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| August 01, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Belvoir Media Group, LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

If you have an occasional headache, you're far from alone. During the past year, nearly 90 percent of men and 95 percent of women have had at least one headache, according to the American Council for Headache education.

Headaches come in several varieties. "Types of headache include tension headache, sinus headache, migraine headache, and cluster headache," says Camelia Davtyan, MD, associate professor and internist at UCLA Medical Center.

Here's an overview of causes, symptoms, and treatment options for different types of headache.

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Tension headache. The most common headache is a tension headache, which often results…

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