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Children 'should not be given common painkiller after a vaccine' - Daily Telegraph 16th October 2009
"Parents should not give their children the common painkiller paracetamol in the hours after they are given a vaccine because it stops the immune system working so well, a new study suggests. "
'No post-jab paracetamol' advice - BBC Health News 16th October 2009
"Giving paracetamol to babies after vaccinations as a precaution against fever may lower the effectiveness of the immunisation, say researchers.
A trial of 450 infants having vaccines found that paracetamol doses over the next 24 hours did indeed reduce fever. "
Health officials' fury over Poundland's 'deadly dose' 48 paracetamol for a pound deal - Daily Mail 6th June 2009
Health chiefs have criticised discount chain Poundland for selling a potentially deadly dose of 48 paracetamol for £1.
The chain, which has 208 stores, can sell the pills in such quantities because of a legal loophole.
Eleven years ago, the Medicines and Regulatory Agency limited the paracetamol pack size in general shops to 16 - but allowed up to six packs to be sold at a time.
Aspirin: The painkiller's many health benefits - The Telegraph 27th January 2009
Scientists have found that aspirin could help prevent liver damage, the latest in a long line of medical benefits claimed for the painkiller. Here is a list of the other conditions that the drug has been shown to protect against:
Aspirin 'can help prevent liver damage' - The Telegraph 26th January 2009
An aspirin a day could help prevent liver damage caused by obesity, heavy drinking and drug use, according to a new study.
Aspirin 'tackles liver damage caused from alcohol and obesity' - Daily Mail 26th January 2009
A daily dose of aspirin could prevent liver damage, claim researchers.
The drug was found to cut the number of deaths from overdose of acetaminophen, best known as paracetamol.
But there are also hopes it could millions of patients whose liver has been damaged through alcohol and obesity.
Aspirin 'could cut liver damage' - BBC Health News 27th January 2009
A dose of aspirin may be able to prevent liver damage caused by paracetamol or heavy drinking, suggest researchers.
The Yale University team, writing in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, found aspirin cut death rates in mice given a paracetamol overdose.
Find 'may cut painkiller damage' - BBC Health News 21sr December 2008
Scientists have made a discovery which they hope could reduce liver damage and prevent deaths caused by paracetamol overdoses.
They found overdose patients who suffer the greatest liver damage have higher levels of a protein known as cyclophilin A in their urine.
Baby paracetamol asthma concern - BBC Health 19th September 2008
Use of paracetamol in babies increases the risk of developing asthma five years later, a study of more than 200,000 children suggests.
Those given the painkiller for fever in the first year of life had a 46% increased risk of asthma by the age of six or seven, The Lancet reported.
Paracetamol linked to childhood asthma - The Guardian 19th September 2008
Children who are given paracetamol in their early years are more likely to get asthma, researchers say today at the end of a major worldwide study.\n\nMore than 200,000 children were involved in the research in 31 countries, making this the biggest and most authoritative study of the links between asthma and paracetamol ever carried out. The scientists found that babies given paracetamol, such as the ubiquitous Calpol, which is licensed for use over two months of age, were more likely to develop asthma.
Paracetamol given to babies is linked to global rise in asthma - The Independent 19th September 2008
The global rise in asthma over the past 50 years, which has mystified doctors for decades, may be linked to the growing use of paracetamol, researchers suggest today.
Calpol generation may be vulnerable to asthma and hay fever, study says - The Times 19th September 2008
Giving paracetamol-based medicines such as Calpol to babies can increase their chances of developing asthma in later life, a large international study suggests.
Researchers who analysed data on more than 200,000 children found strong links between their exposure to paracetamol as infants and the development of asthma and other allergic conditions.
I’m sticking with the pink peril Calpol - The Times 19th September 2008
As I write, my three-year-old is grumpy and fractious. He has a cold (as do I): a runny nose, rheumy eyes and a cough. Like thousands of mothers in Britain, my hand automatically reaches for the bottle. Not the gin bottle (although, of course, that can help) but the pink one of Calpol.
Paracetamol use found to increase risk of asthma three-fold - The Telegraph 18th September 2008
Taking paracetamol weekly increases the risk of asthma three-fold, research has found.
The same effect was not seen for other painkillers and experts have called for more research into the link as it may suggest a simple way to reduce the numbers of people suffering with asthma.
Taking paracetamol regularly 'triples risk of asthma' - Daily Mail 18th September 2008
Regular users of paracetamol are nearly three times more likely to have asthma, says a study.
Other painkillers did not have the same effect, according to the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network.
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