Paracetamol, also called acetaminophen, is the workhorse painkiller, mainly because it's viewed as cheap, safe and effective. Two hundred million packets are bought over the counter in the UK each ...

People have been issued a warning over the potential harmful effects of paracetamol. For many, it is the go to drug should people suffer headaches. Many would put little thought into popping a ...

The latest study, conducted by researchers from the University of Nottingham, UK, found that paracetamol use was linked to a 24 per cent and 36 per cent increase in risk of peptic ulcer bleeding ...