Why do you wake up with a headache?

If you start each morning with a headache, there’s a reason for it.  Consider the following findings, courtesy of the American Migraine Foundation: 50 percent of migraines occur during the sleeping hours of 4:00 to 9:00 am. 80 percent of people with regular migraines often wake up still feeling tired. More than half of patients […]

Newly approved migraine drug Aimovig could bring relief to millions – via Newsday

U.S. regulators Thursday approved the first drug designed to prevent chronic migraines. The Food and Drug Administration’s action clears the monthly shot Aimovig for sale. It’s the first in a new class of long-acting drugs for preventing migraines. Three other shots are expected to win approval by next year, and several pills for preventing migraines are […]

2nd Place at 2018 International Horror Hotel

The script for ALL IN HER HEAD has placed 2nd in the Short Script: Sci-Fi category at the 2018 International Horror Hotel Film Festival and Convention. See here:  http://horrorhotel.net/2018.html The film festival and convention takes place May 31 through June 3 in Richfield, Ohio.  For more information, please visit http://horrorhotel.net/info.html.  

The Migraine Again Podcast with Paula K. Dumas

SUMMARY The Migraine Again Podcast kicks off with host, Paula K. Dumas, sharing the vision for the podcast. The Migraine Again Podcast helps you thrive in your life, love, and work despite migraine. If you, or someone you know, struggles with migraine, join Paula K. Dumas, Founder and Managing Editor of MigraineAgain.com and Co-Host of […]

Med Use Examined in Migraine & Headache Care – via eMPR.com

According to results of a retrospective study presented at PAINWeek 2017, opioids are not only prescribed to a large proportion of patients diagnosed with headache (H) and/or migraine (M), but are also more commonly used than triptan medications. During the analysis, 547,558 adults with at least two ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM diagnostic code claims for H […]

All in Her Head crowdfunding update

It is with great disappointment that I tell you that our Seed&Spark crowdfunding campaign for All in Her Head was a major failure. Because we were not able to get enough backing to get to the level of funding that was needed, we will not be able to film in September/October as originally planned. I […]

There’s A Biological Reason Why Women Get More Headaches Than Men – via Quora.com

Why do women get more headaches than men? No, it’s not that women are more sensitive to pain than men; there’s a biological reason behind the difference. Throughout their lives, women are more likely than men to experience headaches.  In particular, women are three times as likely as men to experience migraines, those nasty debilitating […]