Diabetes Cases Hit 589 Million World-Wide … What Can You Do?

Some people believe type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes) only occurs in middle aged or older people, this is not true. In fact, the incidence of type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing in children.

Prevent Migraine & Avoid Middle Age Weight Gain

Is it possible to achieve long-term menstrual migraine relief and achieve your desired weight? THE MIGRAINE – WEIGHT GAIN CONNECTION 90% of women gain weight between the ages of 35-55. The average weight gain is about 15-20 pounds, with a disproportionate amount of this weight being an increase in body fat. What is unfair about this, is the fact that much of this weight gain and/or body fat increase, can occur without, increasing caloric intake. This is different than the...

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome – Hallucinogenic Migraines

Migraines that result in severe distortion and perception of what the sufferer is viewing are known as the Alice In Wonderland Syndrome. Hallucinations can be very disturbing to the migraine sufferer.

Butterbur and Migraine Warning From Web MD

PA-free butterbur products are POSSIBLY SAFE when taken by mouth appropriately and short term - up to 16 weeks. Butterbur products that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are UNSAFE when taken by mouth or applied to broken skin. PAs can damage the liver, lungs, and blood circulation, and possibly cause cancer.

Headaches and Migraines Impair Attention & Learning

HEADACHES/MIGRAINES IMPAIR ATTENTION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT LEARNING It is difficult enough for children to perform academically at acceptable levels in school. The last thing they need is the pain of headaches and migraines to decrease their ability to pay attention and learn. However this is exactly what happens to them according to a study done in Milan, Italy and published in the journal “Headache”. The researchers compared 14 children who had migraines with aura, 29...

WHEN MIGRAINES GET OUT OF CONTROL

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 3 million Americans went to emergency rooms trying to get relief for headaches or migraines.

Costs of Raising a Child Have Risen in Past 10 Years

The costs of raising a child have increased in the last 10 years. For you parents out there and those of you thinking about becoming parents, I suggest you read this excellent article describing just what has caused this very real, financial dilema.

MIGRAINEURS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HANGOVER HEADACHES

Researchers at the Jefferson Headache Center suggest that migraine sufferers may be more likely to develop an alcohol induced headache after an evening of consuming alcoholic beverages.

FDA Proposes New Rules Threatening Dietary Supplements

The availability and affordability of dietary supplements is being seriously threatened by new rules proposed by the FDA. These rules play right into the hands of the big pharmaceutical companies that would love to take over the dietary supplement industry and turn these supplements into very high cost drugs that would only be available through them.

Michelle Bachmann – Victorious with MigreLief

Michelle Bachmann, despite the fact that she takes prescription medications to try to control her migraines, has been hospitalized more than once to get serious episodes under control.

Pain Medication May Worsen Migraine Diagnosis

Recent research is indicating that overuse of pain medications is causing episodic sufferers to become chronic sufferers (their total number of monthly headache days actually increases).

New Dangers of Prescription Migraine Meds

Researchers discover changes in nerve sensitivity to migraine triggers due to overuse of migriane drugs. In patients who over use either Over-The-Counter drugs like aspirin, Excedrin, motrin or prescription drugs like Imitrex, Zomig, Relpax, an increase in the number of migraines experienced every month, occurs. This is also referred to a “rebound headache”.