Share of Cost, Medi-Cal, Link Between Acetaminophen Use In Adolescents And Doubled Risk Of Asthma
Saturday, Oct. 2nd 2010 6:32 AM
New evidence linking the use of acetaminophen to development of asthma and eczema suggests that even monthly use of the drug in adolescents may more than double risk of asthma in adolescents compared to those who used none at all; yearly use was associated with a 50 percent increase in the risk of asthma.
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