Volume 3, Issue 3 • 2013
As we approach the Holiday season, we are pleased with the accomplishments of the National Headache Foundation during this past year.
Starting in 2013, the NHF headquarters assumed publication of our
quarterly magazine, HeadWise™, and changed its direction with greater
emphasis on science and headache education.
Over 800 individuals participated in our chat rooms to date in 2013.
The chat rooms have been viewed on YouTube by over 4800. Through
social networking, we have 8528 followers on Facebook, and 1934
followers on Twitter. Our average weekly engagement on Facebook is
9600 views.
We continue to promote education and public awareness about
migraine and headache. At the invitation of Delphi Automotive Inc.,
we participated in their Living Well Program, and presented lectures
at various sites for their employees. Our educational brochures: Your
Migraine, Your Symptoms: What You Need to Know and A Patient Guide
to Menstrual Headache have been translated into Spanish.
Special lectureships were presented: The National Headache Foundation Lectureship to Wade Cooper, DO (University of Michigan) and
Seymour Diamond, MD Lectureship to Nasim Maleki, PhD (Harvard
University). These lectureships give us the opportunity to recognize
new and promising work in headache research and education.
Since its founding in 1970, the NHF has provided over $1.8 million in 208 research grants to physicians and scientists working in the
field of headache. These research studies have resulted in over $600,000
of subsequent funding from the National Institutes of Health. These
efforts have furthered the mission of the NHF in enhancing the healthcare of those experiencing chronic headache and migraine. In 2013, we
will be distributing over $200,000 in research grants.
It is essential that we continue to support headache research and
provide a resource for those with chronic headache as well as their
families and health care providers. Our work can only continue with
the support of our members and friends. I hope that you will consider
donating to the NHF during the holiday season. You can visit the NHF
website, www.headaches.org, to make your contribution.
We thank you in advance for your consideration. And, we wish you
and yours a very happy and healthy 2014!
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Pregnancy
and Headache
Now that you are
expecting, how do you
manage your headaches?
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Migraine
Treatment–
An Update for
Patients
You’ve received the
diagnosis, now what
treatments should be
pursued?
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Acupuncture
in Headache
Treatment
Why does this ancient
Chinese treatment work?
And is it really effective in
headache therapy?
Seymour Diamond, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
www.headaches.org
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