by University of Liverpool Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A research team led by the University of Liverpool has developed an innovative new technique that can rapidly assess paracetamol levels from saliva. In a paper published in the journal BMC Medicine, the team demonstrate the clinical validity of a new mass spectrometry technology-based technique that can test a tiny drop...
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Interruption of bile acid uptake by liver cells after paracetamol overdose mitigates liver damage
by Anne Rommel, Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung an der TU Dortmund Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Hepatology (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.01.020 Poisoning with paracetamol (acetaminophen—APAP) is a common cause of liver failure. However, not all the correlations that lead to liver damage from APAP are yet known. Especially the role of bile acids is unclear. The Leibniz Research Center...
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Using paracetamol for protecting kidneys in patients with severe malaria
by Menzies School of Health Research Credit: Pixabay Paracetamol is used in many illnesses for the relief of pain and fever, but a study just published in Clinical Infectious Diseases has shown that it may also help protect against kidney damage in patients with malaria. The study led by former Menzies Ph.D. student Daniel Cooper with A/Professors...
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FDA Approves Oliceridine, An Intravenous Opioid Severe Acute Pain Relievers for Clinical Use
The United States Food and Drug Administration recently approved Oliceridine, also known as “Olinvyk,” an opioid primarily concerned in treating severe acute pain, by biopharmaceutical company, Trevena, last August 7, 2020. After years of getting the FDA to approve the drug, Trevena, Inc., finally received approval this year. Trevena initially submitted the drug for review...
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Easy to overdose on paracetamol if you’re selenium deficient, says research
People low on selenium are at risk of paracetamol overdose, even when they follow dosage recommendations, according to research involving the University of Bath in the UK. UNIVERSITY OF BATH A lack of the mineral selenium in the diet puts people at risk of paracetamol overdose, even when the painkiller is taken at levels claimed...
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Women who take paracetamol and ibuprofen risk going DEAF – and all it takes is just 2 pills a week, study finds
Taking two pills a week for more than six years has been linked with hearing loss The drugs are thought to cut blood supply to the inner ear and expose it to noise And painkillers are responsible for 1 in 20 women suffering from partial deafness The latest findings back up similar research in...