Paracetamol use linked to asthma <br>Frequent use of paracetamol may make asthma worse, suggests a study published in Thorax (2000;55:266-70). <br><br>Altogether 664 people with asthma and 910 controls, all aged 16-49 years, were questioned about their use of analgesics and the severity of their symptoms of asthma and rhinitis. Weekly or daily use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) use was associated with more severe disease in individuals with asthma or rhinitis, found researchers from the Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine. <br><br>from http://www.studentbmj.com/back_issues/0500/news/96b.html<br><br>btw, paracetamol is also called acetaminophen, you may know it from that name.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by papasan on 06/02/01 10:23 PM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>