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Headache Causes and Risk Factors

A number of factors, from genetic to environmental to lifestyle, can influence your risk for headaches. Learn about common triggers and what you can and can't control.
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Infections That Cause Headaches and a Fever
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Did MSG From Your Take-Out Food Cause a Headache?
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Is Headache After Childbirth a Serious Condition?
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Can This Vitamin Help Prevent Headaches?
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An Overview of Swim-Related Headaches
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Causes of New-Onset Headache After 50
How Weather May Trigger Headaches
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Can an Orgasm Cure Your Headache?
Coping With a Hangover Headache
Do You Think You Have a Hangover Headache?
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Put Down the Cigarette to Avoid Cluster Attacks
How Headaches May Develop At Work
What May Be Causing Your Headaches at Work
How Your Computer May Cause a Headache
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An Overview of Occipital Neuralgia
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How Cleaning Supplies May Trigger a Headache
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How Skipping Your Morning Coffee or Tea Can Lead to a Headache
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Understanding How a Headache May Be a Sign of a Stroke
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The Surprising Link Between Headaches and Depression
How a Bleeding Tumor in the Pituitary Gland May Cause a Severe Headache
How a Pituitary Tumor Causes a Severe Headache
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What Is a Cocktail Headache?
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Why Only a Healthcare Provider Can Diagnosis a Primary Cough Headache
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Hypoglycemia and Headaches
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Is Your Headache Caused by Dehydration?
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How Acute Mountain Sickness Causes Headaches
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Can Chewing Gum Cause Headaches in Children?
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Avoiding Salt to Help Your Headaches
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Is Your Home Construction Noise Giving You a Headache?
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How Fasting Causes Headaches
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A Headache That Resembles a Brain Tumor in Young Women
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An Overview of Migraine With Aura
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What Is Causing My Neck Pain?
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When a Pinched Nerve Causes a Headache
What Causes Cluster Headaches?
What Causes Alarm Clock Headaches (Cluster Headaches)?
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Could More Forehead Pain Be Something Serious?