Archive for May 15th, 2009

05.15.2009

HEADACHE — CLUSTER – INTRODUCTION

Cluster headache often goes untreated because it is not always clearly recognised. It is regarded, like migraine, as a vascular headache. That is, changes in the walls of the arteries in the head are believed to trigger the pain. Unlike migraine, which is far more common in women, cluster headache is almost entirely a male [...]

05.15.2009

MENOPAUSE – PREVENTING MENOPAUSE

The structures making up the floor of the pelvis may be weakened and so lead to prolapse where the womb or uterus falls down into the vagina and the bladder and rectum also fall into the vagina. All these symptoms can either be reversed or prevented by taking oestrogen supplements, but this is an area [...]