Articles Tagged with migraines

Colic May Be An Early Life Manifestation Of Migraine

Migraine and colicky babies

Around 20 percent of infants in the US suffer from colic. Colic, also called infantile colic, manifests as frequent, indiscernibly caused fits of prolonged crying and distress – lasting up to three hours, and occurring several times a week – in otherwise seemingly healthy infants. The unnerving condition often appears in the first month of… Read more »

‘Hobbit’ Moviegoers Complain Of Nausea

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Nausea and migraines were reported issues for moviegoers seeing the world premiere of the Warner Brothers film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in New Zealand on November 28. Director Peter Jackson debuted a new format, doubling the frame speed to 48 frames per second rather than the standard 24 frames per second for his adaptation… Read more »

Migraines May Be Like ‘Brain Freeze,’ Researchers Discover

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Even if you’ve never experienced the torment that migraines impart, surely you’ve experienced the ubiquitous brain freeze that results from sucking down a margarita or slurpee so quickly it feels like someone is banging the roof of your mouth with an ice pick. Migraines are somewhat of a medical enigma, with few therapies known to… Read more »

Brain Freeze Cause Discovered: Link To Migraines

Brain Freeze Cause Found

Researchers recently discovered the cause of brain freeze, that instantaneous and debilitating pain sometimes experienced after consuming something frozen, after deciding to use brain freeze in order to study migraines. While migraines can be induced by administering drugs to a patient, the side effects have the potential to interfere with the results. When this is… Read more »