Migraines
Question: Do you feel like you’re getting hammered by migraines?
According to International Headache Society (IHS) diagnostic criteria, the occurrence of migraine has been reported within the adult population as follows:
Females 17.6% Males 5.7%
An estimated 28 million Americans have severe migraine attacks…
and despite past methods in treating migraines, more efforts are still needed. Migraine, a neurological disease often described as pounding or throbbing pain in one area of the head, have a severity that can range from a simple annoyance to life-threatening. It can affect a person’s daily performance and limit social interaction.
In order for you to participate in this study, the following must apply:
You are between the ages of 18-65 years of age
Have a history of migraines (at least 2 per month)
Research Hopefuls!
The good news for migraine sufferers is that researchers are developing a drug combination to provide fast self- administered migraine relief. With the use of a new oral inhaler, more of the drug would be delivered continuously to the lungs. Once the medicine reaches the lungs, it will spread quickly throughout the body, providing rapid onset relief of the pain. Additionally, if the lung directed dosage method continues to work as anticipated, then sufferers can look forward to being migraine free for 24-hours following administration.
Here are some triggers of migraine headaches:
Although migraines can be passed on from parent to child, the exact causes of migraines are unknown. There are a variety of symptoms which compose an attack — the most common being a headache. Some migraine sufferers tend to have three or more headaches a week that can become progressively worse each day. Other severe symptoms such as dizziness, fever, nausea and vomiting , vision changes, and numbness often require further medical attention.
Revised: 11/03/09. Copyright © 2006 Clinical Research Associates of Tidewater. All rights reserved.
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