Eurekalert: Acetaminophen use in adolescents linked to doubled risk of asthma.
”There was a significant association between acetaminophen use and risk of asthma and eczema. For medium users the risk of asthma 43 percent higher than non-users; high users had 2.51 times the risk of non-users. Similarly, the risk of rhinoconjunctivitis (allergic nasal congestion) was 38 percent higher for medium users and 2.39 times as great for high users compared to non-users. For eczema, the relative risks were 31 percent and 99 percent respectively.” And yet it’s been the ‘preferred’ analgesic for kids among physicians, because of the risk of Reye’s Syndrome with aspirin. Geez.
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