Acetaminophen (as in Tylenol) & Liver Failure
The following was reported in Hepatology, July 2004 by the
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas,
Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (William Lee)
"Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause for calls to Poison Control Centers (>100,000/year) and accounts for more than 56,000 emergency room visits, 2,600 hospitalizations, and an estimated 458 deaths due to acute liver failure each year. Data from the U.S. Acute Liver Failure Study Group registry of more than 700 patients with acute liver failure across the United States implicates acetaminophen poisoning in nearly 50% of all acute liver failure in this country. Available in many single or combination products, acetaminophen produces more than 1 billion US dollars in annual sales for Tylenol products alone. It is heavily marketed for its safety compared to nonsteroidal analgesics. By enabling self-diagnosis and treatment of minor aches and pains, its benefits are said by the Food and Drug Administration to outweigh its risks. It still must be asked: Is this amount of injury and death really acceptable for an over-the-counter pain reliever?"
PMID: 15239078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
I personally know of a young women who in January of this year was given a week to live because of acute liver failure from over-the-counter and prescribed drugs which contained acetaminophen. By fervent prayer and God's grace she has recovered.
Mothers, please don't give your babies Tylenol or generic acetaminophen!
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"And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you." Rom 8:11
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