This Common OTC Painkiller Found Linked to Cancer

 

by Dr. Mercola


'Most people don't think twice about taking a couple of Tylenols when they have a headache or backache, given that this medicine is so widely available over-the-counter. It is in more than 200 products ranging from cold medicine for kids to extra-strength pain relievers and allergy relief for adults.

Just because a medication is easy to obtain doesn't mean it's harmless, and acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol products, is a perfect example of this.  Up to 100 million Americans take acetaminophen every year, and most of them are probably completely unaware that doing so may increase their risk of cancer.'

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Dementia could be caused by OTC drugs

by What Doctors Don't Tell You

'Dementia is one of the hidden diseases. A new report from the UK reveals that the number of sufferers is 15 per cent higher than health authorities had calculated – and investigations from WDDTY suggest that over-the-counter drugs may be one of the chief causes.

Around 821,000 people in the UK suffer from dementia, but gets very little funding for finding the causes and cures, says the Alzheimer’s Research Trust. For every £1 spent on dementia research, £12 is spent on investigating cancer.

The numbers of sufferers are 15 per cent higher than previous calculations had estimated, and the Trust says that it will afflict more than 1 million Britons alone before 2025.

But a new report from WDDTY – It’s drugs, not old age – suggests that many cases of dementia are being caused by everyday drugs that people buy at the pharmacy. Almost every commonly prescribed or over-the-counter drug can produce symptoms that resemble dementia, such as not remembering words or suffering short-term memory loss.

Most drugs include a nerve-blocking agent, called an anticholinergic. Some drugs have known nerve-blocking qualities, but many drugs contain the agent, even though the information is not listed in drugs’ patient sheets.'

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