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Show Don't Ignore Your Headache The throbbing pain of a headache is a feeling nearly everyone has experienced. While we usually dismiss it as our body's normal reaction to stress or strain, a headache may be a sympton of a more serious health problem. Although most headaches are not cause for concern, the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) cautions that some headaches may be warning warn-ing signs for diabetes, high blood pressure or infection. If you havd headaches often, or if they grow more and more severe, consult your physician. NPC is a nonprofit, educational organization supported by research-based pharmaceutical firms. It will help your doctor determine the cause of your headaches if you can describe what type of pain you experience, experi-ence, how often it occurs and how long it lasts. Is the pain constant? Is it a deep, dull ache which may increase when you cough? Do you also experience dimness of vision, dizziness, nausea, or sensitivity sensitivi-ty to light? Such information will make it easier for your doctor to give you the proper treatment. With the variety of medicines medi-cines developed by pharmaceutical phar-maceutical companies, you need not endure headaches if you follow the treatment your doctor recommends. |