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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Tylenol

Tylenol stories: 3 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Tylenol's Dangers 
 'Sneak Up on People' 

Unknowingly mixing acetaminophen products may cause ODs

Jul 7, 09 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Experts say we needn’t be scared off by a panel’s push for limits on acetaminophen—but it’s important to take it in moderation, which can be harder than it sounds, writes Melinda Beck in the Wall Street Journal. “It’s sneaking up on people,” says... More »

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FDA • health • overdose • medication • over-the-counter drugs • Tylenol • acetaminophen

(Newser) - An outside panel reporting to the Food and Drug Administration recommended today that the maximum daily dosage of Tylenol be reduced and the Extra Strength variety of the painkiller be available only by prescription, Bloomberg reports. The panel of advisers, whose suggestions are nonbinding, noted acetaminophen’s effect on the... More »

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drug companies • Vicodin • painkiller • liver • ibuprofen • Food and Drug Administration • Advil • Tylenol • acetaminophen • Percocet • women's issues

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FBI Searches
Home of Tylenol Killings Suspect

Case of seven deaths in 1982 poisoning remains unsolved

Feb 4, 09 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - FBI agents are searching the former residence of a suspect in the deaths of seven people who took cyanide-laced Tylenol in 1982, the Boston Globe reports. The case has never been solved, and agents say they are reviewing all related evidence. James W. Lewis lived in the Boston-area apartment after... More »

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Chicago • crime • Boston • drug companies • poison • Johnson and Johnson • tainted • Tylenol

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