If you're like most people then you don't like taking painkillers unless you really have to. This is doubly true if you suffer from migraine headaches because the painkillers can be pretty strong. It's not just the strength of these painkillers - the other side is that some people can become addicted to them without even realizing it. The worry about addiction and potential side-effects is...

Ophthalmic (eye) migraines are really usual and oftentimes painless, tho' the solo term "migraine" normally brings to mind a serious type of headache. But with eye-related migraines, visual disturbances with or without headache pain too can accompany migraine processes thought to be related to changes in blood flow in the brain. These visual problems related with migraines...

This is a persistent ache in the head, usually a response to stress or tension, 'or to toxins circulating in the blood as a result of infection. Typical migraine symptoms include visual disturbances or hallucinatory "aura"; throbbing headache (classically on one side, known medically as hemicrania); nausea and vomiting; sensitivity to light, movement, and touch; and mood swings. Attacks...

It is widely known that women are more likely to suffer migraine than men. There are 30 million Americans who are suffering with different degrees of migraine problems, 75 per cent of them are women. But when it comes to cluster migraines, things change dramatically. More men then women are diagnosed as the patient of cluster migraines. According to medical statistics, 0.1 per cent of...

Headache is a condition of pain in the head sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. Most people with headaches can feel much better by making lifestyle changes, learning ways to relax, and occasionally by taking medications. There are two types of headaches: primary headaches and secondary headaches. Primary headache accounts for about 90% of all headaches. There...