Tension Headaches
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What Increases Your Risk
About 4 out of 100 people in the United States develop chronic tension headaches.1 Symptoms can start in childhood, but they are more likely to occur during middle age and be linked to stressful life events.2
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July 30, 2007- Author:
- Monica Rhodes
- Medical Review:
- Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology
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