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HEADACHES: TEMPORAL ARTERITIES

on March 11th, 2009 by admin

Connective tissue in the body consists of strands of tissue lying between and inside the organs. Like all other parts of the body, the connective tissue can go wrong, and there’s a group of conditions called the connective tissue disorders, in which the body becomes allergic to elements of its own connective tissue. As connective [...]

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DEALING WITH A HEAD INJURY: ORTHODOX TREATMENT

on March 11th, 2009 by admin

Even where there is concussion and/or an undisplaced skull fracture, most cases of head injury resolve spontaneously with no need for any special medical involvement. However, it is good medical practice to observe the patient for twenty-four hours, because just occasionally the damage to the brain is greater than was first thought, or else there [...]

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TYPES OF MIGRAINE

on March 11th, 2009 by admin

As we discussed in the overview to this chapter, there are two main types of migraine, and a host of variants. The definitions are as follows: Common migraine (migraine without aura) This is the type of migraine described by eighty to ninety per cent of migraine sufferers. • A headache of between four and seventy-two [...]

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HEADACHES, OTHER INFECTIONS: ORTHODOX TREATMENT

on March 11th, 2009 by admin

The most important thing is to be sure that you’re not dealing with meningitis or malaria. The next question is to ask whether or not it is a bacterial infection. If there are symptoms of a water infection, earache, coloured sputum, or a severe sore throat, then you will need to contact your doctor, because [...]

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MIGRAINE: SELF-HELP

on March 11th, 2009 by admin

The cardinal rule in migraine is to know what your own trigger factors are, and to minimise them as much as possible. Careful attention to minimising stress, reducing your exposure to extremes of heat and cold, having regular meals, having regular and enough sleep, not letting yourself lie in at weekends, checking out your own [...]

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