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American Family Physician
December 1, 2002 |
What Should I Know About Migraines? What are migraines?... How can my doctor tell that my headache is a migraine?... How is migraine headache treated?... What about the headache pain I'm having right now?... What are the "triptans"?... What else can I do?... etc.   |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2002 |
Tension Headaches What is a tension headache?... What causes tension headaches?... What can I do about my tension headaches?... |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2006 |
Medicines to Prevent Migraine Headaches A patient hand-out on the painful condition, its causes, treatment options and prevention recommendations. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2005 |
Cluster Headaches: What You Should Know A patient guide to the condition, how to diagnose them, their causes and treatment options. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2005 |
Tension Headaches: What You Should Know A patient guide to the condition, its diagnosis and treatment options. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2005 |
Cluster Headaches An informative patient bulletin on the disorder, treatment options and preventatives. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
Chronic Pain Medicines Description of the different types of pain medicines for chronic pain. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2002 |
Migraine Headache in Children and Adolescents Do children get headaches?... What is a migraine headache?... Do many children get migraine headaches?... What causes migraine?... How is migraine diagnosed?... What can help a headache?... How can my child keep from having migraine headaches?... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2006 |
Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use. |
AskMen.com
Jake Forrester |
Treat & Prevent Headaches Types of headaches, causes, and treatments. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2003 |
How to Take Your Medicines for HIV What should I know about my HIV medicines?... Why is it so important to take my medicine correctly?... What if I forget to take my pills?... Do I have to eat or drink something when I take my pills?... What are some of the more serious side effects of my medicines? |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
Nausea and Vomiting Nausea and vomiting are common when you are sick. They also can be side effects of certain medicines. Some people have nausea and vomiting after surgery. Many pregnant women have nausea and vomiting in the first three months of pregnancy |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2003 |
Dyspepsia What is dyspepsia?... What causes dyspepsia?... Is dyspepsia a serious condition?... How is dyspepsia treated?... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2004
Morris Maizels |
The Patient with Daily Headaches Although the condition is challenging, appropriate treatment of patients with chronic daily headaches (CDH) can bring about significant improvement in the patient's quality-of-life. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2005 |
Migraine Headaches: How to Deal with the Pain A patient guide to the painful condition, its diagnosis and treatment options. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2004 |
High Blood Pressure An informative pamphlet on what high blood pressure is, what the numbers mean and how and when the condition may be treated. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2006 |
Nonhormonal Options for Hot Flashes A patient hand-out: What is a hot flash?... What can I do about hot flashes?... Antidepressants (SSRIs)... Prescription medicines... etc. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2002 |
High Blood Pressure and Exercise What is blood pressure, and what is high blood pressure?... Who gets high blood pressure?... Can I still get high blood pressure if I exercise?... What can I do if my doctor tells me that I have high blood pressure?...Will medicine that lowers my blood pressure affect my exercise?... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Getting Your Child to Take Medicine What to do if you child won't take his/her medicine. |
Nurse Practitioner
September 2010
Moloney & Cranwell-Bruce |
Pharmacological Management of Migraine Headaches Migraine is one of the top 20 causes of disability worldwide, occurring in 17.6% of women and 5.7% of men |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003 |
Heart Failure What is heart failure?... What causes heart failure?... What are the symptoms of heart failure?... What tests will I need?... What treatment will I need?... What medicines will I need to take?... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2002
Millea et al. |
Tension-Type Headache Tension-type headache, formerly called tension headache or muscle contraction headache, is a common condition usually self-treated with over-the-counter analgesics. Primary headache is treated symptomatically, with the goal being relief and preventing recurrence. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002 |
Depression in Women Is depression common in women?... What are the symptoms?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depresssion... How is depression treated?... Are antidepressants safe for any woman with depression?... etc. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 |
Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures On overview on chronic coughs, their causes and cures. |
Health
December 2007
Alicia Potter |
5 Surprising Things That Give You Headaches It could be the weather, your laundry detergent, even your up-do that has caused that headache. Here's how to feel better fast. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2003 |
Health Problems and Your Sex Life People with chronic illnesses can feel tired and depressed a lot of the time. They may have pain, stiffness, or trouble sleeping. They may need medicines or other treatments that affect their sex life. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2002
Donald W. Lewis |
Headaches in Children and Adolescents Headaches are common during childhood and become more common and increase in frequency during adolescence. The rational, cost-effective evaluation of children with headache begins with a careful history... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2002 |
Medicines for Mental Health During Pregnancy What mental problems may occur during pregnancy?... Can pregnancy cause these mental problems? Does it make them worse?... Are mental health medicines safe to use during pregnancy?... What should I do if I have a history of a mental disorder and want to get pregnant?... etc. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2005 |
Heart Palpitations A patient bulletin on the disorder, possible causes and treatment options. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2006 |
Medicine Interactions with Grapefruit: What You Should Know A consumer guide: What is a medicine interaction?... How does grapefruit interact with medicines?... Do all medicines interact with grapefruit?... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2004 |
Heart Failure-What Do I Need to Know About It? A patient bulletin discussing what heart failure is, its most common causes, treatment options, ways to prevent the disease, etc. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2003 |
Kidney Failure What is kidney failure?... How do you get kidney failure?... How can my doctor tell if I have kidney failure?... Will my kidney failure get better?... etc. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2002 |
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) What is premenstrual dysphoric disorder?... How do I know if I have PMDD?... What causes PMDD?... How does my doctor find out if I have PMDD?... How is PMDD treated?... What medicines are helpful?... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2005 |
Diabetic Nephropathy A patient handout on the disease, it diagnosis and treatment options. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2003 |
Ulcers and Helicobacter pylori Infection What is an ulcer?... Are ulcers serious?... What causes ulcers?... How does my doctor know if I have H. pylori infection?... How are ulcers treated?... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2002
Aukerman et al. |
Management of the Acute Migraine Headache As many as 30 million Americans have migraine headaches. The impact on patients and their families can be tremendous, and treatment of migraines can present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for family physicians. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2005 |
Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on what heat exhaustion is, how to identify its symptoms and what to do if you, or someone else exhibits signs of the condition. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2006 |
Endometriosis: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is endometriosis?... How do I know if I have endometriosis?... How is it treated?... What do these medicines do?... Can I still get pregnant?... etc. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2004 |
Flu and Colds A general overview on the difference between colds and flu and how to treat the symptoms of both. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2003 |
Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2003 |
Flu and Colds This patient handout describes flue symptoms and discusses over-the-counter medicines. |
AskMen.com
Chris Good |
Get Rid Of A Headache: 4 Steps Read on to get your head out of the vice and get your mind back to doing and achieving. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001 |
Preventing Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States. American women are four to six times more likely to die of heart disease than of breast cancer. Here are some ways you can lower your risk of having a heart attack... |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2000 |
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is an illness that causes extreme mood swings. This condition is also called manic-depressive illness... What are some of the signs of bipolar disorder?... How is bipolar disorder treated?... What can I do to help myself get better?... |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002 |
Depression in Children and Teens What should I do if I think my child is depressed?... What are some of the signs of depression in children and teens?... Why do young people get depressed?... What can be done to help children and teens who are depressed? |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2005 |
Tuberculosis: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on the disease, who is susceptible, its treatment and medication recommendation. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2003 |
Essential Tremor What is essential tremor?... Who gets essential tremor and why?... Are there different kinds of tremor?... How can my doctor tell that I have essential tremor?... |
AskMen.com
January 6, 2002
Joshua Levine |
Treating Migraines More than 23 million Americans suffer from migraines, and about 38 million have a genetic propensity to develop the condition at some point in their lives. If you have migraines, you know how debilitating they can be, but you don't have to lose hope... |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2006 |
Depression: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is depression?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depression... How is depression diagnosed?... etc. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2000
Sharon Scott Morey |
Practice Guidelines Guidelines on Migraine: Part 2. General Principles of Drug Therapy... |
