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A new study has shown that taking paracetamol when pregnant could affect the brains of children. The study, published in Nature Mental Health in February, found that foetal exposure to a drug ...
Zohan Ul Hassan was given 200mg of paracetamol, rather than 20mg (Picture: Media Scotland) The parents of a sick baby boy are ‘praying for a miracle’ after their eight-week-old son was ...
A baby boy is critically ill after he was given ten times the correct dose of paracetamol in a hospital. The parents of eight-week-old Zohan Ul Hassan say they are now 'praying for a miracle ...
Paracetamol is commonly used to treat headaches and most non-nerve pains. It's most effective for fevers and short-lived mild to moderate pains including headaches and stomach aches. But it won’t work ...
Paracetamol, the fever pill that features in each of our first aid boxes, has become our go-to solution for everything, from fever of all kinds to body aches, headaches, sinus, cold, vaccine-induced ...
Over time, this behaviour has led to the casual use of common drugs, especially painkillers and fever reducers. Medications like paracetamol are now viewed as routine remedies—often taken without ...
Hospital staff are working to rebuild trust after human error led to an eight-week-old baby being given ten times the correct dose of paracetamol. Professor Jann ...
He humourously mentioned that some NRI relatives have started calling, requesting to bring back “four packets of paracetamol and an iPhone,” reflecting the impact of President Donald Trump’s new trade ...
Results: Paracetamol was effective in relieving pain due to OA (ES = 0.21, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.02 to 0.41). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were better than paracetamol for ...
Staff at a Glasgow hospital say they are incredibly sorry and upset after a newborn baby was overdosed on paracetamol. Ahad Ul Hassan and Hira Mansoor have had their lives turned upside down after ...