TYLENOL
MAY PROTECT AGAINST DAMAGE CAUSED BY HEART DISEASE
Acetaminophen
may be protective not only in heart disease but in other forms of
cardiovascular disease as well.
New
research takes a close look at how and why the medicine in the popular
pain reliever Tylenol may help protect against damage caused by heart
disease.
Researchers
at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey have found that
acetaminophen, the medicine in the popular pain reliever Tylenol, may
play an important role in protecting against damage caused by heart
disease.
We
now have data from multiple laboratory studies showing that hearts
that are made ischemic, deprived of flow, recover more completely and
more rapidly than hearts that are not treated with acetaminophen.
The
study found that hearts treated with acetaminophen showed better
recovery than those not treated with acetaminophen.
In fact, the difference was significant.
There’s
a growing body of evidence showing that acetaminophen may be
protective not only in heart disease but in other forms of
cardiovascular disease as well.
Rutgers
scientists say they are encouraged by these preliminary findings, but
further study is necessary to see if they pertain to humans.
Produced
for Rutgers University under an unrestricted grant provided by McNeil
Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals.
