Pain Relievers May Lead To Pain

From University Of California, Berkeley

Quote from the June 2007 issue of the Wellness Letter:

    “Blood Pressure: All OTC pain relievers, including acetaminophen, can raise blood pressure, and this may be at least partly responsible for the increased risk of heart attack and stroke. A new study of 16,000 male health professionals (age 56 to 76) without hypertension found that those who took pain relievers most days were about one-third more likely to develop hypertension over a four-year period. In 2002 a large study found that daily use could increase the risk even more in women.”

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