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Study links acetaminophen, asthma in teens

August 13, 2010 9:34 AM

Teens who take acetaminophen have double the risk for asthma compared to those who'd never taken it. That's the finding of a new study by the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The scientists studied teens who... more »
Tainted Tylenol recall expanded

January 15, 2010 9:53 AM

Johnson & Johnson is again expanding a recall of Tylenol caplets due to a moldy smell that made some users sick. The company says the problem also affects some lots of its fever and pain drug Motrin. The company's McNeil Consumer Healthcare Products business said the voluntarily recall applies to... more »
Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines' effects

October 16, 2009 10:21 AM

A new study suggests that giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get vaccinated may make the shots a little less effective. It's the first major study to tie reduced immunity to the use of fever-lowering medicines. The study only looked at preventive use of Tylenol - not whether... more »