{"product_id":"9780063442306_the-headache","title":"The Headache","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Required reading for anyone with a head.\"—Mary Roach, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eStiff \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFuzz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Absorbing, incisive. . . Zeller captures the profound human and scientific costs of medicine's neglect of these common conditions that affect millions of people—especially women—and points the way toward a more hopeful future.\"—Maya Dusenbery, author of \u003cem\u003eDoing Harm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom blinding migraines to severe headache disorders known as “clusters,” chronic head pain affects 40% of the population, many of them suffering in silence. Finally, \u003cem\u003eThe Headache\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the science behind a group of disorders that is as much a curse as a cultural punchline, and leads to key insights into the nature of pain itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided by his own decades-long struggle with cluster headaches, veteran science journalist Tom Zeller Jr.’s journey into headache science is at once intimate and panoramic. He visits cutting-edge clinics; interviews dozens of doctors, neurologists, and fellow headache patients; participates in clinical trials for multi-million-dollar new medicines; and even experiments with psilocybin in search of relief. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Zeller traces the longer arc of mystery around headaches, from prehistoric skull surgery to Virginia Woolf’s assertion that, in the throes of a migraine, “language runs dry,” to reveal how headaches became one of the most under-researched afflictions in medicine—and how that is slowly starting to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith warmth, wit, and infectious curiosity, Zeller’s search for the origins of his own headaches becomes a journey into the inner workings of the human nervous system, and an invaluable witness to one of the most maligned conditions known to medicine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Zeller Jr.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46899246039189,"sku":"9780063442306","price":46.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063442306_5c78f7e0-5199-423f-8009-3d572e30e20e.jpg?v=1776888442","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063442306_the-headache","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}