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PILL PROBLEM If you're on the blood thinner warfarin, taking 1,300 mg of acetaminophen--equivalent to four regular Tylenol--or more a day can raise the risk of hemorrhage...
PILL CHILL Overdoses of acetaminophen may be the most common cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. Particularly dangerous when mixed with alcohol, the drug is often taken unwittingly: it's in many cold remedies and prescription pain-killers, as well as Tylenol...
Preliminary reports suggest Advil, Motrin and Nuprin--all pain relievers containing ibuprofen--may reduce the risk of developing ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE 30% to 60%. The drugs may help fight off excessive deposits of certain proteins in the brain linked to the disease. Aspirin and acetaminophen do not seem to have the same effect...
Heavy use of Tylenol and other aspirin alternatives containing the pain reliever acetaminophen -- even as little as taking one pill a day -- might double the risk of kidney failure, a study released today concludes. The research, conducted at Johns Hopkins University and published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, also reported that moderate doses can cause liver damage, though researchers say both kidney and liver failures remain rare. Among the findings: the risk of kidney failure jumped 40 percent for people taking acetaminophen twice a week or more, and it increased 100 percent...
...advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration has concluded that heavy drinkers should not take excessive amounts of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and similar painkillers. Acetaminophen is already known to cause liver damage in very large doses; since alcohol also puts a strain on the liver, the combination can be dangerous. The panel wants the FDA to put warning labels on the medicine bottles...