A Primer on Parkinson's Disease
Some Parkinson's symptoms, such as slowness or stiffness, are so subtle that they may be mistaken for normal signs of aging.

Get the Right Help for Headaches
When seeking treatment for headaches, start with your primary care provider.

Help for Tension Headaches
Almost everyone has a tension headache from time to time. These headaches aren’t caused by disease. They are so common they are considered to be “normal” headaches.

Helping Others Understand Your Migraine
You and your loved ones will benefit if they understand your condition and how best to help.

How Much Do You Know About Alzheimer's?

Kids' Headaches: The Diagnosis Is Difficult
Most headaches in kids are caused by tension, not disease. Your pediatrician can determine what kind of headache your child has.

Medications that Can Treat Alzheimer's Disease
Many people believe that Alzheimer’s disease can't be treated. The truth is that medications are available that may help slow the progression of symptoms.

Migraines No Match for Monica Seles
Sometimes, right in the middle of a match, she would develop a pounding, throbbing headache on the left side of her head. The pain was almost unbearable.

Migraines: More Common in Women
Work with your doctor to find a treatment plan that helps you. Several prescription drugs can prevent or relieve the pain of migraines.

Migraines: Should You Take Preventive Medication?
For some people, taking medication every day can help prevent migraines and make them less painful when they occur.

Out-Foxing Parkinson's Disease
Actor Michael Fox has Parkinson's disease, a chronic and progressive illness in which certain nerve cells, or neurons, die or become impaired. Early symptoms are subtle and occur gradually. More than 1 million Americans have Parkinson's, and many wind up unable to walk, talk or care for themselves.

Pulling Ahead of Headaches
About 90 percent of all headaches are harmless episodes that can be treated with over-the-counter painkillers, either alone or together with rest, ice packs or relaxation techniques.

The Cluster Headache: Just Like Clockwork
Cluster headaches -- called "cluster" because of their pattern of striking in groups or clusters -- hit at the same time of day for a period of weeks or months, then vanish as suddenly and as mysteriously as they appeared.

Treat Kids' Headaches Seriously
Youngsters' most common head pain is a tension headache—a dull ache that feels like pressure around the head.

Treating Alzheimer's Disease
For those already feeling the effects of AD, the primary need is for treatments to control their symptoms, including cognitive loss and problem behaviors.

When Drugs Cause Dementia (Pseudodementia)
What looks like dementia may actually be confusion or forgetfulness caused by some other agent, such as a drug interaction.

With Alzheimer’s, Planning Is Key
We expect people to act in certain ways. When their behavior is difficult, we expect them to change in response to care or attention. But people with Alzheimer's can't change.