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* International Headache Society migraine classification and diagnostic criteria* Illustrated information on the differential diagnosis and pathogenesis of migraineheadache* Overview on non-pharmacological management and prescribing information onprophylactic headache pharmacotherapy* Information on migraine triggers and premonitory symptoms* Specific attack and migraine treatment approaches in special clinical scenariosThe Migraine pocketcard Set contains importantinformation on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, classification,and management of migraines. ... Read more

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As editor of Boxoffice magazine, Ray Greene had access to all of showbiz's top names-actors, directors, and industry executives. Here he presents his take on everything from celebrity culture and movie trends to the darker side of the film business and its politics. Many of these collected essays originally appeared in Greene's Village View column, and they cover business developments and industry scandals, major cinematic works and mass-market ephemera, the rise of independent cinema, and the cult of stardom. This is an eyewitness account of how the film industry has changed over the last decade of the century. ... Read more

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Covers a decade in the life of Boxoffice Magazine
This autobiography covers a decade in the life of Boxoffice Magazine: a period during which Greene had access to the top names of Hollywood, from actors to executives. 1990s Hollywood history is revealed from an insider's viewpoint, providing articles of both personal reflections and encounters with industry leaders.

A good one for contemporary film fans
I was surprised by this book, which I bought on a trip from Europe to the USA and read on the plane, and afterward. I was looking for something to read that wouldn't be too taxing. The dust cover copy made me think I was buying a book about celebrities, but there's actually a lot more going on here than that. The majority of the content is a thoughtful grouping of essays about the business and aesthetics of Hollywood in the 1990s - what the movies claimed to be about, what they were actually about, and how they shaped their arguments in such a way as to reflect, sometimes unintentionally, the tenor of the times. The writer has made me think differently about what I assumed to be a trivial era of moviemaking, and see the period with new eyes. And the book, while long, is easy to read, at times quite humorous, at times rather surprisingly serious.

I would recommend that anyone purchasing this book use the glossaries as a way of organizing their reading. Although this book is arranged in sections, each individual chapter within a given section is complete within itself, and can therefore be read in whatever sequence the reader chooses based on his or her interests. I reread some essays, skipped a few entirely. By and large, I found "Hollywood Migraine" quite instructive, even though I consider myself already knowlegeable as a film fan. ... Read more

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Kerrigan McAdams' life is coming apart at the seams.After battling her estranged mom over her grandmother's estate, her marriage begins to fall apart. It isn't long before her husband, Ryan, is moving out. Now, all Kerrigan has is her lackluster job as a mortgage officer and her assistant's friendship.But those troubles almost pale in comparison to the migraine headaches that she's been battling for years. Seeking to gain some sort of control over her life, she visits Dr. Savoy, a well-known doctor, who offers an experimental treatment that may make her headaches disappear for good. When Kerrigan wakes up from brain surgery, her headaches are indeed gone, and her estranged family and husband are back at her side. Everything would be perfect, but there is one big problem: Most of her memory is gone. Unfortunately, as she begins to recall the past, waves of hurt come back into her life.Join Kerrigan as she faces the feuds and fights from the past and tries to find a better future in Time Stood Still. ... Read more

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Great Summer Read!
This was a fabulous addition to summer reading list.It was fun, easy and completely entertaining, I couldn't put it down!!It even had me wondering "what if?"!!

Great book
I was on the edge of my seat throughout this story.Put this book on your list of 'must-read' for the summer!

Great Book
This novel has great dialogue between the characters and many unexpectedtwist and turns. If you like Nicholas Sparks novels, you'll love this one also. ... Read more

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Discover Nature's Treatment for Migraines
Did you know that scientific evidence suggests that feverfew may be an effective treatment for migraines? It's true. Millions are discovering the healing power of feverfew and other natural remedies. With this book, so can you.
Inside you'll learn what can trigger a migraine, how feverfew may help migraine headaches, what is the best form of feverfew to use, which other natural treatments may help migraines, and much more!
Includes up-to-date information on migraines and:
·Feverfew
·Magnesium
·5-HTP
·Fish Oil
·Acupuncture
·And conventional medical treatments
It's all here in simple, straightforward language. You'll find yourself turning to this helpful, trusted companion again and again. ... Read more

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Good resource for migraine sufferers
I found this book to be very well researched and written.The author was careful to describe the current status of research done on feverfew and to supply anecdotal evidence of all treatments for migraine.He spelled out what was known about the pros and cons of each treatment, including the conventional ones.

I found this book really helpful in discussing treatment options with my doctor.I highly recommend this book and have used some of the suggestions very successfully in treating my migraines. ... Read more

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Pocket-sized handbook covers epidemiology, classification and pathophysiology, clinical diagnosis, and emergency department treatment of headache. Discusses tension-type, migraine, and cluster headaches, headache in women, and posttraumatic headache. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover. ... Read more

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Following recent guidelines set by the International Classification of Headache Disorders, this reference presents the most current diagnostic and treatment protocols for migraine and other headache conditions.Chapters are authored by internationally renowned headache clinicians and scientists, including several past presidents of the American Headache Society and the International Headache Society.User-friendly and up-to-date, this reference offers useful tables, algorithms, and diagrams that lead clinicians to effective treatments for the management of migraine and the reduction of migraine severity. ... Read more

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Migraine has evolved into a giant puzzle and its literature comprises a vast loosely-linked enterprise challenging human problem-solving capacity. There is no central idea in migraine to elaborate a general theory which in turn could ultimately lead to creation of a unifying hypothesis that collects the various strands of evidences into a coherent and logically defensible intelligible synthesis. Current pathogenetic concepts of migraine, in particular cortical spreading depression (CSD), do not focus on the precise onset of the attack. Neither the aura nor the headache represents the true beginning of a migraine attack. The primary or causal physiological alteration underlying migraine lies in the 'pre-prodromal' phase, the variable interim between exposure to the headache-provoking stimulus or situation and the onset of the migraine prodrome.The migraine prodrome itself can last several hours to a few days. Since CSD is believed to underlie both the migrainous scintillating scotoma as well as the headache, it cannot be regarded as an early or initial 'pre-prodromal' physiological event.The biology of migraine is not the study of laboratory 'markers' but the elucidation of physiological forces (trait and/or state factors) that push (precipitate) or pull (predispose) patients towards aura/headache or aura/headache-free state. The pathophysiology of migraine has been hitherto confined to analyses of diverse precipitating and remitting factors and uncertain postulations about recorded laboratory aberrations into presumptive causal algorithms. The key cranial physiological system involved in migraine remains unidentified. Migraine attacks occur during stress and, more commonly, after cessation of stress.The author has earlier proposed that a physiological neuroendocrine 'system' comprised of well-regulated parallel activation of the vasopressinergic, intrinsic brain serotonergic, and intrinsic brain noradrenergic systems constitutes an important adaptive mechanism that governs vascular integrity, antinociception, behaviour and overall function during stressful occasions, including migraine attacks.Such a conceptual template can be used to segregate the vast phenomenology of migraine into primary pathogenetic or secondary non-pathogenetic divisions; non-pathogenetic migrainous phenomena can be further subdivided into adaptive and concomitant (epiphenomenal) physiological events. Nausea and/or vomiting, facial pallor, Raynaud's phenomenon, episodic daytime sleepiness, and relative hypotension (both spontaneous as well as induced by prophylactic anti-migraine pharmacologic agents) likely reflect the non-pathogenetic (adaptive or epiphenomenal) clinical components of migraine.The pathophysiological basis of aura/headache and nausea/vomiting of migraine is very unlikely to be identical. Exogenous magnesium does not readily cross the intact blood-brain barrier and decreases the permeability of the blood-brain barrier. Magnesium depletion appears to serve an important adaptive function; its utility in migraine management is not convincing.Magnesium depletion, platelet activation, peripheral alterations in serotonin and catecholamine metabolism, hyper-responsiveness of brain noradrenergic, serotonergic, vasopressinergic, and dopaminergic systems, parasympathetic nevous system activation, pupillary miosis, and cutaneous allodynia probably represent some of the secondary adaptive physiological mechanisms operative in migraine.A critical or central role for brain neuronal involvement in migraine pathogenesis appears unikely as established migraine preventive agents like atenolol, nadolol, and verapamil do not readily cross the intact blood-brain barrier or influence brain neuronal function. Antidepressants, including amitriptyline, induce brain noradrenergic and serotonergic hyperfunction, rendering highly unlikely that such brain states underlie migraine. Elucidation of adaptive physiological mechanisms in migraine can rationalise important epidemiological, clinical, and pharmacological features and sow the seeds for evolution of an integrative synthesis which process, in turn, might herald the creation of a comprehensive thought framework and research vision for migraine. ... Read more

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This is a self-help book for people who suffer from headaches. It looks at this common scourge of humans from an allergist's viewpoint, an important viewpoint because allergy commonly causes headaches. To aid you in discovering if you suffer allergic headaches and to teach you how to fight them, it introduces and discusses subjects in an orderly manner that is easy to read.

TREATING SINUS, MIGRAINE AND CLUSTER HEADACHES, MY WAY begins by defining allergy and headaches simply, letting you know how they are different and also, why they really are similar. It then looks at the moisture, dust mites and mold at home, school and work that make your head hurt. Examining the home, it tells you how to find and correct conditions that nurture these headache-makers, conditions you can change to better the air quality of your home.

Moving out of the home, it next examines the pet, pollens of summer, cigarette smoking, air quality at work, and foods and beverages in the diet. Each contributes to the pain people suffer. The possibilities and limitations of avoiding these exposures are looked at frankly.

No book by an allergist would be complete if it failed to mention the special tools of the allergist: history, medications, skin testing and allergy injection treatment. This book describes them in everyday language that allows you to consider if testing or treatment may help you. It also tells you why your allergist may not help relieve your headache pain.

Finally, it reaches the reason that this book was written. It describes the perfect home for the allergic headache sufferer. Although you may never live in this ideal home, its ideas will help you improve your own home. ... Read more

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Not worth the paper it's written on
If someone has reached the point of researching topics such as headaches, allergies, and migraines I'm assuming they have also had many vistits with various Doctors and Specialists.Many of the recommended "do's and don'ts' had caused me more problems.Both my E.N.T. and Allergist Specialists had agreeded that this guy had some extreme thoughts that basicly made me worse.

A must read for migraine sufferers
This book is a must read for migraine sufferers.Since reading the book 8 months ago I have decreased the frequency and severity of my migraines dramatically.But, in order to accomplish this I've had to alter my environment (trying to eliminate all allergens) and start receiving allergy shots.

The book does a great job of explaining why your headaches could be caused by allergies.It explains how allergies affect your system, and what you can do to fight them.It is well written and very easy to understand.It also explains how it is possible for allergens to cause headaches without the appearance of classic allergic symptoms (runny noise, congestion, etc.).

I'm thankful for the relief it has brought me, and I would encourage anyone who has migraines to give this a read. ... Read more

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A sufferer's guide to relieving today's headache pain and preventing tomorrow's attack. ... Read more

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MIGRAINE:Winning the Fight of Your Life book
I have had this book for years & ordered one for a friend. It is VERY informative not only about the disease, but about the social issues a migraine sufferer has as a result of the disease. It also is very informative in knowing what triggers can cause a migraine & just knowing them & staying away from them has helped me immensely over the years. I use this book almost as much as my dictionary, as I have suffered migraines most of my life.

Not tonight honey..I have a HEADACHE!
I am a Migraine sufferer! I not only get the painful headaches but I'm one of the lucky ones (20%) that gets the other wordly auras that go with it. The first time this happened I thought I was either having a stroke,going blind, or having a close encounter of Some kind. When I saw the cover of this book "Winning the fight of your life".."Fight off today's headache pain and PREVENT tommorrow's attack" I thought OKAY this is for me!.
Well although there is some useful information in this book, it really didn't help me too much.There was alot of charts and graphs concerning the history of migraine and the symptoms. I did learn the name of my particular one (Classic), It goes on to list many many remedies,drugs, herbs,methods of relaxation,acupuncture,(I draw the line at the one about standing on your head). What to do, what not to do, what to eat, what not to eat (in some cases these were the same things, very confusing),don't sleep too much, don't sleep too little, etc etc.
It would take me years of migraines to try all these different remedies and I would go broke doing it.
There was some useful information though, for instance, crushing medicine and taking it with a sweet warm drink will speed up the effect of the medicine. There was also a study in which 98% of the people with migraines got relief from spinal massages.This was all good advice(if I could just make sure there's someone around to give me the massage when I get the headache). There were other useful tips too, I would not completley write this book off.
This book is geared more toward a medical student learning to properly diagnose the type of headache. It would also helpful to have a medical dictionary at hand.
If you are interested in learning the FACTS about migraines in general this will be an interesting guide, but don't think of it as a cure.
Thanks......Laurie

This book helped me to live a more normal life
Great book!It helped me to find out what kind of migraine I have and how to manage it the best way.Before that I was always afraid to make appointments, because "What if I get head-ache that day?" I'vemissed a lot of meetings (at work) and private programs. Now I can handleit quite well, I've learned a lot from dr. Theisler! It's a bit like"I've got my life back" ! Thanks! ... Read more

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The difference between this book and all other books about migraines/multiple sclerosis is that it clearly lays out the underlying cause.Ask a doctor the cause of your disease, and you’ll likely be told “we don’t know”.But we do know.Ms. Tancredi clearly shows - only when you know the cause of a disease as devastating as migraines and MS can you stop its progression, begin healing damage already done, and prevent future damage – in yourself and your offspring.This book proves the one underlying cause.That cause has been watered down and lumped in with all the things going on.Thus, the cause is not removed; people are given dangerous drugs - only to worsen their disease year after year.If you want truth and clarity, you’ll find it here.You will learn what you can do with that truth to fully live out your life.This book is a bible of truths regarding health and disease.Barbara is a nutritionist, and has worked with healthcare professionals for over 30 years. ... Read more

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Right On!
I read Barbara Tancredi's Book in 2 days could not put it down. Thought it would be just another health book eat this & do that.
But Wow is all I can say, it really will open your eyes about our food supply our government & CDC & FDA. And from all my contacts &
study's she is right on. If you eat you need this book!
I too have Multiple schlerosis and have suffered so many similar symptoms I thought I wrote the book , had to check the front HAHA.
But no I really suffered along the same lines and she answered alot of things, I could never get ansered from a regular doctor or homeopathic Doc. Please get this book , it will change your out look on all autoimmune disorders and give you tools to defend your body & put you ont he path to healing.
Mrs. Tandcredi if you read this or anyone who knows you, please email me, I have a couple questions & would love to chat.
Kathy --age 34 Pinckney, MI.,
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Passionate Author
I will be purchasing this book for each of my 7 children!The author has weeded through hundreds of scientific studies as well as nutrition facts (the information on polyphenols alone is worth the price of admission) to bring us information that is either not told to us by medical professionals, or is grossly watered down.I appreciate how the studies are all throughout the book in "text boxes".

The Truth About Migraines to Multiple Scierosis and more
I had the pleasure of meeting Barbara Tancredi this past year. She could not have been more passionate about her beliefs, profession and research that went into her book. Ms. Tancredi, through her book will show you where to begin your search to better health. I highly recommend this book!

An excellent read by an author who is knowledgeable
I HAVE read the book and was very impressed at the way the author, Ms. Tancredi, used her own life experiences along with years of research with those in the health field as well as on her own to make and back up the statements she has made in this book.If you have suffered for years and have had no luck finding out what is at the root of all your problems, Ms. Tancredi will show you where to begin a new search.I highly recommend this book.

The truth
I have actually known Barbara for decades and witnessed her career and health issues.She is not only qualified, but is honestly passionate about her profession and beliefs.Her advise has always been very helpful and "right on" for me.I look forward reading it! ... Read more

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The potential involvement of neurogenic inflammation in the pathogenesis of the migraine headache and the inhibition of this mechanism as a possible mode of action of antimigraine medications are discussed in great depth in this volume.The topics are approached from a pathophysiological as well as a clinical experimental perspective by a renowned group of clinicians and scientists who carefully considers the current, future and potential therapeutic approaches to migraine treatment. The first chapters of the book address the impact of migraine on a personal and societal level, the presentation, pathogenesis and treatment of migraine as well as the role of neurogenic inflammation. Subsequent chapters present models of neurogenic inflammation related to the pathogenesis of the migraine headache, focussing on the mediators and their receptors, as well as on the involvement of mast cells. The possibility of inhibition of neurogenic inflammation in abortive and preventive migraine treatment is also extensively discussed and a chapter on the question of whether migraine is a neuroinflammatory disease concludes this comprehensive analysis. Clinicians and scientists interested in inflammation from a physiological or pharmacological perspective and those interested in the pathogenesis of headache - migraine in particular - are the intended audience for this unique body of work. ... Read more

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Diamond Headache Clinic, Ltd., Chicago. Current review for clinicians. 14 Contributors. DNLM: 1. Migraine - prevention & control. ... Read more

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Migraine affects twelve percent of adults in our country. Nearly one in five women and one in twenty men suffer from this disabling disease, making migraine one of the major health issues of our time. Further, migraine affects individuals in the prime of their lives when they are most intensely involved with their families and careers.100 Questions & Answers About Migraine, Second Edition offers you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about the causes of migraine, its treatment, sources of support, and much more. Clear and easy to read, 100 Questions & Answers About Migraine, Second Edition has been updated to include recent research findings and provides practical tips on working with your doctor to find the best treatment for your headaches. Written by a neurologist with extensive experience treating patients with migraine and a clinical psychologist who is a pain management expert, along with contributions from actual headache patients, this book is an invaluable resource for understanding and coping with the medical, psychological, and emotional turmoil of this painful condition. ... Read more

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In the past, migraine was something you just had to 'put up with' and today many people still struggle on as best they can, or cope by drawing the curtains and going to bed. However, much can be done to manage and prevent migraine and other headaches, and this book explores these options. ... Read more

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Migraine is an enormous health problem and is the most common medical condition for women.Most books on headache have short chapters on migraine but this is a comprehensive textbook written from an evidence based medical perspective.Teaching type patient dialogues are included for the clinical chapters on migraine along with an up to date review of current therapy.Cutting edge issues such as medication overuse headache and an indepth summary of the history of migraine are included.The author has also written on unusual and rare migraine associated conditions such as:Footballer's migraine, Retinal migraine, Vertigo and migraine, Primary headache associated with sexual activity, and Confusional migraine. ... Read more

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This second edition will set a new standard for publications in this important therapeutic area. Following on the Award-Winning first edition, the author has completely revised and updated the entire text and illustratiions to include the most recent information available. Aimed at doctors and other clinicians, plus patients with some knowledge of the subject, the publication covers a wide range of major concerns. ... Read more