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Product review: LEDdim by Ruzzman LLC part 2

"After two years of research and development, RuzzMan LLC is pleased to announce the launch of LEDdim (TM) a patent-pending product that reduces the glare from LED lights on televisions, DVD/VCR units, laptops, desktop monitors, CPU's, sound system components and other consumer electronics. LEDdim is a simple peel-and-stick solution to the distracting, annoying and often uncomfortable effect of the multiple LEDs found in most workstations and living areas. Discreet and elegant, these ligh… Continue

Added by Ellen S on December 23, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Product review: LEDdim by Ruzzman LLC part 1

Colorful twinkling lights at Christmas are a beautiful thing, but bright LED's at night time or when you suffer Migraine are a different story. Because LED lights are considered a 'green' alternative to other lighting, LED's are overtaking us faster than you might think. Dash lights in your car, your local policeman's patrol car light bar, flashlights, decorative lights, computer and appliance indicator lights. Many people are not sensitive to them, but for some of us LED lights can trigger eve… Continue

Added by Ellen S on December 22, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Health Activists and their communities accidentally build brain function

One of the minor reasons I began researching on the internet was because I hoped it would improve my brain function. I felt like I was living the old axiom "If you don't use it, you'll lose it." A recent article has brought to light a study that seems to prove my efforts may not have been in vain. The Research TechRepublic reported Tuesday, December 1, 2009 that a small UCLA study… Continue

Added by Ellen S on December 5, 2009 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

Flax seed oil may prevent osteoporosis

My story: Despite a very active, outdoor lifestyle and (relatively) young age, I was diagnosed several years ago with full blown Osteoporosis. Finding it was an accident, but it led to trying several treatments that had side effects which could be serious. I soon learned how to manage it properly with exercise, diet and supplements and for the last couple of years have done fairly well without osteoporosis medication. However, with the intense pain of my autoimmune conditions (Lupus/Sjog… Continue

Added by Ellen S on December 4, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Migraine tips for the holidays

The holidays are such a wonderful time to experience when we feel good, and a nightmare when we are in the middle of a Migraine. Today I wanted to take a minute out to create an index of some of my past Holiday information, tips and recipes for Migraineurs. Health Activists - feel free to link back to any of these you think might be useful in your groups, or use them to inspire a conversation or post of your own!… Continue

Added by Ellen S on December 3, 2009 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Migraine, Epilepsy, Psychiatric medication - the frightening facts of tardive reactions

I'm a little late for Halloween, but I wanted to blog about a skeleton rattling around in the medicine cabinet of many headache, pain, epilepsy, psychiatric and other patients, and the startling fact is, they don't even know it. Their nurses, pharmacists and doctors often don't know it. The skeleton may be affecting you and you might not even be aware of it, and it's likely that even if your doctor or nurses saw it, they wouldn't recognize it. Those who suffer it typically go undiagnosed.… Continue

Added by Ellen S on November 23, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Circadian rhythm disruption and manic depression link in children

The regulatory gene RORB results in disruption of the body's circadian clock, and a recent research article has linked 4 different variations in the same RORB gene to manic depression (aka bipolar disorder) in children. The journal BMC Psychiatry reported that a recent test of almost 300 children resulted in the link, leaving the study's scientists to state "Our findings suggest that clock genes in general and RO… Continue

Added by Ellen S on November 13, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

New medicines to relieve opioid induced constipation

For those on chronic opioid therapy, constipation is often much more than an annoyance - it can radically change their lives. Today there are at least 3 drugs being studied, in trial, or in use that can help this problem, without stimulating the bowel. Relistor is an injectable drug I blogged about a while back (see Treating Opioid side-effects with a new/old drug) that was recently put on the ma… Continue

Added by Ellen S on November 2, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Caffeine, Migraine and disordered sleep - cumulative effects and Little Red Riding Hood

Do you know what caffeine actually does inside your body? inside your brain? You know that it helps you to stay awake, but did you know that the effects inside your brain is actually cumulative? Those with sleep trouble and Migraine are especially at risk. My analogy is the children's tale of Little Red Riding Hood - Adorable little red-caped girl skips thru the woods to visit dear old grandma, only to find that a nasty, hungry wolf has beat her there. The wolf dresses in grandma's clot… Continue

Added by Ellen S on October 30, 2009 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Migraine leaders - let's talk about Primary Stabbing Headache and connecting patients

Not all Migraine related discussions are found within the Migraine group. Sometimes a patient posts something that relates to Migraineurs in another area of WEGO Health called the General Forum. Lately there has been an ongoing discussion re: a question posted by a Health Activist in the Dystonia community who was looking for answers to a frightening p… Continue

Added by Ellen S on October 24, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Microchips in pills - when your medicine phones/texts to remind you

I had heard this was coming, but never dreamed it would be so quickly. A groundbreaking new technology is being developed and tested by Novartis, and Pfizer has developed a similar system. Yes, it's true. Soon our pills may be texting or phoning us to remind us it's time to take another, as well as when we should call for our next refill. What do you think of this technology? At first glan… Continue

Added by Ellen S on September 22, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Is there a connection between allergies and migraines?

I know that changes in seasons trigger my migraines. I know that changes in weather trigger my migraines. But can seasonal allergies have an affect on my migraines? I've made it a point to walk/jog at least 3 days a week after the dropping the children off at school. I was not in the mood today and I wasn't feeling 100% but I decided to push myself to do it anyway. I decided that I would jog most if not all of 3 miles today. After a rough start, I seemed to settle into a nice pace. But I did no… Continue

Added by Janeen on September 22, 2009 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Migraine questions from International Headache Congress - what are your answers?

Bray Patrick-Lake is the force behind facebook's group Migraine - Migraineurs We Count! Six Degrees of Separation. She is attending the International Headache Congress and writes urgently to the gr… Continue

Added by Ellen S on September 11, 2009 at 10:49am — 1 Comment

Invisible Illness Week meme - my answers to 30 tough questions

Next week is Invisible Illness Week, and I decided to go ahead and join in on the meme this year. You can help spread the word about IIW too! 30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know 1. The illness I live with is: Migraine/headache, Dystonia, Autoimmunity 2. I was diagnosed with it in the year:...depends on the condition - first Dx was in high school 3. But I had symptoms since:early childhood 4. The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is:making peac… Continue

Added by Ellen S on September 10, 2009 at 12:47pm — 2 Comments

2009 research grants announced by Migraine Research Foundation

It's always exciting to hear about new research, and I was delighted to see today that the Migraine Research Foundation has announced their 6 grant winners for the year. Equally exciting is seeing that the proposed research is studying several areas that have sparked interest re: understanding Migraine and the potential for new and unique treatments. The list includes: ***The effects of… Continue

Added by Ellen S on September 7, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Tonabersat - new drug may prevent Migraine aura with and without headache

A Danish study was just released in the journal The Lancet Neurology that showed the drug Tonabersat was effective in preventing the aura portion of a Migraine attack. This was part of the phase II clinical (patient) trials on its use in Migraine. The drug is the first in a brand new selective class of drugs called… Continue

Added by Ellen S on September 3, 2009 at 1:05pm — No Comments

HA alert - studying the genetics of Migraine - you can help!

Launched this summer, the 23andMe Research Revolution is a contest to see which disorder/disease will be the next the genetics company will study..... and Migraine is leading the pack!

The 23andMe… Continue

Added by Ellen S on August 26, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Brain pathways, brain trauma - a new Migraine study

St. Louis University has announced it is beginning to recruit patients to investigate the connection between Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) and the physical connections within the brain. As I understand the proposed study, the idea seems to be that an injury may create very minor changes in the anatomy/geography of our brains. Symptoms are widely varied but may include everything from Migraine to nausea, dizziness, newly occurring Epilepsy or even Dystoni… Continue

Added by Ellen S on August 9, 2009 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Abnormal brain circuits may prevent symptoms in Dystonia, Migraine

We know there is a genetic component to Dystonia. We know there is a genetic component to Migraine. Why then, do some people have the genetic errors encoded in their DNA for these neurological disorders, yet never show symptoms? A common presumption is the description of Variable Penetrance, but until now, we had no actual idea how... "..many diseases can be triggered by a single gene, but the e… Continue

Added by Ellen S on August 9, 2009 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

Topiramate and birth defects

The controversial anti-seizure drug Topamax (Topiramate) is widely used off-label as a Migraine preventative, often with great success. However, there are large numbers of hopeful patients who begin preventative therapy using topiramate without all the facts. Additionally, largely as a result of usually reliable sites with a fairly large amount of old (ergo misinformation) available, proactive patients may be going online and assuming they are getting the latest and greatest information availabl… Continue

Added by Ellen S on August 6, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

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