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Hypertension may mean fewer headaches

by Eric Nagourney

Could there be an upside to high blood pressure? Well, it may lower the chances of having headaches, including migraines, researchers said Monday.

That may well be the only good thing to be said for high blood pressure, a cause of any number of serious health problems. It also reflects a shift in thinking about what role blood pressure plays in headaches.

For many years, the researchers write in te journal Neurology, scientist assumed that people with high blood pressure were more likely to get headaches. Then studies found no association. (more…)

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