News tagged with pain reliever

FDA panel backs infant doses for kids' Tylenol

(AP) -- Federal health experts say dosing instructions for children younger than 2 years old should be added to Children's Tylenol and similar products containing acetaminophen, the popular pain reliever and fever reducer.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA weighs new dose info for kids' pain relievers (Update)

(AP) -- Federal health officials are considering adding dosing instructions for children younger than 2 years old to Children's Tylenol and similar products, a change favored by drugmakers and many doctors.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water

(AP) -- The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Fewer headaches on the horizon thanks to latest guidelines

If you're one of the millions of headache sufferers around the world, more effective relief might be on the way in years to come. That's because the International Headache Society has just published new research guidelines ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Deaths related to narcotic pain relievers have doubled since 1991: Study

Deaths from opioid use in Ontario have doubled -- from 13.7 deaths per million residents in 1991 to 27.2 deaths per million residents in 2004 -- according to a new study led by physicians at St. Michael's Hospital and the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common herbal medicine may prevent acetaminophen-related liver damage

A well-known Eastern medicine supplement may help avoid the most common cause of liver transplantation, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding came as a surprise to ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shots

(PhysOrg.com) -- With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers - Advil, Tylenol, aspirin - at the time of injection may blunt ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Research shows safe dosages of common pain reliever may help prevent conditions related to aging

Recent studies conducted by Dr. Eric Blough and his colleagues at Marshall University have shown that use of the common pain reliever acetaminophen may help prevent age-associated muscle loss and other conditions.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Developing a safer form of acetaminophen

Scientists in Louisiana are reporting development of a process for producing large batches of a new and potentially safer form of acetaminophen, the widely used pain-reliever now the source of growing concern ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA weighs options to reduce painkiller overdoses

(AP) -- Tylenol, Excedrin, NyQuil. These household brands and others have come to symbolize safe, convenient relief from the aches and pains of everyday life. But this week the Food and Drug Administration ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pain relievers seem not to prevent Alzheimer's disease in the very elderly

A new study shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as the pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen, do not prevent Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Instead, the risk of developing dementia ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0