WebMD Medical News Brunilda Nazario, MD June 21, 2012 -- Weather
triggers migraine headaches, especially mild ones, a new study
shows. Sixty-six people with a history of migraine headaches
kept a diary of their triggers for one year. Of these, slightly
more than half reported that they had a sensitivity to
temperature change. Researchers found that temperature change
was actually the culprit about a fifth of the time, and this
association was more obvious on cold days than warm days. "Our
study provides evidence of a link between the perception of
temperature sensitivity and headache incidence in migraine
patients," study author Shuu-Jiun Wang, MD, of Taipei Veterans
Hospital in Taiwan, says in a news release. Weather more
commonly triggered mild headaches than moderate to severe
migraines, the study shows. The findings are to be presented at
the 54th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Headache
Society in Los Angeles. About 36 million Americans have migraine
headaches, and 6 million of them experience