Many migraineurs (people who suffer from migraine headaches) relieve the pain of a migraine with the judicious application of heat or cold.?? This type of pain abatement is particularly popular with people trying to minimize or avoid prescription medication use, especially among pediatric patients and their families. Below are a few techniques that can help ease the pain of a migraine.?? Not...

'Migraine' is derived from words meaning 'half the head', because migraine headaches often affect on only the left or right side of the head. Migraine headache is caused by fluctuations in hormones, which cause blood vessels in the head and neck to contract and then dilate. In the first phase or contraction phase which may last minutes, hours, or days the symptoms can be spots in front of...

It has been long known by many that ginger is excellent at soothing an irritated stomach and works well to alleviate motion sickness but according to a study done at the Odense University in Denmark, researchers discovered that ginger works the same way that aspirin does by blocking prostaglandins (A chemical that causes inflammation in the blood vessels of the brain). It reduces the stickiness...

Migraine without aura is a common migraine without aura but exhibits the same symptoms as a classic migraine except that it does not exhibit any aura. People who primarily suffer from migraine with aura may also have attacks of migraine without aura. Headache with the features of "migraine without aura" usually follows the aura symptoms. Less commonly, the aura may occur without a subsequent...

It is estimated that 25 million people in the United States suffer from migraine headaches. If you are a frequent headache suffer, you may have wondered whether your headaches are indeed migraines. How do you differentiate between a common headache and a migraine? Migraine headaches are severe, and sometimes debilitating headaches that are identified by the following symptoms: 1. Your pain is...