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All the headaches share these unpleasant qualities: They’re common and sufferers are eagerto find relief. Scientists also continue to search for new solutions-one treatment technology under development is a nerve-stimulating device implanted in the mouth to help relieve cluster and studies migraine headaches. Here are a research-backed strategies to soothe your aching head: Get acupuncture. A review of studies reports this practice, which involves inserting and stimulating needles at specific points in the body, is effective at reducing chronic pain, including migraines. Previous research suggested that true acupuncture worked no better than a “shame” version. But researchers recently analyzed data from 29 studies involving nearly 18,000 participants and found that acupuncture eased pain more than standard headache treatment and was slightly more effective than using the sham version. By Health Smart/The Doctors