Good News for Migraine Sufferers

New technology can help those suffering from migraines get ahead of the pain.

By Sylvia Hubbard
From Reader's Digest
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Migraine sufferers can get ahead of the pain.
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Soon millions of migraine sufferers may not need to avoid all red wine, chocolate and other foods containing pain-inducing toxins like tyramine and histamine. A fast, at-home test developed at the University of California, Berkeley, will help identify foods likely to cause pain, nausea and light sensitivity. It uses “lab on a chip” technology: Mix a drop of the suspect food in a special device, and within minutes, you’ll know if there’s a problem. The test, available in two to three years, may eventually detect other substances that can cause fatal reactions to foods like peanuts.

And there’s good news for those with excruciating cluster headaches. New research shows that high doses of the prescription nasal spray zolmitriptan can ease pain in ten minutes.
From Reader's Digest - January 2008
 
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