A WOMAN died after waiting 19 hours in hospital for an accidental paracetamol overdose, an inquest has heard. Barbara Cope, 75, arrived at Rotherham Hospital’s A&E department on June 11, ...

Glutathione S-transferases (GST) may provide a means for treating fatal liver damage caused by paracetamol overdose. In a paper published in 7 November Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

A research team led by the University of Liverpool has developed an innovative new technique that can rapidly assess paracetamol levels from saliva. In a paper published in the journal BMC Medicine, ...

November 22, 2011 — Repeated doses of slightly too much acetaminophen (known as paracetamol in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe) can be fatal, according to the results of a large, ...

In a consensus statement published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open, recommendations are presented for the management of patients with acetaminophen poisoning. Richard C. Dart, M.D., Ph.D., from the ...

The United States and Canada have no formal guidelines for managing acetaminophen poisoning, which is characterized by hepatocellular damage and potential liver failure, which can be life-threatening.

An estimated 200 million packets are sold over the counter each year. Cheap, widely available and generally safe when used correctly, it is a medicine cabinet essential for millions of Britons. But ...

A research team has developed a Mass Spectrometry technology-based technique to rapidly assess paracetamol levels from saliva. A research team led by the University of Liverpool has developed an ...