Hypertension & Brain Damage
High blood pressure (hypertension) can quietly damage your body for years before symptoms develop. Left uncontrolled, you may wind up...
First Aid during Stroke or Brain Attack
A stroke occurs when there’s bleeding into your brain or when normal blood flow to your brain is blocked. Within minutes of being...
Practical ways to stay mentally sharp
Ballroom dance like the stars. Dancing is a brain-power activity. How so? Learning new moves activates brain motor centers that form new...
10 Tips for a Healthy Brain
Non-Stop Learning Learning new information and skills across your entire lifespan helps to keep your brain strong even in the later years...
Rebound Headache
While over-the-counter medicines are helpful in improving headache pain, they must be taken with caution because they could actually make...
Cough Headache
Cough headache is considered by some to be a form of exertional headache and is sometimes grouped together with other headaches described...
Exertional Headaches
Exertional headaches are brought on by strenuous activities, such as running, swimming, or weight lifting, as well as sexual activity. It...
What Makes a Headache a Migraine?
Almost everyone gets headaches. You might feel throbbing in the front of your head during a cold or bout with the flu, for example. Or...