29 h. ago Medics hail common painkiller ibuprofen for cancer prevention

A common painkiller taken by millions could have cancer fighting properties, slashing the risk of womb, bowel, lung and prostate cancers, experts have suggested.

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3 d. ago Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi

Science tells us that foetuses develop in the uterus, rather than the placenta – but the US health secretary has a different take. Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies?Robert F Kennedy Jr is the father of six children. He’s also the US health secretary. Two facts that might lead a reasonable person to assume he possesses a basic understanding of how foetuses develop.In a shocking development, however, it seems that Kennedy – an anti-vaxxer who says his brain was partly eaten by a parasitic worm – may not know what he’s talking about. During a cabinet meeting last Thursday, Kennedy reasserted unproven claims that taking the common painkiller acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol or paracetamol, while pregnant causes autism. Doubters of this theory, he said, were motivated by Trump derangement syndrome. To underscore his point, he referenced a TikTok video he’d seen of a pregnant woman “gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago NHS alert issued to anyone taking common painkiller tablets like nefopam

Patients have been warned that they should talk to someone if they notice these problems

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7 d. ago Five groups of people told not to take paracetamol including these health issues

Paracetamol is a common painkiller used to relieve pain and reduce fever, but there are some people who should avoid taking it especially if you have liver or kidney problems

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2 w. ago Common painkiller in the UK tied to potential 'serious complications' threat

The researchers cautioned that paracetamol 'may not be as safe as perceived' for specific demographics

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3 w. ago ‘Don’t trust Trump’: how UK health experts are fighting back against a war on medicine

Ministers and medical groups have acted quickly to limit fallout after US president made unproven link between paracetamol and autismWes Streeting, the UK health secretary, was in a government car heading back into central London from a flag-raising to mark the UK’s recognition of Palestine when he saw the news. “He was aghast,” an aide said. Streeting was reading on his phone that Donald Trump had just warned women not to take Tylenol – known outside the US as paracetamol – during pregnancy.The US president had alleged without evidence that the common painkiller caused autism in children. “Don’t take Tylenol,” Trump said about a drug also known as acetaminophen. Continue reading...

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