Human Health Project Blog
Understanding the Location and Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease finds its home in the digestive tract and can present a variety of symptoms besides diarrhea and abdominal pain based on its location. Understanding the location and severity [...]
New Light on the Dark Side of Migraines
“It’s like a dormant volcano always waiting to erupt.” That’s how one migraine sufferer describes the threatening pain constantly lurking in the sinus behind her right eye. It reminds her [...]
How Migraines Affect Men: Associated Medical Conditions and Misdiagnosis
According to the Migraine Research Foundation, women are three times more likely to get migraines than men in the United States. While this is epidemiologically true, it does not diminish [...]
Women and Fibromyalgia: What the Research Says
Of those diagnosed with fibromyalgia, the majority are women. Although men are affected by this chronic pain disorder, they have a different experience than women with fewer and milder symptoms [...]
How Migraines Affect Women: Menstrual Migraine and Pregnancy
A normal female goes through a number of hormone related changes during her lifetime: menarche, pregnancy, contraceptive use, menopause, and sex hormones. A review of literature has shown that migraine [...]
Uncommon Triggers of Migraines
Among the vast array of headaches that exist, migraines can be the most debilitating. According to recent statistics, more than 37 million people in the US suffer from migraines. Of [...]