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	from Teri Robert Welcome! In today's issue of *About Health: In observance of National Headache Awareness Week, we bring you an issue full of information about headaches and Migraines, health issues that affect 80% of our population... 12 Tips for a Headache Free Year, What to Do About Headaches if You Have an Anxiety Disorder, Homeopathic Remedy Guide For Migraine and Headache Symptoms, What Is...?, Guided Imagery for Chronic Tension Headaches and Neck Pain, Headaches and Stress in Kids, and more. Note*:Please be sure to scroll down to the section about PFO (the "hole in the heart") and Migraines, a hot topic right now.

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NHAW 2006: 12 Tips for a Headache Free Year

National Headache Awareness Week, sponsored by the National Headache Foundation, is a great time to take a look at things we can change to decrease the frequency and severity of our Migraines. This year's theme is "Headache Relief: 12 Tips for a Headache Free Year." We have some really great and simple tips from the NHF that we can all employ to make life easier. When we do that, we can greatly reduce the incidence of tension headaches as well as reduce the effect stress has in making us more susceptible to our Migraine triggers. Take a look!
- Headaches / Migraine Guide Teri Robert

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What to Do About Headaches if You Have an Anxiety Disorder
Studies have shown that nearly 80% of those with anxiety or depressive disorders experience chronic daily headaches. Is head pain a part of your anxiety disorder? Have you decided just to accept and live with it? Or would you like to do something about it? Here are suggestions for taking control if you experience headaches along with your anxiety disorder.
- Panic / Anxiety Disorders Guide Cathleen Henning

Homeopathic Remedy Guide For Migraine and Headache Symptoms
Homeopathy is safe and free of side effects and for these reasons can easily be explored with or without the assistance of a homeopath doctor or practitioner. If you decide you would like to explore homeopathy as a treatment option on your own choose a remedy that most closely matches the symptoms associated with your Migraine or headache.
- Holistic Healing Guide Phylameana lila Desy

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Top Picks - PFO and Migraine Info from your Health Channel Guide

One of the major topics of discussion today is whether the connection between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and Migraine will prove to be significant enough that PFO repair will become an option for Migraine prevention. Here's information from the perspective of the Migraine community and About's Heart Disease / Cardiology Guide, Dr. Rich...

1) Patent Foramen Ovale
In recent years, patients who have echocardiogramsare often told they have a condition called patent foramen ovale, or PFO. The advice they receive after being given this diagnosis will vary wildly. Some doctors will want to treat them with Coumadin or aspirin to try to prevent blood clots. Others will recommend an invasive procedure to install a special device to close the PFO. Still others will tell the patient that a PFO has no real significance at all, and that no therapy is required.
from Heart Disease / Cardiology Guide Richard N. Fogoros, M.D.

2) PFO: A hole in the heart affecting Migraine?
A major topic of discussion today is that of PFO, 'the hole in the heart' that may contribute to Migraines. Migraineurs are asking their doctors to test them for PFO. Many with PFO want to have it repaired . However, the closure procedure is not being performed on the basis of Migraine disease because it has not yet been proven effective. Trials are underway for more study of PFO and Migraine.
from Headaches / Migraine Guide Teri Robert

3) PFO and Migraine: ESCAPE Study Beginning
More clinical trials are beginning to continue investigating the link between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and Migraine. The ESCAPE trial is a controlled study to determine if PFO closures will reduce the frequency of Migraine attacks enough to be a therapy option for patients with Migraine disease. Research has shown a higher prevalence of PFO among Migraineurs. Small observational and case-control studies indicate that patients with stroke of unknown origin have a higher incidence of patent foramen ovale. It's still under investigation whether PFO closure prevents recurrent strokes. It is also thought possible that blood without enough oxygen may trigger a Migraine when it reaches the brain.
from Headaches / Migraine Guide Teri Robert

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