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Online Resources to Educate and Support Your Patients with Migraine:
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About: Headaches & Migraines* www.headaches.about.com
This site provides information and support for sufferers of headache and migraine disorders. There are original articles, links, an e-mail newsletter, a chat room, and more.
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American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)* www.achenet.org
ACHE's website offers migraine tips and management tools. You will also find contacts for local support groups, chat forums, and advice.
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MerckSource™ www.mercksource.com
MerckSource continues the century-long Merck tradition—beginning with publication of the first Merck Manual in 1899—of providing unbiased health information to consumers and healthcare professionals. This website contains a migraine section, which explains the disease, and offers information about managing migraine. Visit the site now.
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Migraine Awareness Group* www.migraines.org
Migraine Awareness Group: A National Understanding for Migraineurs (MAGNUM) focuses on migraine as an organic neurological disease. It strives to raise awareness of migraine and to educate patients, their families, and others about the disease to improve the quality of life for patients with migraine.
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National Headache Foundation (NHF)* www.headaches.org
The NHF is the oldest organization of its kind in the US. NHF disseminates information on headache causes and treatments, funds research, provides a free state list of NHF physician members on request, hosts the award-winning web site www.headaches.org, maintains nationwide support groups, and publishes NHF Head Lines the award-winning bi-monthly newsletter.
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Patient Diary
A migraine diary can be an extremely important tool in helping your doctor understand your condition, any pattern to your migraine symptoms, and how well your medication is working. It can be helpful to collect information about the frequency, duration and intensity of migraine attacks before a doctor visit and to ensure that this important information is shared.
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WebMD®* www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/default.htm
WebMD provides valuable health information and tools for managing health. The WebMD staff works to bring the best and most timely information about migraine to both patients and healthcare professionals.
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World Headache Alliance (WHA)* www.w-h-a.org
Along with information on migraines for patients and their families, the WHA presents important news concerning migraine and its treatment.
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