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Ways To Get Involved In The Migraine Community

Written by: Nicole Safran, MPH I was diagnosed with chronic migraine about seven years ago. I initially felt alone, focused on my pain, and unsure of...
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What is New Daily Persistent Headache?

What is New Daily Persistent Headache? When seeing a primary care doctor for unrelenting daily head pain, the term New Daily Persistent Headache may never even...
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How to Talk With Your Doctor About Migraine

How to Talk With Your Doctor About Migraine Have you ever visited your doctor and left feeling like you didn’t get the answers you were hoping...
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Medication Overuse Headache

Medication Overuse Headache While we as a community prefer the term “Medication Adaptation Headache”, “Medication Overuse Headache” is used in this article as it is still...
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My Migraine Story: From Fear to Freedom

My Migraine Story: From Fear to Freedom I am a 41-year old woman living in sunny California, with a wonderful family and a great job. Sounds...
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How Does Medicare Cover Migraine?

How Does Medicare Cover Migraine? Migraine affects nearly 40 million people in the United States. Though it most commonly affects those aged 18-44, there are many...
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Intentional Avoidance of Physical Activity

Dr. Samantha Farris (Rutgers University) & Dr. Dale Bond (The Miriam Hospital/Alpert Medical School of Brown University) Scientific evidence supports the positive role of physical activity...
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Dearric Winchester gets ready for 3 Day Cascade Lakes Relay to benefit migraine research

Over the course of a day, the average person will walk three miles. Over the course of three days, Dearric Winchester will run more than 72...
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Why Try CCBT for Migraine?

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psychological approach to managing headaches and migraine. The reason that people with headaches and migraine see a psychologist is not because...
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Migraine Safe Foods by Category

Bread Acceptable purchases: Any white, wheat, rye or pumpernickel store-bought bread. Plain or sesame seed bagels, English muffins, quick breads like pumpernickel or zucchini breads. All yeast...
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