Online Resources...

The Internet can be a great source of information. Unfortunately, it can also be a great source of MISinformation. That's one reason some doctors are hesitant when we take them information we've found online. Here are some things to look for when surfing health sites...

• Is there a way to contact the person running the site?
• Can you tell who wrote the content?
• Is there any information about the qualifications of the person providing the content?
• Is the content dated? How old is it?

Here are a few sites we like for good, dependable information:

• The American Headache Society
• The Daily Headache
• Help for Headaches and Migraine
• MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association
• MyMigraineConnection.com
• The National Headache Foundation

A word about Wikipedia:
Wikipedia is a good idea gone sour. Although there are some good volunteer "editors" who work on their pages and try to remove uncited information, misinformation, and spam, their pages are undependable at best. Their dispute resolution process recently ruled that Migraine is a disorder, not a disease. This decision was not based on the most recent information from the best sources. This is another reason not to depend on Wikipedia content.