Headache sufferers now have their own home on the Web, www.headaches.org.

It costs $20 to join the organization that sponsors the site, the National Headache Foundation, based in Chicago. The membership fee includes a headache relief video. The site also offers a comprehensive guide to headache types, such as tension, migraine, cluster and hormone, and tips on how to choose a headache doctor.

The foundation was started in 1970 as a nonprofit organization focused on three goals: to offer information to headache sufferers, their families and the physicians who treat them; to promote headache research into potential causes and possible treatments; and to teach the public that headaches are serious disorders and that sufferers need understanding and continuity of care.

Membership includes a quarterly newsletter, bro-chures about headache prevention, a list of physician members, discounts on books, brochures and audio and video tapes, toll-free access to the NHF office, breaking news developments, and information about support groups near your home.

Pub Date: 03/14/99