i get:00 couldcular migraines. they clearly make it impossible to do normal activities at times, and that's a big deal. >> here is my thing. is this just more of the media, the left wing media is at is "the daily caller" attacking her. and will people sympathize with her more because she has a common ailment? i have occular migraines as well. >> i get migraines and mine are controlled with medication. she is hospitalized, and that sounds like a big deal. fdr had polio and j.f.k. and he was on all kinds of medications. eisenhower had a heart attack during her first term. >> nixon was a wear wolf. a lot of people don't know about that. >> you can tell around 7:00 he would get that shadow. >> it would start with the sweat on the lip. >> i will just finish my list. grant, jefferson and julius ceaser suffered from migraines. >> all of the information was hidden from the public. i know law lot of -- i know a lot of people know it is true. it is important to have the full picture. >> we didn't with barack obama. >> did pe

>>> in this morning's "healthwatch," anatomy of a migraine.tense headache including congresswoman and presidential candidate michele bachmann. joining us now more on my glans and what triggers them is medical correspondent jennifer ashton. >> migraine sufferer myself. >> let's talk about symptoms. >> the key difference is when you talk about the difference between a migraine headache and run of the mill headache, really two-fold, based upon the location of the pain and associated symptoms. when you're talking about the location, people who suffer from migraines can really see pain anywhere from the temple to the forehead, it can affect one eye, behind the eye, behind the back pace of the head. the severity is much worse and then you go into the associated symptoms and really the difference here is that migraines tend to be associated with a variety of symptoms, some of which can be neurologic and you can see anything from slurred speech, light sensitivity, nausea, vomiting and some cases debilitating. >> what triggers a migraine? >> it differs

migraines. >> reporter: absolutely right.ate today, the minnesota congresswoman released a letter that she had actually asked the attending physician of congress to write in hopes to put this controversy to rest. bachmann is one of an estimated 36 million americans who suffers from the intense headaches. >> i have kept the headache diary. >> reporter: karen doesn't let migraines interfere with her work anymore. >> i just take my medication and go on with my day. >> reporter: she was surprised to learn a conservative website recently suggested republican presidential candidate michelle pacman's migraines might make her unfit to be president. >> i prescribe medication that i take on occasion whenever symptoms arise and they keep my migraines under control. >> reporter: doctors say that's typical for the 36 million americans who suffer from the severe headaches. >> this is clearly a treatable condition. so these headaches can be managed and we have a lot of patients who are on high functional status working with high functional

what you can could to avoid migraines. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, headaches. but summertime can make many people who suffer from those painful headaches feel even worse. dr. kim mulvihill is in. >>> nearly 30 million americans suffer from migraines but summertime can make people who suffer them feel worse. dr. kim mulvihill here to explain what we can do about it. >> reporter: well, allen, if you get migraines, this can be a tough time of year. there are lots of triggers that can make summer especially painful. but with a little planning, you won't have to spend summertime in bed. for most, summer means fun in the sun. for kristin, it means more migraines. >> i get more in the summer. when they get bad i have to spend hours or even a whole day in bed. >> reporter: and kristin isn't alone. migraine sufferers often have more frequent debillitating and painful headaches this time of year. the picnic menu at backyard barbecues and parties is partly to blame. >> cold cuts, pastrami, salami. those are typically made with nitrates as are hot dogs. so people eat more

headaches and bachmann released a note from her doctor in congress migraines occur infrequently andyou are aware and know how to avoid when you have a migraine and you're able to control it with the as-needed medications, that's the note from the doctor. okay, guys, let's talk about this. first of all, anonymous sources, kirsten, why is it appropriate for any news outlet to grant am nimty to a source. >> i think if you know it's a high ranking person that's trustworthy and think they're telling you something really important you should go out there, that you consider it. but it really should not be your entire story should not be based on, disgruntled ex-sources. >> two sources is what we were told. >> what the story was, they were speaking to disgruntled ex-staffers, the way it was written, as if she was some unstable drug addict or something, i mean, it was-- >> and very, very interesting as she begins to climb in the polls, all of a sudden, i guess it shouldn't be that big of a surprise, somebody is trying to shoot her down. >> i disagree with kirsten here, i think it's legitimat

when you do have a migraine, you are able to control it. has not been necessary for you to take daily medications to manage this condition." the pressure on bachmann is coming from those in her own party, including carl rogge, this morning on fox news. >> it's going to be important for her to get her doctors out there quickly to provide the medical records and provide the reassurance that people are going to want to have this is not a serious issue. >> word of bachmann's migraines first surfaced monday in the daily caller which quoted three unnamed sources who claim bachmann frequently suffers medical episodes. political reporter today, bachmann missed eight votes in the house last july while being treated for a migraine. when asked about bachmann's fitness for office, tim pawlenty said this today. >> all of the candidates, i think, are going to have to be able to demonstrate they can do all of the job all of the time. if you're going to be president of the united states, you have to be able to do the job all the time. no time off in the jo

>> well, it's a very well known migraine medication. the theory is that some of the blood vessels in the brain, typically on one side of the head only are sort of in spasm. what it does is sort of stabilizes those blood vessels. it's something that you take when a headache is coming on. so you take it to treat the headaches. it does have some side effects. it can cause dizziness and nausea, kneeling sometimes that the room is spinning around you. the other medication is basically used to control nausea and vomiting, either from the migraine itself or the side effect from the first medication. so they're pretty typically used in combination, wolf. >> of could taking these drugs and migraines actual ly debilitate her if she was president? >> they're common drugs. i suffer from migraines myself. i have some personal experience from these medications. the medications, the thing about them is they do have to be taken right as the headache is coming on. the thing about these migraine headaches is if you end up resorting to things like tylenol

>> she read a statement about the migraines. they are more than headaches, bill, they are migraines which can be very serious and put people out of action and my question was based on reporting that we had done in the other media had done was she may have missed some votes. headaches were migraines were so severe she may have had to miss votes. could she be entrusted with what they call the nuclear football. my question was had she missed any votes because of the migraine. >> bill: let's back track a little. you show up and they know you want to ask about the migraines. did you tell them before hand. >> i told them that, yes, i did. >> bill: they knew that you wanted to ask one specific question about how the migraines affected her job on the hill and they didn't want her apparently to be questioned but you, it was quite obvious. >> that's right. >> bill: they singled you out and said we don't want ross to ask her that question. now, that is not smart. that is not the way to handle this. because it is a legitimate question. i do

. >>> also, does michele bachmann have migraines? is it fair to question her fitness? or she fb may be debilitated for days at moment of the week when rupert murdoch's wife wendi supposedly saved him from a pie throwing comedian. call me skeptical but i'm calling it piegate. >>> we start with deal or no deal. the "new york times" reported this afternoon, the obama administration has informed democratic congressional leaders that president obama and speaker boehner were about to close in on a major deal that would enact substantial spending cuts and seek future revenues through -- the administration on wednesday night notified top members of congress that an agreement between the president and mr. boehner could be imminent. but white house spokesman jay carney was quick to knock down the story. let's listen. >> the breaking news reports you all have probably received is incorrect. there is no deal. we are not close to a deal. we are obviously -- the president is in discussions with all the leaders of congress, as well as other members, and exploring the possibility of g

"your migraines occur infrequently. when you do have a migraine, you are able to control it well, with medication." the issue was first raised monday by the conservative daily caller website, which quoted anonymous sources saying bachmann frequently suffers from incapacitating headaches. today, she was still facing questions about the report. >> well, we released a statement on this issue, and the focus that i've had, again, is on the fact that as commander in chief, i'm going to make sure that we get our fiscal house in order. >> reporter: bachmann acknowledges occasional migraines. her campaign points out her packed schedule hasn't been affected a bitit but today, tim pawlenty, the republican candidate most threatened by bachmann's rise, pounced on the report. >> going to be president of the united states, you have to be able to do the job every day all the time. there's no real time off in that job. >> reporter: the issue has touched off a furious debate, especially because migraines are more common among women. >> w

there was a big difference between cancer and migraines. if we are going to hold up a standard that if you have a headache that knocks you out for an hour or two, you cannot be

where migraines affected congresswoman ba balkman's ability to work.oining me now is the reporter who wrote that article. thanks for joining us again. >> thanks for having me, tamron. >> exact dates, march 2006, may 2010, july 2010. is congresswoman bachmann accurately telling the public about this condition? she says she's able to function. what have you found? >> what we found were a series of incidents where she experienced headaches that were debilitating, and we had a former top staffer saying she would walk into her congressional office, shut the door and turn out the lights and basically lay down for a few hours while she tried to recover. michelle bachmann disputes that it regularly impacted her ability to do the job, but i think we did find evidence that shows that it has in the past at least interfered with her official duties. >> i'm going to go back to the list, march 2006 missed a week in the minnesota state senate. may 26 missed a day of vote, missed eight house votes while in hospital, cancelled campaign trips. i heard someone earlier sa

in the state largest newspaper. >> good to see you. >> reporter: she made no mention of her migrainesvarious stops, having claimed yesterday they have not affected her work when in fact she missed most in congress and canceled and postponed events because of the pain. far behind bachmann in iowa polls, fellow minnesotaen and former governor tim pawlenty stepped up the offense. >> the general proposition for all of the candidates if you are going to be president of the united states you have to do all of the job, all of the time. >> reporter: asked specifically about pawlenty's remarks, bachmann changed the suggest. >> sounds like a tough shot. what do you think of that? >> well, last night i was in washington, d.c., and i was leading on the issue of the debt ceiling. i voted no on increasing the debt. >> reporter: she repeatedly side-stepped questions, including if she would release her medical records. >> the fact that as commanderrer in chief i will make sure we get our fiscal house in order. >> reporter: her fiscal message the subject of the latest ad. >> ly not vote to increase th

migraines can be debilitating. candidates, the better off we are. but it is a tricky subject. >> the question is how debilitating. on that point, you granted anonymity to your sources. these are former aides and advisors to michele bachmann. why would they tell you this? could they have an agenda? why wouldn't they go on the record? they were saying things that clearly had the effect of hurting her campaign? >> in an ideal world you want to use named sources. in this case peas people were terrified that michele bachmann in running for president either would, a, get -- allow obama to skate away with re-election if this came up or, b, if she did win president, be severely hurt by this condition. >> you're saying that they were sincerely moat vaeed, not that they had any personal animosity, but that if she were to be the nominee and this came out, it would help obama win re-election and can she serve as president. since they don't work for her anymore, why couldn't their names be used? >> actually, one of the three so

she probably is getting treatment for these migraines. you know, we have much more serious issues to worry about than this. this is a deliberate attempt to assassinate her character and undermine her candidacy. you know, you have mentioned this type of thing before. i think this is, you know, a left wing attack, frankly. it got a lot of media attention. there is no evidence whatsoever that it's of a medical concern. we need the medical facts here. the medical facts are especially now, laura, migraines are very easily treatable. using botox for migraines and medications we didn't have before. >> laura: added benefit. wrinkle treatment and no migraine. >> latest study it works. you can take magnesium. diet supplements. you need a top neurologist to treat. this but. >> laura: this is. >> almost all of the time it is completely functional disease. nothing to worry about. >> laura: i was surprised that anyone had advised someone like a tim pawlenty who is such a nice person who even kind of touch that because women, every woman i talk, to demo

migraines hurt her bid?this be considered a campaign issue? >> jon:, got to say, of all my issues with michele bachmann's brain... [laughter] migraine's not even top 20. but who are we kidding? we know who the clear front-runner is. $18 million raised, mitt romney is the king of the jungle. he's the super predator of the race. he's the republican's leader. back-up weekend gretchen thinks there may be one big difference between romney. >> i think he could get a lot of money from that. >> big time. >> romney obviously not being a christian. >> jon: what? someone get that woman to book a mormon. really, ? can't get in until february 2014? wow, that thing is doing well. well, i'm sure back-up weekend gretchen's producers will point out the fallacy of her reasoning during the next commercial break. >> during the 6:00 a.m. i mentioned that mitt romney was not a christian. he is a member of the jesus christ of latter-day saints church, and that church does consider its members christians. >> jon: oh, and one other

>> when you talk about migraines, you are usually talking about migraine headaches, and it's a bunch of neurological things associated with it, people can be nauseated and can have vomiting and sensitivity to light, but it's usually the headache that characterizes these types of things. they occur typically on one side of the head which is a way to characterize or differentiate it from other headaches. stress-induced, john, as you might triggers for the headaches and stress can be one of the common ones. people that have stress, lack of sleep associated with that, that can bring on one of the higrain headaches. a lot of people will have some sort of aura so to speak, they'll have some idea that the headache is going to come on. they may get an hour or so notice, but if it comes on and not treated, it could be painful and last four hours to three days, it can be a pretty big deal, john. >> could it incapacitate a president? >> well, you know, if someone is untreated, you know, it can be debilitating to where someone needs to be in a darkened room to be away from light, and take pain m

>> first of all, migraines are just -- i know so many people with migraines.ou should probably go see a doctor. >> some people are blaming it on high heels. >> oh, gosh. what are you talking about? >> wait a second. it was her son who said that her high heels -- that she claimed that her high heels -- >> what the heck are you talking about? >> that causes -- high heels cause migraines with some people. i know when i wear high heels, my head -- >> i can tell. >> be quiet. >> the original report -- politico confirmed it -- july of last year she missed eight votes apparently because she had to go to a hospital because the migraines impacted her. that's what the reporter -- >> there are other lawmakers who missed votes for other reasons that are far less riveting. >> i missed eight votes going to a baseball game. >> it is about politics. i said earlier in the show i thought this story was a planted story by one of her rivals to try to take her down. but i will ask you just as a thought experiment -- >> okay. >> -- if joe was running for president and "the new york

she probably is getting treatment for these migraines. you know, we have much more serious issues to worry about than this. this is a deliberate attempt to assassinate her character and undermine her candidacy. you know, you have mentioned this type of thing before. i think this is, you know, a left wing attack, frankly. it got a lot of media attention. there is no evidence whatsoever that it's of a medical concern. we need the medical facts here. the medical facts are especially now, laura, migraines are very easily treatable. using botox for migraines and medications we didn't have before. >> laura: added benefit. wrinkle treatment and no migraine. >> latest study it works. you can take magnesium. diet supplements. you need a top neurologist to treat. this but. >> laura: this is. >> almost all of the time it is completely functional disease. nothing to worry about. >> laura: i was surprised that anyone had advised someone like a tim pawlenty who is such a nice person who even kind of touch that because women, every woman i talk, to demo

, what about your migraines, it was important to act quickly.de a statement yesterday and the letter from the doctor today, and important to act quickly especially in the 24-hour news cycle, do you think it's enough? >> no. i think it's going to come up and i think she has to be forthcoming and she started to talk about it and then she started to talk about the debt ceiling and other issues and, you know, you have to confront these things head-on and say it's a legitimate question you ought to be asking. here's a letter from my doctor. i gave you that letter. we'll give you more later on, but don't sort of make-believe like it's not a question that's out there. so, i think this shows us a little bit about the early stages of the bachmann campaign how they handle this will be -- will be, you know, something for us to watch. but at least they did get the doctor's letter out there and so they get credit for that. >> gloria borger, jeff zeleny, appreciate your help. >>> and major medical news for all american women. dr. sanjay gupta joins us with de

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to come out and say her migraines are a problem.d on capitol hill for nine years, anonymous aids leaking stories, they had their own agenda. if you have something you want to say, put your name behind it and say it. >> tim pawlenty responded to his comment earlier today. just moments ago on fox news, this sounds like a walk back to me, here it is. >> i think it's mostly a side show. i've never seen her have a medical condition or impairment. what i said today generically applying to all candidates not hers, is that anybody who's going to serve as president of the united states has to be able to do all of the job all of the time 24/7, it's just common sense. >> do you buy that? >> i don't buy that. what did you call him, mr. 2%? for a fellow who's not raising any money. for a fellow who's trying to get ahead in the headlines, he's going to do this against congresswoman bachman, i think this is a scurrilous attack. if you have something you want to say about her, say it, to use her migraines or medical condition which we don't know fo

good luck with the migraine.the bottom line michele bachmann is surging because she's capturing a part of the republican primary field that does not have a spokesperson and that frankly is the much more conservative tea party wing. we're still skittish about romney. what's going to change for bachmann is if rick perry enters this race. then you have not only somebody with bona fide conservative credentials, you have somebody that can gal vanz the south for a super tuesday type candidate. for right now bachmann is doing extremely well connecting with that evangelical and tea party base. they're not one in the same. one is very fiscal, one is very social. she's a darling for them right now. >> the evangelicals may be the crowd that rick perry is trying to reach out. he says he's not only crossing the line of separation of dhoich and state, he's erasing it. he comes in number three in our poll this week, he told the des moines register that he felt a call to jump in. later said it wasn't necessarily a call by god. d

there was a big difference between cancer and migraines. if we are going to hold up a standard that if you have a headache that knocks you out for an hour or two, you cannot be president, fdr and kennedy, who had addison's disease, and eisenhower, who had a bad heart, would never have been president of the united states. i am not sure that is the position any of us would want to take. i think her answer was good, i think based on the evidence -- is their behavioral evidence of this woman not being able -- >> just be a cautionary. >> well, cautionary is fine -- >> i don't know the capitol hill physicians but i don't think it is fair to imply that somehow this is a less qualified individual. >> i'm not saying that. >> what about rick perry? >> rick . looks more and more like he is going to come into the race. -- rick perry looks more and more like he is going to come into the race. mike huckabee, a conservative finalist in 2008 against john mccain, has taken a shot at him, saying he will be the champion of traditional values and high morals,

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however, migraine does carry with it certain connotations. certainly this is a story that is framed in a way to suggest she is not qualified to be president. would this same story come out about a man? i don't personally think so, but it has been a pretty fun debate to talk through this. the bigger question is i think how she's connecting with americans still using this, saying i am one in every four americans who suffer from these major headaches. >> the difference between her and how others might respond to something like this. she didn't lash out on the media on this. she did what christina just said, hey, i'm one of millions that have this issue. >> chuck, the stark contrast is with sarah palin to whom she is often compared. >> she probably would have lashed out at the media. >> bachmann, you have to give her credit for this much. she has tried to clean up her act. she's listened to advisers. she's tried to be mainstream, not lash out at the media. that doesn't get you anywhere, not whine and not say they're doing this to me because i'm a

women do suffer to a greater extent from migraines than men do. i think you're right, i think this does smack of the old school woman kind of thing. she needs to rest, she's gone his tear cal. i think michelle bachman has handled this very well. she came out, this is true, i take drugs to manage it. >> along with 30 other million americans. >> reporter: i can function and what i do now as a member of congress and what i am currently doing running a presidential campaign i can absolutely handle this job. martha: it's fascinating on many ways and levels, and surging in the polls. >> reporter: that's yeah they have these kind of questions because she is number two behind mitt romney. martha: thank you. we have brand-new housing numbers. they show this year could be the worst since the housing bust. what this means for you, our family and what is the biggest investment in most of our lives. a nasty war of words is raging between two house members. have you heard about this? tea party-backed congressman alan west calling dnc chair debbie wasserman schu

former aides say the congresswoman is prone to debilitating migraines. abc news spoke to a source close to bachmann to confirms these headaches have landed her in the hospital and monday she responded. >> i predescribe sign medication that i take on occasion whenever symptom as rise and they keep my migraines under control but i'd like to be abundantly clear. my ability to function effectively will not affect -- will not affect my ability to serve as commander in cleave. >> our dr. richard besser is here with more on how bad they can get. this is something that millions of americans suffer. >> this is very common. 30 million americans suffer from migraines. much more common in women. three times as common as in men. roughly 17% of women will have a migraine sometime in their life and it's more common durings middle part of life. >> and the symptoms, i mean, how are they different than just regular headaches. >> migraines are extremely complex. when you're having the headache, the most common signature is pulsating pain and sensitivity to light and sound.

your migraines occur infrequently.migraine, you are able to control it well with medication. the issue was first raised monday by the conservative daily caller website which quoted anonymous sources saying bachmann frequently suffers from ininpacitating headaches. she was still facing questions about the report. >> well, we had released a statement on this issue and the focus that i've had again is on the fact that, as commander in chief, i'm going to make sure that we get our fiscal house in order. >> reporter: bachmann acknowledges occasional migraines. her campaign points out her packed schedule hasn't been affected a bit. but tim pawlenty, the republican candidate most threatened by bachmann's rise, pounced on the report. >> going to be president of the united states, you've got to be able to do the job, every day, all the time. therers no real time off in that job. >> reporter: the issue has touched off a furious debate, especially because migraines are more common among women. >> what's next? menstrual cramps, ho

the letter said that her migraines occur infrequently.awlenty criticized her for missing votes because of the those migraines. >>> awed authors say the john edwards campaign misstated how much it should receive in matching funds. edwards has pleaded not guilty to charges that he accepted illegal do i nations -- donations to hide an affair. >>> president obama has hired a berkely graduate to serve as a judge in the central district of california. he has been a partner since 1998 at a law firm in los angeles, where he handled civil and criminal litigation in federal and criminal court. it must now be confirmed by the senate. >>> labor leaders point to the case of pacific steel and casting in berkely. they haved for payroll information, federal investigators are now checking to determine the legal status of the workers there. some workers could be fired. one mother of three who has worked for the company for eight years says she can't afford to lose her job. [ speaking in spanish ] >> translator: we aren't doing anything illegal. we're just

she said she does suffer from migraines and controls them with medication, but said that they don't ever leave her incapacitated. >> i'd like to be abundantly clear. my ability to function effectively will not affect my ability to serve as commander-in-chief. >> website called "the daily caller" cited unnamed sources described as former aides saying that bachmann suffers from stress-induced migraines that have sent her to the hospital in the past. other aides that travel with bachmann dismissed the story as an exaggeration and a political attack. >>> when we come back here tonight, it's no longer just a heatwave. their calling the weather system sliding east more of a "heat dome." >>> and later, honoring some americans whose accomplishments were overlooked for too long. >>> i'm in los angeles with late-breaking news. search and rescue teams at yosemite national park are scouring an area below a popular waterfall after witnesses said they saw visitors slip into the water. the rangers closed the trail and record snowfall at yosemite park has resulted in significant runoff and treacherous c

why do we focus on migraines? >>juliet: why? >>guest: it is a political attack. migraines to get out there asking for full disclosure on what is almost always a minor problem. >>juliet: your expertise you would say because she suffers migraines she is not incapable of leading the country? >>guest: she is a top lawyer working well as a congresswoman and on tv all the time and you see her everywhere and there is no sense this is disabling. i am saying it is fair to know the health of the candidates but back in 2008 when i looked at john mccain's record in arizona, mel known, 10 -- people -- melaa >> so, botox for migraines? >>guest: it works. it works. >>juliet: the largest christian group in the country dropping "christ," because they say some are turned off by that in the name. is that too p.c.? and does this president have his priorities straight cutting the defense budget before food stamps. and governor huckabee ... i don't know what dave is doing but ... woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some money,

the letter said that her migraines occur infrequently. pawlenty criticized her for missing votes because of the those migraines. >>> awed authors say the john edwards campaign misstated how much it should receive in matching funds. edwards has pleaded not guilty to charges that he accepted illegal do i nations -- donations to hide an affair. >>> president obama has hired a berkely graduate to serve as a judge in the central district of california. he has been a partner since 1998 at a law firm in los angeles, where he handled civil and criminal litigation in federal and criminal court. it must now be confirmed by the senate. >>> labor leaders point to the case of pacific steel and casting in berkely. they haved for payroll information, federal investigators are now checking to determine the legal status of the workers there. some workers could be fired. one mother of three who has worked for the company for eight years says she can't afford to lose her job. [ speaking in spanish ] >> translator: we aren't doing anything illegal. we're jus