnosis: survey results
Media Agencies: please contact editor@headache.com.au to arrange further discussion. Media Release: DATE: 10th Feb 2015 MEDIA RELEASE: HEADACHE & MIGRAINE SCANS ARE OFTEN OVERPRESCRIBED 2014 Headache Survey FINAL Results A www.headache.com.au National initiative. HEADACHES and migraines affect up to 20 per cent of the population, in Australia as well as many other western countries. “Head… Read More
Chocolate as a cause of Migraine
Chocolate is often cited as a trigger for headaches and also Migraines. Research points to a combination of ingredients in Chocolate that may cause an attack. Cocoa and Caffeine are key ingredients in chocolate and have potential to irritate or change the excitability of the central nervous system. Also Chocolate often contains high levels of… Read More
Pain Reliever Medication Overuse syndromes
Overuse of symptomatic medications among chronic (transformed) migraine patients: profile of drug consumption. Chronic daily headache and chronic (transformed) migraine (TM) patients represent more than one third of the subjects seen in specialized headache centers. Most of these patients may overuse symptomatic medications (SM) taken on a daily basis to relieve headache and associated symptoms. This can… Read More
Pain Relievers Medications for Headaches and Migraines
Pain Relief-Medications for Headache & Migraine Suffers. Dear Reader, Please read Disclaimer first. Disclaimer:- Information given here is for information only, not a substitute for medical advice, always consult your doctor and pharmacist for tailored individual advices. This is of particular importance as overuse of all drugs (including aspirin and paracetamol) use to treat headache… Read More
Blood Sugars
Blood Sugar Levels: HYPO vs HYPER-GLYCAEMIA There is some evidence that suggests our blood sugar levels play a role in the causation of headaches and migraines. Blood sugar levels fluctuate according to intake of food and medications, and are regulated by a number of hormones, mainly Insulin and Adrenalin. Our bodies system for regulating sugar… Read More