The most painful time of the year
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Seventy percent of more than 1,000 adults report feeling more pain during the holiday season than in other parts of the year, an Internet survey by Tylenol marketer McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals reveals. Of leading causes of pain, waiting in line is listed by 34%, "finding a gift for a spouse or significant other" by 26% and wrapping or returning gifts by 14%, McNeil says. Men are more likely to report hanging decorations and shoveling snow as pain sources, while women are more likely to blame shopping and wrapping gifts, the survey says...