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A new study conducted by Boston researchers reports that the link between asthma and early childhood use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be driven by underlying respiratory infections that prompt the use of these analgesics, rather than the drugs themselves. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-early-childhood-respiratory-infections-link.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:08 EST news288274302 (HealthDay)—Children who are given codeine for pain relief after surgery to remove tonsils or adenoids are at risk for overdose and death, U.S. health officials said Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-codeine-risky-kids-surgeries-fda.html Medications Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:54:09 EST news280691642 (HealthDay)—Taking too much acetaminophen, an active ingredient in many commonly used drugs for fever and pain relief, including Tylenol, can cause liver damage, experts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warn. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cold-flu-remedies-liver.html Medications Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:10:04 EST news278789293 (HealthDay)—A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted Friday to place tougher restrictions on prescription painkillers containing hydrocodone, potentially moving medications such as Vicodin into the same class as narcotics such as Oxycontin and Percocet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fda-panel-votes-tougher-curbs.html Medications Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:50:01 EST news278401640 (HealthDay)—A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will meet Thursday and Friday to discuss the fate of certain painkillers that contain an opioid known as hydrocodone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fda-panel-tougher-restrictions-prescription.html Medications Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:20:01 EST news278262973 Among infants undergoing major surgery, postoperative use of intermittent intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) for the management of pain resulted in a lower cumulative morphine dose over 48 hours, according to a study appearing in the January 9 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-post-operative-intravenous-acetaminophen-morphine-infants.html Surgery Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:00:01 EST news276864462 Dose-dependent (acetaminophen) and idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injuries (DILI) are the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States and are responsible for approximately 50 percent of all reported cases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-dietary-supplements-liver-injury-expert.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:00:15 EST news270725970 (HealthDay)—Children and adolescents given intravenously (IV)-administered acetaminophen after major spine surgery have significantly less postoperative pain, compared with those given placebo, but administration of acetaminophen does not reduce the need for opioids, according to a study published in the Sept. 15 issue of Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-iv-acetaminophen-eases-post-spinal-op.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:02:35 EST news267631342 (Medical Xpress)—Headache? Back pain? At the first sign of pain, you might reach for a pain-relieving medicine to sooth your bodily woes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-analgesics-linked-loss-women.html Medications Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:59:43 EST news266669949 Acetaminophen, a widely available over-the-counter medication, can cause liver toxicity in children if doses are exceeded, and more public education is needed to warn of potential adverse effects, states an article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-acetaminophen-overdoses-children-life-threatening.html Medications Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:00:02 EST news258026343 A significant number of adults are at risk of unintentionally overdosing on over-the-counter (OTC) pain medication, according to a new study in the US by Dr. Michael Wolf, from Northwestern University in Chicago, and his colleagues. Their work, looking at the prevalence and potential misuse of pain medication containing the active ingredient acetaminophen as well as the likelihood of overdosing, appears online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-misuse-over-the-counter-pain-medication-potential.html Medications Wed, 30 May 2012 10:09:36 EST news257591301 (HealthDay) -- Roughly 2.5 percent of admitted hospital patients may receive more than the safe daily cumulative dose of the pain-reliever acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, on at least one day, according to a new U.S. study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-patients-acetaminophen-hospital.html Medications Wed, 23 May 2012 17:40:01 EST news257012772 (HealthDay) -- Model for Acetaminophen-induced Liver Damage (MALD), a mathematical model that utilizes commonly obtained laboratory values, including overdose amount and time elapsed since overdose, is effective for predicting outcomes in patients with acute liver failure due to acetaminophen overdose, according to research published online Feb. 13 in Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-death-due-acetaminophen-overdose.html Medications Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:40:01 EST news249309408 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine shows that when it comes to neck pain, visiting a chiropractor or performing regular neck exercises reduces neck pain better than pain medications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-chiropractic-treatment-superior-drugs-neck.html Other Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:30:01 EST news244907151 Use of acetaminophen and nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was associated with a significantly increased risk for developing renal cell carcinoma, according to data presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held Oct. 22-25, 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-analgesics-renal-cell-carcinoma.html Cancer Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:56:54 EST news238697779 Nearly 30 percent of homes with young children have acetaminophen products stored unsafely, and nearly all homes included at least one expired medication, according to a research abstract presented Monday, Oct. 17, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-medication-safety-homes.html Medications Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:28:10 EST news238044475 New research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) may help prevent damage to the liver caused by drugs like acetaminophen and other stressors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-scientists-key-protein-linked-acute.html Medical research Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:37:45 EST news234628650 NYU School of Medicine researchers have discovered that dendritic cells in the liver have a protective role against the toxicity of acetaminophen, the widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer for adults and children. The study's findings are published in the September issue of the journal Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-dendritic-cells-liver-acetaminophen-toxicity.html Medical research Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:24:11 EST news234113022 (AP) -- Tiny amounts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products detected in the drinking water of the nation's biggest city continue to pose no public health risks to residents, environmental officials said Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-medications-nyc-health.html Health Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:30:21 EST news233033400 (AP) -- Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that it's reducing the maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol pain reliever to lower risk of accidental overdose from acetaminophen, its active ingredient and the top cause of liver failure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-johnson-maximum-tylenol-dose-overdoses.html Medications Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:00:02 EST news231082105 For many people, pain relievers are wonder drugs, allowing them to carry on with their lives despite disabling arthritis, for instance, or recurrent headaches. But all pain relievers, whether sold over-the counter (OTC) or by prescription, have potential risks. Recent studies have amplified the concerns. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-red-flags-pain-reliever-safety.html Medications Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:36:21 EST news230290439 A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds use of 30 tablets a month or more of acetaminophen for five or more years was associated with an estimated 38% lower risk of prostate cancer. The study appears in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention and is one of only two studies of prostate cancer to date that have examined the association with acetaminophen use that was both long-term and regular. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-links-acetaminophen-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 23 May 2011 16:04:30 EST news225385437 Overdose of the common household drug acetaminophen leads to more than 78,000 emergency department (ED) visits a year, and the majority of the overdoses are intentional, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-overdoses-popular-painkiller-thousands-er.html Medications Tue, 03 May 2011 15:50:01 EST news223652855 While well known for relieving everyday aches and pains, few realize that when misused, acetaminophen can lead to acute liver failure and even death, often due to accidental overdose by an uninformed consumer. A new small study looked at what’s missing in consumer education about acetaminophen and how to overcome those gaps. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-thwart-acetaminophen-overdose.html Medications Tue, 03 May 2011 15:10:03 EST news223652828 People take billions of doses of over-the-counter pain relievers like Tylenol every year, but many do not pay attention to the active ingredients they contain, such as acetaminophen, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. That lack of knowledge about popular pain relievers plus particular ignorance of acetaminophen's presence in more than 600 over-the-counter and prescription medicines could be a key reason acetaminophen overdose has become the leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-ingredients-pain-relievers.html Medications Tue, 03 May 2011 04:37:59 EST news223616196