August 30 is Frankenstein Day. The unofficial holiday celebrates the life and times of English author Mary Shelley who wrote one of the wordâs most read monster novel, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. Born on August 30, 1797, Shelley published Frankenstein in 1818 anonymously at the young age of 22.
There are three main causes for primary headaches: 1  Migraine-Migraine headaches can be caused by reduced blood flow to various areas of the cerebral cortex. 2  Symptoms of migraines include sensitivity to light and noise, nausea, vomiting and intense throbbing pain that is usually on one side of the head.
Stress is the most commonly recognized trigger of headaches. Stress can be physical or emotional to cause headaches. Some events causing emotional stress can trigger a migraine headache. 1  Migraine sufferers are highly responsive emotionally, reacting quickly to stress. 2  In times of emotional stress, certain chemicals are released that provoke the vascular changes that cause a migraine headache.