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migraine and "race"

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

It looks like race* is a determining factor when it comes to migraine (in addition to gender).

Specifically, Caucasians have the greatest chance of developing migraines, and they seem to suffer the most disability due to those headaches. Asian men have the lowest incidence by quite a margin. So says this survey.

*I'm loath to use the word 'race', but we don't yet typify ourselves by 'breed' the way we do with dog or 'variety' the way we do with goldfish, so I guess we're stuck with it.

Ganbatte, my hemi-Asian lad. Break the three-generation family curse of pain, lost social opportunity and productivity, and all of the drugs and their side-effects.

Come to think of it, I wonder if there is any relationship between migraine and a tendency away from obesity. I've known many migraineurs over the years but nary an obese one.