Topic: acetaminophen (20 articles)

Description: Acetaminophen is a non-salicylate analgesic and antipyretic (pain killer and fever reducer). It is a common over-the-counter pain medication found in hundreds of products around the world. At higher doses it is known to cause liver-damage. (N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide)

Scientists rethink chronic pain
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news24 - (South Africa) Many pain killers around today, from products like aspirin or paracetamol to opiates used for cancer pain, rely on mechanisms of action exploited since Egyptian times or were found as side effects of dru... (Sun Mar 21 14:05:28 2010 PDT) [also saudigazette.com.sa7127, wtaq8726, new.whtc8692, reuters4383, forexpros10242]

Ailing await medicinal marijuana
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courierpostonline - (US) Who suffers from multiple sclerosis and spinal stenosis and is wheelchair-bound. Who was among the roughly dozen people who attended a town hall meeting at the Collingswood Library sponsored by the Coalition for Medical Marijuana New Jersey. (Sun Mar 21 00:36:52 2010 PDT)

UK: I took mephedrone and I liked it - Telegraph
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telegraph - For a brief moment I was genuinely puzzled as to why a card shop was selling plant food. This was mephedrone. While it is marketed as &ldquo. (Sat Mar 20 10:09:35 2010 PDT)

Unintentional drug poisoning kills 26389 Americans in 2006
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foodconsumer - (US) ). Opioid pain medications were involved in more than half of the drug poisoning deaths in 2006 in which a drug was specified ( (Sat Mar 20 07:51:41 2010 PDT)

UK: Grieving mum calls for ban on party drug - Herald Scotland - News - Health
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heraldscotland - (UK) Grieving mum calls for ban on party drug - Herald Scotland ! News ! Health Grieving mum calls for ban on party drug Jordan Kiltie died at home after taking mephedrone The mother of a Scots teenager who died after taking a legal party drug last night called for a... (Fri Mar 19 10:34:46 2010 PDT)

Regeneration and Renewal in the Big Easy - Psychology Today
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psychologytoday - (US) Addiction (Fri Mar 19 08:06:54 2010 PDT)

NeurogesX Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Results
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foxbusiness - (US) The Company's early stage product pipeline includes pre-clinical compounds which are prodrugs of acetaminophen and various opioids. (Thu Mar 18 14:35:30 2010 PDT)

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• acetaminophen