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Next time you and your roommate wake up with raging hangovers, you’ll know that whoever took the first sip made the other 50% more likely to drink. Make sure to guilt that friend into bringing you breakfast in bed and some Advil. After all, drinking (like yawning) is contagious and therefore your current hangover was partly their fault. Right...
...current study focused on ibuprofen, which can be purchased over the counter in the form of popular brands such as Advil...
...received was commendable. Harvard has clearly approached the issue with thoughtfulness and efficiency in mind. Their efforts to make the recuperative process relatively painless were evident in the finer details, from the deluxe Dial in the bathroom to the glut of semi-solid fare. Several days and several Advil later, I was ready to leave the abode that UHS had constructed for me and others laid low by this year’s virus of note. After my experience, I can confidently vouch that the quarantine strategy is one of Harvard’s few policies with virtually no major...
...Pain study, which was led by Italian neuroscientist Martina Amanzio, reviewed 73 clinical trials conducted between 1988 and 2007. All the previously published trials pitted potential antimigraine medications against sugar pills. The medications included nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen (Advil); triptans, which include Imitrex; and anticonvulsant drugs like Topamax. Those three categories of drugs carry different adverse effects: NSAIDs, for instance, often cause stomach problems; anticonvulsants can cause paresthesia (tingling) and memory impairment. Interestingly, patients who took sugar pills tended to report nocebo problems consistent with whatever drug they thought they might have swallowed...
...opportunities in this recession for breaking down antiquated ways of doing business, and not just in the environment. You can have fresh thinking during a crisis: how can we help the environment and save ourselves some money. Packaging is a perfect example. It makes me crazy to buy two Advil in $40 worth of plastic packaging. Yvon Chouinard, who runs Patagonia, is one of my close personal friends and a big environmentalist. He tells a wonderful story: he wanted to sell underwear without any packaging. I said, 'You'll go broke!' But he just put a rubber band around...