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• Growing Concern Over Abusive Debt Collection Tactics

  Staff Writer | July 11, 2006 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Debt collection agencies often buy debt from established companies for only pennies on the dollar. There is growing concern among government regulators that these agencies are using aggressive and sometimes abusive tactics to collect debt even if they could not determine that the debt is valid. One couple sued a CA based collection agency after being harassed by a collector who also posed as a...

• Study Finds Tylenol May Elevate Liver Enzyme Levels

  Staff Writer | July 05, 2006 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the maximum recommended dose of acetaminophen, otherwise known as Tylenol, can elevate liver enzyme levels. This increase suggests the presence of disease according to the study. The lead author said an overdose of acetaminophen can lead to severe liver damage but noted that the drug has a "long track record of...