HEALTH AND WELLNESS

                                                                                 Mary, a vivacious office worker, peers at the document she holds. Parts of the page suddenly appear blank. Then, flashing pinpoints of light dance before her eyes, escalating into a surreal display of zigzag lines and bizarre geometric patterns. Within minutes, Mary can hardly see. Realizing what is happening, she quickly swallows a small capsule that is designed for just this sort of emergency. Mary suffers from migraine, a condition that differs from simple headache in several ways. For example, unlike random ...

                            Mary, a vivacious office worker, peers at the document she holds. Parts of the page suddenly appear blank. Then, flashing pinpoints of light dance before her eyes, escalating into a surreal display of zigzag lines and bizarre geometric patterns. Within minutes, Mary can hardly see. Realizing what is happening, she quickly swallows a small capsule that is designed for just this sort of emergency. Mary suffers from migraine, a condition that differs from simple headache in several ways. For example, unlike random headaches, migraines follow a recurring pattern. Also, the condition is severe enough to make the sufferer abandon normal activities. The symptoms of migraine? The pain throbs and may affect only one side of the head. The sufferer may also become nauseating and unable to bear light. The attack can las...