A portion of the proceeds from every SootheAway unit sold will be donated to The American Migraine Foundation in an effort to help fund further research that will improve the understanding of migraine and lead to the development of better treatments. The American Migraine Foundation is a non-profit foundation supported by the American Headache Society and generous donors dedicated to the advancement of migraine research. The mission of this newly formed foundation is to support innovative research that will lead to improvement in the lives of those who suffer from migraine and other disabling headaches.

Why is Migraine Research Important?

• Migraine is an exceedingly common disorder which causes substantial pain, disability and societal burden.
• Unfortunately, migraine is poorly understood, under diagnosed and current treatments are often inadequate.
• Although scientists have made important breakthroughs that have improved our understanding and treatment of migraine, progress has been slow.
• A lack of funding for migraine research is one of the major factors that have slowed the speed of new developments in the field.
• Migraine Research Does Not Currently Receive Adequate Funding.
• Migraine research receives very little funding. This is true when considering the total amount of funding and funding adjusted for migraine prevalence, disability caused by migraine and the societal costs from migraine.
• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the major source of governmental research funding in the United States. The NIH allocates only 0.05% of its research budget to headache research.
• It is estimated that in 2007 the NIH granted only $13 million for migraine research.
  • Diabetes received $1,037 million in 2007
  • Asthma received $294 million in 2007
• The amount of funding that the NIH spent on migraine research in 2007 is equal to only $0.36 per person with migraine.
  • Diabetes received $49.38 per person with diabetes
  • Asthma received $12.25 per person with asthma
• Top researchers are not able to focus their efforts on studying migraine if there are not adequate funds to support their work.