National and Global Television Education Series to Raise the Awareness About Migraine

BOCA RATON, Fla. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - GTS Education Inc. announced today that “The Global Learning Series,” an education-focused television program distributed to public television, will work with Merck & Co., Inc. to produce an episode called “Understanding Migraines and The Brain”.

The show will be distributed in the fall and winter to public television stations and several cable television stations throughout the country and globally to VOA Television. The program will educate viewers with a public service announcement style message about important issues regarding migraine attacks.

“We are very honored to partner with Merck & Co., Inc. to bring greater understanding of migraines to the global medical and patient community, with a special focus on empowering patients to take ownership regarding their healthcare choices,” said John McGuire, Senior Producer of Programming for “The Global Learning Series.”

This educational initiative is bringing awareness to patients about the importance of managing their healthcare decisions regarding migraines. Merck & Co., Inc. is providing financial and technical content advisory assistance to support this educational programming.

About “The Global Learning Series”

“The Global Learning Series” is ongoing education-focused, issue-oriented and non-branded programming, independently produced by GTS Education Inc. and distributed directly to public television throughout the U.S. and globally to VOA Television. “The Global Learning Series” strictly follows the standards and practices of public television, and is distributed freely to public television stations nationwide. “The Global Learning Series” program is not affiliated with PBS. For program information about our educational documentaries, contact: “http://www.thegloballearningseries.tv” or “http://www.edumentaries.tv.”

About Migraines

Migraine is not just a headache. It is a disease of the brain. When migraine occurs, pain centers in the brain are activated, resulting in throbbing pain. Other brain centers may also be activated, resulting in symptoms such as extreme sensitivity to light and sound, nausea (which can be potentially as debilitating as the headache itself), and aura, experienced by about 15% of patients.