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Are Your Headaches Migraines?
Source: NBN/ CP RadioWire
Aug 19, 2003, 12:24

Suggested Anchor Lead In: If you�ve ever wondered if those bad headaches you get are really migraines, now there�s a simple way to find out.  Rasa Kaye reports.

The results of a study using a new screening tool for migraine have just been published in the medical journal �Neurology.�  Doctor Richard Lipton of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine is the study�s lead author.  He says the screening tool, called �ID Migraine,� makes it much easier to identify if you may have migraine:

�The test is for people who are concerned about their headaches and who have headaches that interfere with their lives.�

�Id Migraine� consists of three questions, which are: One, Have your headaches limited your activities for a day or more in the last three months?  Two, Do you feel sick to your stomach when you have a headache?  Three, Does light bother you when you have a headache?

�If you answered �yes� to any two of these questions, you should see a doctor.  There are effective migraine medications available.�

�ID Migraine� was developed with a grant from Pfizer.  For more information about migraine, visit migraine-relief-dot-com. 

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