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A new study conducted in London has confirmed that hot weather is among one of the migraine triggers. The study was conducted by Kenneth Mukamal of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre. Previously it was thought that there is a possible relation between the weather changes and migraine but there was no scientific evidence but now it has been confirmed that weather changes, specially change of weather to sudden hot and humid temperature can cause headache. The study was based on more than 7000 patients who are visiting to the hospital for over a period of seven years with complain of headache. It was found that a sudden rise in temperature of about 5 degree celsius from the past day increases the chances of headache to eight percent. Whereas it is also found that a sudden fall in air pressure do also have a modest affect on headache within the next 72 hours. It comes as a bad news specially for Indians as the summer is not much away. We cannot change the weather but can take a pill on the hot day to avoid risk of headache. “This does not mean that just because there is a hot day people are going to have a migraine the next day, although it is more likely. We do not want people taking too many painkillers too often because that carries its own risks”, Dr. Brendan Davies a consultant neurologist from Migraine Trust said