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We have received many letters of support, and editorials speaking to the need for increased research funding have been published in medical journals.

Please click the links below to view them.

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From Senators and members of the House:

 

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Quick Facts:

  • Headache disorders cause more than 1 percent of all disability and 9 percent of all lost labor in the US every year.
  • Migraine alone is the 12th most disabling disorder in the US.
  • Headache disorders are the most prevalent neurological disorders, affecting more than 90% of all Americans.
  • The US annual direct and indirect economic costs of headache disorders exceed $31 billion.
  • The NIH expended less than $10 million in 2006 towards all research on headache disorders, comprising less than 0.05 percent of its total budget.

For more headache and Migraine facts, see our Headache Disorders Fact Sheet.

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