Headache & Migraine

Me, myself and migraines
As I woke up with blurry vision and numbness on the one side of my body, I knew that I was going to have another migraine attack.

Migraine blues
It is hot and you are sitting in traffic. You suddenly realise you have not had your morning cup of coffee and, to top it all, you feel those flashing lights behind your eyes.

Migraine - from Natural Standard
A migraine is not just headache pain. Migraine is thought to be a genetic neurological disease characterized by flare-ups often called "migraine attacks" or "migraine episodes." A headache can be one symptom of a migraine attack. Some individuals with migraine disease often have migraine attacks without having a headache.

Migraines take toll on family life
Migraines take a heavy toll on family life at numerous households throughout South Africa, and many of the sufferers are women, writes a headache expert.

Migraines in pregnancy
Pregnant women should take extra care when treating headaches and migraines. Health24's Headache Expert has advice.

Headache health for women
The Migraine Research Institute has a women’s headache health programme running from beginning of October 2011 until the end of the year.