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...those studying migraines, there's new food for thought. For those who suffer from migraines, the new research is a reminder that the best way to protect against deadly associated conditions may still be, quite simply, to look out for other risk factors and avoid triggers. Parents of children with migraines need to be on the look out for telltale signs of depression or anxiety, and expecting mothers should be sure to monitor their heart health. They may not have all the answers, but those doctors may have good news...
...days, until the agony passed. Doctors could prescribe heavy-duty painkillers, but regular use often triggered even more painful episodes. Making matters worse, friends and co-workers tended to treat headache sufferers as the punch line of a bad joke, as if they were having headaches on purpose to avoid work or sex or some deeply repressed memory...
...like to prevent a migraine from occurring in the first place. There is a lot you can do to help yourself. Identifying individual triggers--such as chocolate or fluorescent lights--and keeping away from them as much as possible is an obvious first step. You should also avoid relying too heavily on quick fixes. "People with severe migraine headaches can enter a cycle of taking medications on a daily or near daily basis," says Dr. Sonja Potrebic of the Pain Management Center at the University of California in San Francisco. "Initially it helps, but over time the headaches get worse...
...view that international issues must be addressed multilaterally among equal partners. Washington can also expect no aid on an Iraq war that Sarkozy has referred to "a historical error," even though his criticisms of French diplomatic "arrogance" in the run-up to the invasion suggest Sarkozy will seek to avoid confrontation even when he begs to differ with...
...seriously is considering continuing the disastrous seduction of centrists," warned Jean-Luc Mélanchon, a member of the Socialist Party's hard-left flank. "It's clear that to avoid the right sweeping again, the Socialist Party will have to refocus and regroup, and bond with the wider left to win as many seats in parliament as possible," agree Socialist official Henri Weber. "That will be overseen by members of the party's leadership...