Headache
Headaches are common in daily life, what with all the stress induced from school, work, children, pets, and other obligations throughout the week. You might feel like a minor headache is nothing out of the ordinary and could pass it off as lack of sleep. No wonder so few people recognize that a headache could be alerting you to a more serious health issue looming around the bend.
According to research, headaches can also be an early sign of the flu. Researchers report that flu-related headaches are unlike regular tension headaches in that they come on quickly, painfully, and are not generalized—meaning the headache can spread throughout the head and down the neck. Head pain during the flu can also be caused from mild congestion.
If you have a throbbing headache, you can take an OTC analgesic to help.
