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Teenager Dies from Acetaminophen Overdose
On June 24, 2003, 17-year-old Kellie Lynn McWilliams was suffering with pain from a Migraine attack and turned to Tylenol for pain relief. In pain and probably tired and groggy, Kellie took approximately 20 of the 500 mg acetaminophen capsules. That translates to ingesting 10 grams of acetaminophen; tha maximum recommended within 24 hours is four grams. This led to her death.

Arghhhhh! Rebound Headaches!
Your head hurts. What are you likely to do? Take medications? That's one of the logical things to do. Right? Right. There is something to consider before you take that medication though -- the dreaded rebound headache. Rebound headaches are one of those adding insult to injury things. They're caused by taking certain medications too often. Sometimes just taking a drug for two or three consecutive days can cause rebound.