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Chronic primary headache-Reducing the risk of treatment
Abstract
Headaches have plagued mankind for more than 5 000 years' and yet they are still one of the most common reasons for medical consultation. Approximately 70 - 75% of men and more than 80% of women suffer from headaches each year.2-4 The Nuprin Pain Report,' produced by Bristol Meyers in 1985, indicated that 550 million work days were lost in 1 year by Americans because of pain, which resulted in 55 billion dollars of lost revenue. In the Nuprin Pain Report, 73% of the subjects reported that they suffered from headaches.
