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In late 2014, the Montana State Board of Medical Examiners was busy prosecuting one of its members who was allegedly too generous when it came to prescribing narcotics to his patients, some of whom suffer from migraine headaches.
When medical researchers study the migraine condition, they often focus on systemic issues. Migraines are caused by vascular and neurochemical irregularities, but there is also a strong behavioral factor associated with migraine episodes.
For quite a few people who live with chronic migraine conditions, the holiday season if not only filled with cheer but also with dread at the thought of encountering environmental and nutritional triggers that could ruin the time they are supposed to enjoy with their loved ones.
When does a migraine condition turn into a chronic disease? Although physicians often refer to chronic illnesses as those that persist for more than 12 months, migraine conditions tend to be a little different. For example, a woman who regularly suffers three migraine episodes per year that collectively last a couple of hours can be considered as a chronic migraine patient, but her quality of life is decidedly better than that of a patient who suffers one episode each week.
Some of the most influential writers in history were besieged by their migraine conditions even as they penned their masterpieces. We are talking about Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll. To a certain extent, the migraines suffered by these notable authors had a profound effect on their literary canon, which in turn contributed to the betterment of society through entertainment,...
Women are from Venus, men are from Mars and migraines come from the darkest reaches of human neurochemistry. Medical research studies that date back to the previous century indicate that women are far more likely to suffer from migraines than men, and women who give birth to baby girls are more likely to pass on their chronic cephalalgia condition to their daughters.
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.
