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Good advice helps management of debilitating migraine symptoms
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Healthcare Handbook editor and clinical pharmacist Carmen Pope reviews the prevention and management of migraines
YOU FIND SOPHIE over by your pain-relief section, holding her head with tears in her eyes. She looks to be in her mid-20s, and she tells you she has b
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