Issue 114 Item 7 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.

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