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A tension headache typically feels like a tight band of pain wrapped around the head. Tension headaches typically last for a half to several hours, but some can last much longer. It's unclear what ...

Headaches can ruin a good day, and while we often use “headache” as a general term, there are different types of headaches. Tension headaches and migraines are two common types of headaches. Tension ...

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In a paper published in the May issue of JAMA, M. S. Robbins, of Weill Cornell Medical College, reviews the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of primary headaches. In a previous post, I discussed ...

Episodic tension-type headaches are the most common primary headaches (one-year prevalence of approximately 40%). Chronic tension type-headaches—attacks on at least 15 days a month for three ...