Chronic daily headaches
Chronic daily headaches - Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment of this debilitating type of headache. Most people have headaches from time to time. But if you have a headache more days than not, you may be experiencing a variety of ... [... more]
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Migraine - MayoClinic.com
Migraine headache - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this debilitating variety of headache. A migraine can be disabling - with symptoms so severe, all you can think about is finding a dark, quiet place to lie down. Up ... [... more]
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Rebound headaches
Rebound headaches - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this often puzzling disorder. You feel a headache coming on, so you reach for a pain reliever. Or maybe you take pain medication in advance - even every day - to stave off ... [... more]
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Tension headache
Tension headache - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of this common condition. A tension headache - or tension-type headache as its medically known - is the most common type of headache, and yet its causes ... [... more]
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Headache types
Cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM): What are the signs and symptoms? Headaches: Treatment depends on your symptoms Chronic daily headaches External compression headaches Thunderclap headaches Migraine headaches: Are they triggered by ... [... more]
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Pain medications for headache relief
Over-the-counter pain medications: Reading the labels Acute sinusitis: Do over-the-counter treatments help? Nasal spray addiction: Is it real? [... more]
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Self-care for headache relief
Headaches: Self-care measures for headache relief Headaches and stress [... more]
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Understanding migraines
Migraine self-assessment Migraine FAQs Migraine with aura Migraine [... more]
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Medications to treat and prevent migraines
Migraine medications and antidepressants: A risky mix? Migraine treatment: Can antidepressants help? [... more]
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Other migraine treatments
Migraines: Simple steps head off the pain Occipital nerve stimulation: Effective migraine treatment? [... more]
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Jerry W. Swanson, M.D.
Dr. Jerry Swanson is a board-certified neurologist at Mayo Clinic and is a professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. He has a special interest in headache disorders and medical education. Dr. Swanson, a Lacon, Ill., native, was ... [... more]
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Migraine headaches: Are they triggered by weather changes?
Several studies suggest that weather changes trigger migraine headaches in some individuals. Study results indicate that some people who have migraines appear to be more sensitive to weather changes, such as changes in weather patterns, ... [... more]
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