Dr. Jon Hallberg: New ideas on migraine researchby Dr. Jon
Hallberg, Minnesota Public Radio, Tom Crann, Minnesota Public
Radio St. Paul, Minn. — About 10 percent of people suffer from
migraine headaches at some time in their life, according to the
Migraine Research Foundation. But women are more than three-
times more likely to suffer from migraines than men. MPR's
medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg discussed the mysterious world
of migraines with Tom Crann of All Things Considered on
Wednesday. Hallberg is a physician in family medicine at the
University of Minnesota and medical director of the Mill City
Clinic. An edited transcript of that discussion is below. Tom
Crann: Migraines. First, let's determine how they're different
from normal everyday headaches. Dr. Jon Hallberg: Migraines are
just very different. They last longer, they hurt more, people
feel nauseous. They may be on one side of the head, not both.
They can have light sensitivity, sound sensitivity. It's just a
miserable experience. Any of us who h