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Don’t get carried away planning all the romantic frills when it ... - GazetteLive
Put in travel essentials like antihistamines, sting and bite relief cream, headache tablets and tummy settlers. Sort out your holiday money ahead of time so ...
Mon Mar 10 12:21:50 -0400 2008

Compensation sought by families over easements - Sierra Vista Herald
Right now, because of a bad two-judge decision of the Court of Appeals the Trails Act has become a major headache for landowners as well as the Justice ...
Sun Mar 09 08:21:59 -0400 2008

TAKING LEAVE - Las Vegas Business Press
But the "headache" ailment has led to more than a few headaches for employers themselves. Some workers abuse the system without regard to the problems it ...
Mon Mar 10 21:25:46 -0400 2008

Headache Relief Chemical Information

acetaminophen - An acetanilide with analgesic and antipyretic activity. Although the exact mechanism through which acetaminophen exert its effects has yet to be fully determined, this agent probably acts by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis in the central nervous system (CNS). Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis in the CNS results in elevation of the pain threshold and lowering of the thermal set point in the hypothalamus.

aspirin

caffeine - A naturally occurring xanthine derivative with central nervous system (CNS) stimulating activity. Due to the structural similarity to adenosine, caffeine binds to and blocks adenosine receptors, thereby preventing the inhibitory effects of adenosine on nerve cells. This leads to stimulation of medullary, vagal, vasomotor, and respiratory centers in the brain; and the release of epinephrine. Physiologic responses can include bradycardia, tachycardia, vasoconstriction, CNS excitablility, increased respiratory rate, increased blood pressure, increased blood flow to muscles, decreased blood flow to skin and inner organs, and release of glucose by the liver. Due to the interaction between adenosine A2A and dopamine D2 receptors, caffeine can also indirectly increase the levels of dopamine in the brain.