Sinusitis: When it’s not a regular headache

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Sinusitis: When it’s not a regular headache

Carmen Pope

Male headache flu
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Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope reviews the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of sinusitis, and discusses the relevant anatomy

HUNTER ASKS YOU for something for his headache. He says he has had it for about four or five days and feels pain mostly behind his eyes. His nose also
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