Stop the misery

If you use over-the-counter pain relievers too often, you can make your headaches worse by reducing your pain threshold, says Dr Robert Kaniecki, chief of the headache division at the University of Pittsburgh school of medicine. Limit pill popping to twice a week; if you need more medication, see a doctor. But before you swallow anything, try one of these pain-reducing strategies.

Jul 11, 2012

The pill-free headache fix

An occasional aspirin is fine. But what if you could ease your pain without pills? You can with our 3-step plan.