Danielle Wilhour, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Research suggests that alternative treatments for migraine, including physical therapy, massage and vitamin supplements, can make a difference.
Using fever reducers or drinking too much fluid while battling the flu may upset the body’s delicate balancing act.
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As a GP, bad headaches are among the most common topics I’m asked about. Here’s how you can assess whether to stay home, see a doctor — or head straight to emergency.
Sugar is added to many different foods.
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The negative effects are likely caused by the same mechanisms behind why sugar makes us feel so good.
People suffering from long-term effects of COVID-19 face uncertainty about the nature of their symptoms and how long they might last.
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Itchy skin? More aches and pains? Unusual rash? Headaches? Pimples? If you’ve been experiencing unusual physical symptoms recently, the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic may be the reason.
Attacks can last from 15 minutes to a couple of hours, several times a day.
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Many migraine headaches are triggered by certain foods. Recently, a lot of attention has focused on gluten. An expert explains how a piece of bread can cause pain in your head.
A brain freeze is an intense ‘squeezing’ sensation on your head.
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There are several different science ideas around why, but the answer may have something to do with what happens when we cool down the roof of our mouth.
A new preventive drug for migraines was approved recently by the FDA. Here’s how it works, and how others in the pipeline might be able to help the millions who suffer from migraines.
When a pain signal gets to the brain, it lets your brain know there’s a big problem so we can respond.
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It’s a long, hot summer’s day and you’re looking forward to an ice cream. But within seconds of your first bite, you feel a headache coming on: a brain freeze. What’s going on?
Migraine is a severe, often debilitating headache that can affect sight and speech.
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Triptans are a group of drugs targeted at alleviating the symptoms of migraine, a severe and often debilitating headache disorder that can affect sight and speech.
Childhood migraine has been found to be associated with early stress.
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