Today’s painkillers are effective enough at doing their job, but carry the risk of side effects and negative health impacts – a problem that a new study tackles by homing in on the pain relief part in mice and lab-grown cells. Technically, these painkillers are known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. They work by blocking the production of prostaglandins, …
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Zoe CorbynTechnology Reporter, San Francisco Getty Images E. coli has been used in many discoveries in genetics and molecular biology Earlier this year an extraordinary new way of using waste plastic made headlines. A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday painkiller, paracetamol. The microbe used by Stephen Wallace, …
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By LUKE ANDREWS U.S. SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER Taking two common painkillers may be raising your risk of suffering from a deadly bacterial infection, a study suggests. Ibuprofen, brand name Advil, and acetaminophen, brand name Tylenol, are readily-available over-the-counter drugs taken by millions every year to ease headaches, back and neck pain and fevers, among other ailments. But researchers in Australia warn …
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New research from the University of South Australia suggests that common painkillers like ibuprofen and paracetamol may unintentionally accelerate antibiotic resistance, a major global health concern linked to millions of deaths each year. Credit: Shutterstock Common painkillers like ibuprofen and acetaminophen may fuel antibiotic resistance, raising urgent questions about drug interactions in aged care and beyond. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen (paracetamol) …
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By ZOE HARDY, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 11:58, 26 August 2025 | Updated: 12:05, 26 August 2025 Taking common painkillers together could be fueling antibiotic resistance, amid concerns over deaths, experts warned today. Ibuprofen and paracetamol—known as acetaminophen and often sold under the brand name Tylenol in the US—are widely used to treat aches and pains and reduce fevers. But Australian …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Nearly impossible to measure, quantify, convey, pain is a truly mysterious human sensation. For the last 25 years in my life as a neurosurgeon, I have seen a lot of pain and suffering firsthand, so much of it chronic, persistent and difficult to treat. That is why I spent the past three years digging deep into …
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