Acetaminophen (drug)

The Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday it will allow the morning-after pill known as Plan B to be sold over-the-counter to anyone 15 or older. It's a good step, but it falls short of what's needed: making Plan B accessible without an age...

Democrats claim we have one party that upholds science and one that rejects it. When it comes to climate change, presidential polling, stem cells, evolution and other topics, we are told, Republicans have no use for actual experts. They'd rather listen to...

Dear Pharmacist: I recently read a magazine article that discussed the health benefits of glutathione. Do you recommend this supplement for everyone? — L.S., Orlando Dear L.S.: Glutathione is fantastic for the human body. It supports liver...

You get a bunch of baby boomers together and inevitably the conversation turns to aches and pains. This, of course, is a topic to which everyone can relate. The only baby boomers who don't have something to moan and groan about at this stage are the ones...

Acetaminophen has been the most prevalent pain kiler used in children for the past 30 years. But a report that will anchor the December issue of PEDIATRICS, the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, sends a compelling warning about the...

After all these years of waiting, most teens still won't get over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill? So much for respect for science in the Obama administration. Scientists, policymakers and advocates of access to birth control are scratching...

So is the next move by Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services, going to revolve around taking Tylenol off the pharmacy's self-service shelves? The question might be silly, but it serves to make a point. If Sebelius......

Amanda Little has been writing about environmental issues for more than a decade, always with an eye to what's coming next. On Tuesday, her first book hits shelves: 'Power Trip: From Oil Wells to Solar Cells -- Our Ride to the Renewable Future' is a 464-...

Giving acetaminophen -- best known by the brand-name Tylenol -- to infants along with vaccines to prevent fevers from developing reduces the effectiveness of the vaccines, perhaps because a fever is an essential part of the development of an immune......

Do you anticipate being snubbed at your in-laws' holiday dinner? Are you pretty sure your spouse will pick up a gift for you from the drugstore on Christmas Eve? Are you starting to take your unsuccessful job hunt personally? New......

McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling all lots of its Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets in 100-count bottles with the red EZ-open cap, the company said. Five lots of the product were recalled in November because of an unusual moldy, musty, or......

Most women likely have figured this out on their own, if the reaction to this study in a recent meeting was any indication, but we like data, so here you go... Researchers at the Cochrane Library have analyzed studies (because......