Word: painful
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...there could be plenty more pain ahead. Revenues - from income, sales and property taxes - continue to fall. True, states have already plowed through a lot of tough decisions to close the $102 billion shortfall they collectively faced during the last budget cycle. But already it looks like this year's gap will be $121 billion, according to a report from the National Conference of State Legislatures...
...burn it to the ground. That's a serious sort of thing. Besides that, there were accusations that I was committing human rights abuses - which were all fabricated - and a tribunal was set up against me. These things are hard to handle, and of course I still feel the pain...
Should I switch from Tylenol to aspirin or ibuprofen? Not necessarily. If you are not taking any other prescription pain medications that contain acetaminophen and you take Tylenol as directed, you should not be at risk of damaging your liver. Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are effective pain relievers, but when taken at high doses and for prolonged periods - especially for the treatment of chronic pain in older adults - they carry a risk of stomach ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding. NSAIDs may also raise blood pressure and affect kidney function. If you are concerned about your acetaminophen...
...acetaminophen safe to take every day? Many people take Tylenol daily to relieve pain from chronic conditions such as arthritis, or they take Tylenol PM regularly to help them sleep. If taken as directed, doctors say these products are safe. At issue is the maximum daily dosage, which people may inadvertently exceed when taking a combination of medications that contain acetaminophen. Most people do not realize that the ingredient is present in so many different popular over-the-counter remedies...
...them during the two-day meeting. The vast majority of studies linking liver failure to acetaminophen use involve prescription acetaminophen products, such as Vicodin or Percocet. More than 60% of the acetaminophen-associated liver problems occurred in patients using prescription medications, while only 10% occurred in those using nonprescription pain remedies. "The recommendations of the committee are based not on the logic of what we think is happening but on the data presented to the committee," says Kramer. "A much larger percent of liver-failure cases associated with acetaminophen involved a prescription acetaminophen product...