Acetaminophen, NSAIDs Linked To Hypertension In Women – Study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Women who took 500 mg or more of acetaminophen per day were twice as likely to develop hypertension as those who did not use the analgesic, an analysis of data from two Nurses' Health studies found
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