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Science Attacks The Mystery Of Tylenol

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-stop-doing-that-then dept.

nm1m writes "For decades, millions of physicians have advised their patients to take acetaminophen - the drug behind "aspirin-free" pain relievers like Tylenol - without understanding how or why the popular medicine works. Now, a professor at Brigham Young University has discovered what could be the enzyme the drug attacks to relieve pain."

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  1. Re:That's a bit disconcerting by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I worship you with my plus+2 posting bonus.