Daily News: Study Links Acetaminophen to Asthma

From Nurse.com

Researchers from the University of British Columbia have discovered an increased asthma risk for children and adults among acetaminophen users. In a review of 19 previous studies involving more than 425,000 participants, the researchers found a greater risk among adult acetaminophen users, children who used acetaminophen in the year before asthma diagnosis, and for children in the first year of life. A slight risk also was found in the risk of asthma and wheezing with prenatal acetaminophen use by mothers.

The study was published in the November issue of CHEST, the journal of the American College of Chest Physicians.