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Dr. Fred Sheftell

Cofounder of the New England Center for Headache Dr. Fred Sheftell. He's also Chair of the World Headache Alliance. His book Conquering Headache: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding the Treatment and Control of Headache (Empowering Press, www.bcdecker.com) is now in it's third edition. Sheftell will talk about the new research in migraines. The New England Center for Headache is in Stamford Connecticut.

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The Causes, Treatment, and Stigma of Headaches

Dr. Fred Sheftell is founder and co-director, respectively, of the New England Center for Headache and National President for the American Council on Headache Education. He argues that chronic headache sufferers have faced stigma, often thought to have brought their condition on themselves. He says, “Unlike the pain of ulcers or colitis, the pain caused by a headache has no easily visible source. This relects more on the state of medical knowledge than on the reality of the condition.”

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The Causes and Treatment of Headaches.

Dr. Fred Sheftell is the co-founder of The New England Center for Headache and the co-author of the book, Headache Relief. He's also co-authored the new book, Headache Relief for Women: How You Can Manage and Prevent Pain (Little, Brown & Co.) (The New England Center for Headache is located in Stamford, Connecticut).

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