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Headache and Migraine

UK sources of information and / or support

The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes leaflets called:

Migraine Action

Bridges the gap between the migraine sufferer and the medical world. Support and information services includes: a postal information service, a telephone helpline, numerous leaflets on all aspects of migraine.

Migraine Trust

Support and information for people with migraine.

Migraine 4 Kids

About one in ten children have migraine. This website is for them (run by Migraine Action)

OUCH (UK)

Support and information for people with Cluster Headache.

Headache Pain

Information from the Pain Relief Foundation.

Medicine Guide for Cluster Headaches

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat cluster headaches.

Medicine Guide for Migraine Headache

British Brain and Spine Foundation

Have very good information booklets which you can download, including one called 'Headache'

Headache (tension-type)

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Cluster headaches

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Migraine

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Cluster headache

Information from BUPA.

Migraine

Information from BUPA.

Tension-type and medication-overuse headaches

Information from BUPA.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

Non-UK disease / illness sites
Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.

Checked: 14 May 2009

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Health Topic information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)

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Headache - Medication Overuse

Headache After an Epidural or Spinal Anaesthetic

Headaches - Tension-type

Headaches (Tension-type) - A Summary

Migraine

Migraine - Medicines to Prevent Attacks

Migraine - Medicines to Treat Attacks

Migraine - Triggers and Diary

Migraine and the Contraceptive Pill and Patch

Migraine Triggered by Periods

Triptans

Support Groups related to this topic (^ top of page)

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