Migraine cured by repairing hole in heart

From: habshi (habshi_at_anony.com)
Date: 01/16/05


Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:55:26 GMT


        The hole , in half of migraine sufferers diverts serotonin
rich blood going to the lungs (where it is detoxified ) to the brain,
and repairing this small hole cures migraine

Passage 32 Plugging hole in heart slashes migraines
... as one in five people may suffer from patent foramen ovale (PFO) -
or a hole in
the heart - which can leave them at increased risk of both stroke and
migraine. ...
www.sc.mahidol.ac.th/sclg/supports/ors147/md/p32.htm - 10k - Cached -
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