That has been forced by injuries to new Leicester recruit Mefin Davies (rib) and Huw Bennett, who aggravated a neck problem in Ospreys' win at Borders.

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With that neck problem now understood to be fully healed, Schumacher is thought to be close to completing a sensational return to the sport with German giants Mercedes.

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The Lions were already two casualties down by then, tight-head Murray departing with an ankle injury after just seven minutes and Hook following five minutes later after a lengthy period of treatment for a neck problem.

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"Text Neck is not just a texting problem, " says Dr. Dean Fishman.

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Text neck is an e-mailing problem.

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But if you want more than the 12% of the market you've climbed to, it's time you took the software problem by the scruff of its digital little neck.

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Here lies the problem: consumers and companies are up to their neck in debt (see article).

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The Ospreys' back-row resources will be stretched with Andy Lloyd likely to miss the Munster tie with a neck injury, although Ryan Jones should be back after a rib problem.

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The problem was discovered when testers found special paint used to earth the fuel filler neck was wearing off too quickly.

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