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Headaches
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.
Headaches and Migraines: Causes and Risk Factors
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
How Your Personality Relates to Your Headaches
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
Myofascial Trigger Points and Tension Headaches
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
Connection Between Headaches and Hormones
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
Infections That Cause Headaches and a Fever
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
What Is an MSG-Induced Headache?
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD
Benign and Serious Causes of Headaches After Pregnancy
Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD
Are Your Headaches Due to Low Vitamin D?
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD
An Overview of Swim-Related Headaches
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD
Causes of New-Onset Headache After 50
Medically reviewed by Sarah Rahal, MD
How Weather May Trigger Headaches
Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD
Common Headache Triggers You Can Avoid
Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD
Can an Orgasm Cure Your Headache?
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
Hangover Headache Causes and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
What Triggers Cluster Headaches?
Medically reviewed by Sarah Rahal, MD
Causes of Headaches at Work
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD
How Your Computer May Cause a Headache
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD
Occipital Neuralgia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD
How to Prevent Headaches From Cleaning Products
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
What is a Caffeine Withdrawal Headache?
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD
How a Headache May Be a Sign of a Stroke
Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD
Headaches as a Symptom of Depression
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
How a Pituitary Tumor May Cause a Severe Headache
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD
Cocktail Headache: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD
Headache From Coughing (Valsalva Maneuver)
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD
Hypoglycemia and Headaches
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD
Understanding Dehydration as a Headache Trigger
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
How Acute Mountain Sickness Causes Headaches
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD
Gum Chewing May Be Linked to Headaches in Children
Medically reviewed by Lyndsey Garbi, MD
Does Salt Intake Cause Headaches?
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
Coping With Noise-Triggered Headaches
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD
How Fasting Causes Headaches
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Overview
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD
Migraine With Aura: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD
Common Causes of Axial Neck Pain
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
Getting a Headache From a Pinched Nerve
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD
Causes of Cluster Headaches
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
Unique Secondary Causes of Forehead Pain
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD