Your Guide to Pain Pills
Painkillers, both prescribed and over-the-counter, come with warnings for a reason. Here's what you need to know about pain meds…
acetaminophen
Acetaminophen Can Boost Blood Pressure
By Wendy Haaf While it’s often recommended as a safer alternative to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain relievers (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), acetaminophen (Tylenol) may not be as benign as we once believed, new evidence hints. Scottish researchers recruited 110…
Acetaminophen Overdose Risk Underestimated
What Canadians don’t know about the over-the-counter med can definitely hurt them By Wendy Haaf Almost three in five…
