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Last week I had a headache. Two hours in a traffic jam, hot day, no water, plans thrown into chaos.
That day I was one of the five million people in Australia affected by headache or migraine. Over the course of a year, one person in two will experience a headache.
Mine was a tension-type headache, the most common headache category. Migraines are less prevalent, but about one person in eight will experience one in any given year.
Globally, headaches are one of the most prevalent health complaints
Five ways to avoid a pounding head
Headaches are really common, so here are five things the