If headaches aren't caused by another health problem, treatment focuses on preventive medication. For chronic migraines, for example, tricyclic antidepressants (Amitriptyline) may help prevent future migraines.
In many ways, Kaiser has been ahead of the curve on health care for decades. Started by a surgeon running a tiny hospital near Desert Center, Calif., to serve construction workers, Kaiser became an H.M.O. with its own doctors and hospital in the mid-1940s and expanded beyond California over the next 50 years.
Introducing Group Health Community Foundation. A new and extraordinary foundation is emerging in Washington state. Created as a result of the acquisition of Group Health Cooperative by Kaiser Permanente, Group Health Community Foundation aims to improve the health and well-being of people and communities in Washington and beyond.