Rotterdam, the Netherlands - Results of a randomized trial show no overall benefit from treatment with acetaminophen (paracetamol) in improving outcomes after an acute stroke [1]. The researchers had ...

Some doctors may recommend that patients with the flu take acetaminophen, or paracetemol, to relieve their symptoms; however, a new randomized clinical trial found no benefits to the over-the-counter ...

Pregnancy often turns ordinary decisions into high-stakes choices. Something as simple as reaching for paracetamol for a headache or fever now feels fraught with worry, especially after global ...

Paracetamol, known as acetaminophen in the United States, may have more risks than originally thought, particularly when it is taken at the higher end of standard therapeutic doses, according to a new ...

US president Donald Trump has claimed that paracetamol (acetaminophen or Tylenol) use in pregnancy is linked to autism in children, urging pregnant women to avoid the painkiller. This announcement has ...