Article: High Paracetamol Use Link Found.(acetaminophen use may be linked with asthma and allergic disease prevalence)

Article: Paracetamol given to babies is linked to global rise in asthma
The Independent - London;  September 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... increase in asthma in places remote from the developed world. Paracetamol sales, by contrast, have grown worldwide in both developed ... countries. Some researchers claim a link between local paracetamol sales and the incidence of asthma. The drug is thought to suppress ...

Article: CALL FOR CURB ON 'SUICIDE' TABLETS.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  November 23, 1996 ;     498 words ...A crackdown on Paracetamol sales was proposed yesterday in a bid to cut suicides. The Government urged drug firms to reduce the number of tablets in the 30million ...

Article: PILLS CLAMP TO CUT BACK KID SUICIDES.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  August 27, 1997 ;     464 words ...A clampdown on aspirin and paracetamol sales was ordered yesterday in a bid to cut teen suicides. Packs of more than 32 tablets will be banned from over-the-counter sale ...

Article: Painkiller link warning
The Press;  September 11, 2001 ;     363 words ... ... asthma, occasional doses should not be a problem," Professor Town said. A recent study found a possible link between paracetamol sales and asthma in adults and in children aged 13 to 14. The study of 140,000 people in 22 countries -- one of them New ...

Article: Paracetamol linked to asthma.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  September 18, 2008 ;     572 words ... ... publications have reported this association. We have also shown that asthma prevalence is higher in countries with higher paracetamol sales," Shaheen, from the Imperial College London, was quoted as saying by the Mail online today. The researchers believe ...

Article: Asthma may be linked to paracetamol
Belfast Telegraph;  September 19, 2008 ;     510 words ... ... systems are underdeveloped. But this does not account for the increase in asthma in places remote from the developed world. Paracetamol sales have grown worldwide in both developed and developing countries. The authors of the study, at the Medical Research Institute ...

Article: Regular paracetamol use 'ups asthma risk three-fold'
The Hindustan Times;  September 18, 2008 ;     448 words ... ... the UK and the USA. We have also shown that asthma prevalence is higher in children and adults in countries with higher paracetamol sales," Telegraph quoted study author Dr Seif Shaheen from Imperial College London, as saying. "Considering asthma is a ...