Volume 6, Issue 2 • 2016
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Asthma and Chronic Migraine: Is There a Link?
Because of the frequent occurrence of asthma in the US population, it is
highly likely that many of these patients also experience migraine attacks.
A recent study at the University of Cincinnati indicates that those with asthma
and episodic migraine have a higher risk of developing chronic migraine.
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Is It A Stroke or Is It Migraine? The Conundrum
of Late-Life Migraine Accompaniments
As we age, the frequency of migraine attacks decreases and the presenta-
tion of migraine also changes. For some older migraine patients, associated
neurologic symptoms may resemble a clinical picture associated with stroke.
These events may be alarming for the patient, their families, and their health
care practitioners.
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Raising Migraine Awareness – One Mile at a Time
In 2008, the non-profit organization, Miles for Migraine, was founded to raise
public awareness of headache and migraine. The races and their outreach
have expanded since that time, and the volunteers continue to champion
migraine patients and their families.
How Can Neck Pain be a Protector for Migraine Attacks?
The digital tool, Curelator Migraine Map, has been assisting migraine patients
identify headache triggers. And, it has also helped those individuals see what
they have used as protectors of those attacks. One of the first users of this
tool describes how demonstrating neck pain as a protector has helped in the
management of her migraine attacks.
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News
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Learn what’s happening in and around the
National Headache Foundation.
This issue features The Diamond Headache Clinic in
Chicago, Illinois, and a conversation with its President
and Managing Director, Merle Diamond, MD, and its
COO/CFO, Konrad Kothmann.
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