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Article: Headaches: unknown causes, uncertain cures.
- Article from:
- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- May 1, 1984
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Headache is a common and universal complaint. Every language has a word for it. In German, it's Kopfschmerz; in French, mal de tete; and in Spanish it's called dolor de cabeza. No matter what the language, it comes out the same--a pain in the head.
Headaches come in all degrees of severity. Some are just a passing annoyance; others cause such suffering as to drive the victim to thoughts of suicide. A headache may be a steady, persistent pain or it may be a throbbing sensation. Some come on suddenly, like a lightning bolt; others develop gradually. The pain may be concentrated on just one side of the head, may center around the eyes and sinus areas, or ...