• though there are 150 different headache diagnostic categories, the most common headache syndromes are migraine, tension-type headache, cluster, sinus, rebound, and menstrual.

• approximately 80% of, or 18 million Americans, are women. Overall, about 26 million Americans suffer from Migraine. Approximately 1 in 5 women gets Migraines, while only 1 in 16 men gets Migraines.

• Common characteristics of migraine headache include -
  
  A moderate to severe headache that lasts from 4 to 72 hours. Pain is often, but not always, on one side of the head and throbbing. Pain is aggravated by movement or physical activity. Pain is often associated with nausea (and when severe, vomiting), sensitivity to light, sound, and odors.

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