The Migraine Relief Center Blog

If you suffer from migraines and live in places such as South Florida, coastal Georgia, the North Carolina Outer Banks, or along the Gulf of Mexico, you are probably familiar with going through more headache episodes during the Atlantic Hurricane Season. For many migraine patients, this usually happens when a tropical storm approaches, particularly once dark clouds have already rolled in and the humidity is so concentrated that you can almost taste it. By the time thunder strikes, you know that...

Despite its growing popularity worldwide, the National Football League (NFL) seems to be in a constant state of turmoil. One of the NFL's most complicated legal challenges is the ongoing lawsuit filed by former and current players who accuse the league of not doing enough to prevent serious concussions and the high incidence of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that have become an unfortunate staple of the most popular spectator sport in the United States. 

If you are a woman who deals with migraines, there are a few things that you should know about as you approach menopause. First, let's take a look at some elucidating facts: 

If you are older than 65 years old and have previously suffered from chronic migraines, you may be at a greater risk of brain injuries that do not present noticeable symptoms but could still compromise your overall cerebral health. 

Is there any consolation or solace when getting older? There seems to be a 21st century thought paradigm that idolizes youth and attempts to delay the inevitable life experience of aging. For most people who deal with migraine conditions, getting older can be a blessing in disguise. This, however, is not the case for everyone.

On any given day and in any given federal district courtroom across the United States, a case involving the Family Medical Leave Act and migraines is likely being argued. In July 2014, for example, a court in the Southern District of Indiana ruled in against the plaintiff in Hamilton v. Republic Airways, in which a flight attendant was fired because she claimed to be unable to work a specific flight due to her alleged migraine episodes. 

When summer comes around and the temperatures become warmer, perfume designers and manufacturers tend to switch their marketing efforts away from fragrances that have earthy, musky, woodsy, and spicy overtones in favor of fruity and flowery scents that are lighter. There is a clinical reason behind this change from full scents such as pine to lighter ones such as citrus, and it has to do migraines.

The economic toll of migraines is often mentioned in terms of labor productivity; for example, the Migraine Research Foundation explains that more than 100 million work days are lost in the United States each year due to employees taking time off to recover from migraine episodes. What about the financial strain that migraine patients must deal with as a result of their condition?

American pop music celebrity Selena Gomez is known for her background as a Disney actress, her hit songs and her tumultuous romance with Canadian teen heartthrob Justin Bieber. Gomez recently joined the ranks of celebrities such as Seal, Lady Gaga and Toni Braxton, who have all been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus.