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- November 17th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Free my Brain from Migraine Pain has a New Site
Megan Oltman's Free my Brain from Migraine Pain has moved to a new place - freemybrain.com .It still seems to be under construction - "Resources" page is not filled in as yet. On the other hand, Megan…
- November 16th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Pomegranate Extract Inhibits Inflammation, Study Shows
Natural methods to reduce inflammation are becoming more popular as increasing concern emerges over the health effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin or ibuprofen. W…
- November 15th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Helping you sleep - Napping, Now with Pictures
That ever-elusive pastime of the privileged few, the holly grail for the many - napping. For yours truly, as probably for a one or two of my gentle readers, it still remains a mystery. Boston Globe de…
- November 14th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Controlling Migraine Attacks with Greater Occipital Nerve Stimulation Implant
Occipital Nerve (ON) stimulation procedure was for the first time successful performed in Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, India.Eight contact electrodes were implanted along Greater Occipital Nerve. The elec…
- November 13th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
No MSG Added - a Little White Lie?
MSG is one of the more common migraine food triggers. You might not find M, S and G on the label of whatever product you are buying at your local grocery store, but rest assured, it's most likely ther…
- November 12th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
November 2008 Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival
November edition of Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival has been posted. This time around it's hosted by Pain in the Head instead of residing at it's usual place, Diana Lee's blog.This month…
- November 11th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Coordinated Approach to Headache Management
NEW YORK (Reuters) –- When it comes to managing chronic headache, a practical coordinated approach aimed at filling the gaps in ""usual"" care leads to a marked improvement in patients' quality of l…
- November 10th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Migraine Survey Shows Major Impacts On Families of Migraine Patients
Our migraines can be hard on those around us. That's a fact that all of us, migraine people, know all too well.A recent Migraine Survey by MAXALT, conducted in New Zealand, got us some numbers to go w…
- November 9th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Cold Stone Therapy for Migraine Headaches
A new technique, cold stone therapy for migraine headaches, is advertised in Martinsburg, wherever the heck it is.The add says - "It combines the therapeutic effects of aromatherapy with the gentle pl…
- November 8th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Top Health-Related Internet Searches
60 million adults in the U.S. have searched the Internet in 2008 to find some information about their respective maladies.This is according to Manhattan Research, a healthcare and pharmaceutical resea…
- November 7th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Eye Relaxing Gizmo - Eyesseuse Eye Spa
Sleepzine.com has posted a mention of a new gadget - Eyesseuse Eye Spa. Would be nice if they had an actual review done but still, this gizmo looks pretty interesting.It looks like a sleeping mask wit…
- November 6th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Do Migraines Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?
Women diagnosed with migraines are 30 percent less likely to develop invasive breast cancer.This is according to new study by Christopher Li, a cancer epidemiologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research…
- November 5th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Barack Obama is a new President Elect
My gentle readers, it looks like we finally have ourselves a new President Elect.Let's see if President Obama will deliver on the promises he made. In particular - the ones concerning the health care…
- November 4th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Medication Overuse Headaches is a Bigger Health Problem Than Previously Thought
Study on Medication Overuse Headaches (MOH) with specific focus on the role of migraine and chronic daily headache medication in MOH have been published in November issue of Cephalalgia, ScienceDaily…
- November 3rd, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
How to Tell Sinus Infection from a Migraine
Misdiagnosis is more common than people like to think.Not long ago, migraines used to be a disease no doctor believed in. Literally. They'd say - sinus headache or sinus infection or some such and sen…
- November 2nd, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Migraine Tourism - Sri Lanka Again, Not Recommended This Time
My gentle readers, yours truly is not a sort to be amused easily. While reading Big Pharma PRs and totally ignorant articles of medical "journalists", yours truly has developed pretty thick sceen for…
- November 1st, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
October Edition of Pain-Blog Carnival at How To Cope With Pain is Posted
This is the first time yours truly has participated in this particular event. There's no particular topic but yah, you guessed it, most of the articles are about pain and how to live with it.Other top…
- October 31st, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Halloween Candy - Genetically Modified, Chemically Contaminated Sugar and Child Slave Labor
This is a reprint (with permission) from naturalnews.com, pretty much word for word. Yours truly could not have presented the case better than it was already stated in the article bellow:(NaturalNews)…
- October 30th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
UK Meteorological Office Texts Warnings to People Affected by Weather Changes
Changes in temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure and air quality affect many people, whether they realize it or not. In a pilot scheme by Met Office (originally an abbreviation for UK's Meteorol…
- October 29th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Pain Relief by Ultrasonic Patch, No Info on Effectiveness but What the Hey, it's FDA Approved
PainShield MD is a flashy title for a pretty simple device. NanoVibronix, it's maker, claims that PainShield can ease pain and heal soft tissue. Here's a pick:Targeted slow release ultrasound - The Pa…
- October 28th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome - a Type of Migraine?
"We think it’s a variant of migraine headaches,” said Dr. Cary Qualia, pediatric gastroenterologist at Albany Medical Center Hospital when asked about Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS).CVS is a condi…
- October 27th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
The Kitchen Table Medicine just got Better - Dr. Nicole's Tour de Force
Healthy eating and keeping in shape - those of my gentle readers who still have any energy left to do such things are surely familiar with kitchentablemedicine.com. It has been futured on raingem.com…
- October 26th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Why Women Have More Migraines Than Men - Video
Doctor Barry Ramo talks on the subject of migraines and why women are more affected with it than men. From what yours truly has gathered, the good doctor is a cardiologist, not a neurologist. However,…
- October 25th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
When Migraine is Not a Migraine - Transient Ischemic Attack
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is basically a mini-stroke. But don't be fooled by the "mini" bit - "If the time period of blood supply impairment lasts more than a few minutes, the nerve cells of t…
- October 24th, 2008
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raingem has started a new group discussion: The Prelude
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Tonabersat Starting to Shows Some Promise; Clinical Trials Ongoing
From New Type of Migraine Preventive's Future is Uncertain; Research Continues , posted March 2008:"Tonabersat or, how it's lovingly known with scientific types - SB-220453, is a new approach to migra…
- October 23rd, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Aproved by FDA to Treat Depression
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has received approval as a therapy for depression by the FDA.TMS either excites or inhibits brain cells by affecting electric currents in brain. There are still…
- October 22nd, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Brain Knows Where Sugar Is At
NaturalNews reports:The brain responds to the caloric content of food, not just to its sweet flavor, according to a study conducted by researchers from Duke University Medical Center.For the study, th…
- October 21st, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
POZEN Stock Keeps Sliding Down; Treximet isn't Helping
Citi analysts downgraded POZEN Inc. (Nasdaq: POZN) from Buy to Hold. One of the primary reasons being the uncertainty that POZEN can pull off selling Treximet to the migraine market.Treximet = Imitrex…
- October 20th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Laser Acupuncture as a Preventive Treatment for Migraines and Chronic Tension Headaches in Children
Laser acupuncture, a relatively new method of stimulation, uses low-energy lasers to influence the flow of current at the acupoints. The German study, which is titled “Laser acupuncture in children…
- October 19th, 2008
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raingem has updated their friends list.
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raingem has added Brainless Blogger to their favorite blogs.
Brainless Blogger
This blog is in fact a migraine diary, although I dicuss interesting articles I find, and other medical conditions such as Asthma and FMS -
raingem has added HEADACHES to their favorite blogs.
HEADACHES
Headaches is the most common and annoying ailment among human.Headaches are caused by any of a number of conditions. Common causes are tension, migraine, eye strain, dehydration, low blood sugar, and sinusitis. -
raingem has added Putting Our Heads Together to their favorite blogs.
Putting Our Heads Together
From writer and award-winning patient advocate Teri Robert, issues, education, advocacy, and support for those with Migraine disease and other head pain disorders. -
raingem has added Pink Pearl Girl's Migraine World to their favorite blogs.
Pink Pearl Girl's Migraine World
Ruminations, contemplations, communications, excogitations, fascinations, revelations, irritations, provocations, and exasperations of a chronic Migraineur. -
raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Celebrex Adverse Effects, Pfizer Pays Up the Settlement
"Even after the increased risks of Celebrex, Vioxx and Bextra became common knowledge, Pfizer kept Celebrex on the market, and even resumed TV ads for it, running an unusually long ad which extensivel…
- October 18th, 2008
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raingem has updated their friends list.
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raingem has started the group: Migraine Blogs
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raingem has joined the group: Health Related Blogs
Health Related Blogs
Group for bloggers who manage health related blogs on such themes as: health, fitness, sport, science, nutrition and etc. Group members are calling for help each other to develop health related blogs, traffic attraction and health topics discussion.… -
raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Headache Blog Carnival, October 2008 Edition
Migraines & Depression: Oct 08 Headache Blog Carnival has been posted.The authors this month are:Rena Sherwood , Mary Kay , Ellen Schnakenberg , James Cottrill , Rosalind Joffe , Missy , Rich Lev…
- October 17th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Vestibular Migraine, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and What to Do About Them
Scientific American posted a small article on vestibular migraines. Probably because they had a nice picture of Janet Jackson to go with it.Well, we'll take what we get. As long as there's "Migraine"…
- October 16th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Helps Bring a Patient with Head Injuries from Coma
TMS - transcranial magnetic stimulation was used to bring a patient out of a long coma due to massive head injuries at the US Department of Veterans Affairs in Chicago.This is the first time the techn…
- October 15th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Notes on Ketogenic diet; cancer research evidence
Ketogenic diet: eliminate almost all carbohydrates, including sugar, and provides energy only from high-quality plant oils, such as hempseed and linseed oil, and protein from soy and animal products.U…
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water2filter to their friends list. - October 14th, 2008
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raingem has posted a new entry on: Migraine News Network | RainGem |
Fluorescent Lights as Skin Irritants
Everyone seem to be forgetting that we are moving into a better and brighter future, fluorescently speaking. Do note, however, too bright is not a preferable ambient for a great number of migraine peo…
