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First, some background. Researchers have known since the 1960s that not all headaches are the same, medically speaking. Tension headaches, which are the easiest to treat, are triggered by clenched muscles in the head and neck. Migraines, which generate a throbbing pain that is sometimes preceded by an "aura" and can last 12 to 24 hours, are produced by blood vessels that alternately constrict and expand. Cluster headaches are even worse than migraines--if you can imagine such a thing--and scientists suspect that overactive blood vessels play a role in them too. One of the hallmarks of cluster headaches...
...driven by National Front members pulled up. "Pack your bags," said one driver. "Tonight, you're out of here!" When Sarhane told him to back off, the man drove up on the sidewalk and rammed the motorcycle broadside. "They were trying to kill us," says Sarhane, who suffered serious neck injuries. Police investigating the collision found the trunk of the vehicle filled with iron bars and baseball bats. Its occupants received wrist-slap fines and suspended jail sentences for illegal weapons possession. Then Sarhane was summarily fired from his job by the new city administration...
Girls who suffer from the rare genetic disorder known as Turner's syndrome are a little shorter than average, have a thicker neck and usually can't have children. Otherwise, there's nothing especially striking about them--except that often they're socially inept. They butt into conversations. They misread facial expressions, tones of voice, body language. They're insensitive to others' feelings...
Christopher died of massive injuries, including a broken neck and loss of blood. Two of the dogs were shot and killed by police at the scene, the third later that day; their owners, Jeffrey and Sabine Davidson, were arrested and charged with unintentional second-degree murder, a crime punishable by 11 to 51 years in prison...
...messages. In New York City's Greenwich Village, Buckley's home turf, scores of fans brought candles and flowers to Cafe Sin-e, the former coffeehouse where he first drew crowds with his spiraling voice and captivating intensity. "His music was so beautiful it made the hair on your neck stand on end," said a weeping fan. "He was special," said Columbia Records president Don Ienner. "We saw the future in Jeff...