An active comparator observational study concludes that avoiding NSAIDs and choosing acetaminophen because of potential VTE ...

What do you take when you’re suffering from a headache? When we polled 195 X (formerly Twitter) users, 48.7 percent said they took ibuprofen, 25.6 percent said acetaminophen, and 12.3 percent opted ...

If you’re in pain and you’re looking for relief in the form of an over-the-counter drug, you’ve got a slew of options. There’s acetaminophen, or Tylenol. There’s ibuprofen, which is used in products ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The class of painkillers that includes ibuprofen and naproxen seems to work well against menstrual cramps, and may be more effective than acetaminophen, a new research ...

Certain common OTC painkillers have been linked to an increased risk of high blood pressure, stroke and heart attacks.

This story was originally published on April 18, 2025, and has been updated. On Monday, President Trump announced that the Food and Drug Administration would be discouraging the use of acetaminophen ...

Acetaminophen or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen are recommended as first-line treatments for managing short-term dental pain in children under age 12, according to a new ...

We’ve all taken Tylenol (acetaminophen) at some point or another for pain relief. Taking Tylenol can do wonders for alleviating mild aches and pains, from the headache that won’t go away to persistent ...

Kids with broken or sprained limbs don't need oral opioids to treat their pain, according to newly published findings from a ...