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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAIDs) can reduce swelling and inflammation in the shoulder and elbow. They are available over-the-counter without a prescription. The most common are ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen. You can take these medications over the course of several days as long as you follow dosing instructions on the package. If the pain does not resolve after taking these for a few days, contact a doctor.

After an initial injury, an ice pack or cold compress can reduce swelling and pain. Wrap the ice pack in a towel and apply it to the affected area for 15 minutes at a time, up to four times a day. If you don’t have an ice pack, you can make your own by putting ice in a sealed plastic bag or using a bag of frozen vegetables.

If your shoulder or elbow hurts when you move it, immobilize it by putting your arm in a sling or wrapping your arm close to your body with an ACE bandage. Immobilizing your arm for too long could put you at risk for other conditions, such as frozen shoulder.  If the pain doesn’t get better within a day or two, schedule an appointment to see a doctor or go to the nearest urgent care.

You can also wrap your shoulder or elbow to reduce swelling and pain. Use an ACE bandage or other elastic medical bandage and wrap it snugly around the injured area. Be careful not to wrap it too tight (you should not feel numbness or tingling in your arm or hand).

If your shoulder pain or elbow pain gets worse with certain activities, stop doing the things that are causing you pain.

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Ahead of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) highly-anticipated IPL 2023 match against Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday (April 17), MS Dhoni finally broke his silence over his 'retirement rumours', saying that there was a lot of time to take that call and that if he says something on this so early in the tournament, it would create pressure on CSK coach Stephen Fleming.

"There is lots of time to take that call. Right now, we have lots of games, and the coach will be under pressure if I say something," Dhoni said during a CSK event.

The 41-year-old continued to play for franchise Chennai Super Kings even after announcing retirement from international cricket on August 15, 2020 and led them to a title win in 2021. MS Dhoni has scored 58 runs in four matches for CSK with a strike rate of 214.81 in IPL 2023 thus far.

Meanwhile, MS Dhoni's teammate Moeen Ali feels that the CSK skipper "could definitely" feature in the IPL next year.

"He could definitely play again next year," Moeen was quoted as saying by 'ESPNcricinfo'.

And if you ask them why they dislike Wesley , they immediately start ticking off the reasons: he was annoying, arrogant, he was a “Mary Sue”

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The Different Ways the EPA Regulates Drinking Water Contaminants

There are thousands of acronyms used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), water engineers, and public health practitioners. When it comes to understanding a water quality report or new standards that come out–it is no surprise why so many folks get confused.

Here, we provide some clarity on important water-related acronyms that you'll see over and over again–both in water research and on your Tap Score water quality report.

Before establishing regulatory standards, the EPA reviews the health effects data from the available scientific literature. Then, the EPA establishes a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for the contaminant in question.

An MCLG serves as a non-enforceable public health objective–rather than regulatory standard. In essence, they are aspirational. These goals allow for a margin of safety, as they limit the level of a contaminant in drinking water to a concentration below which there is no known (or expected) human health risk. They do not, however, consider the limits of detection and/or treatment technology effectiveness. As a result, they can be set at levels which water treatment systems cannot meet.

The MCLG for non-carcinogenic contaminants varies based on the reference dose, which estimates the amount of a contaminant that a person can be exposed to on a daily basis that is not expected to cause adverse health effects over the course of his or her lifetime. For carcinogenic contaminants on the other hand, there is no acceptable level and the MCLG is set at “zero.”

Following the determination of the MCLG, the EPA establishes the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL). The most significant difference between an MCLG and an MCL comes down to the fact that an MCL is an enforceable regulation. This legal threshold refers to the highest concentration of a contaminant permitted in drinking water from public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

The MCL for a given contaminant may be a higher threshold than a contaminant’s MCLG value due to the following factors: