Which Pain Reliever Should I Take For a Sports Injury?

Which Pain Reliever Should I Take For a Sports Injury?

Congratulations, you injured yourself doing something active. Such things are liable to happen when you leave the couch. But the choice between Advil, Tylenol, aspirin, and so many other pills can be daunting. Here’s what you should reach for, and when.

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The US Tylenol Problem, Visualized

The US Tylenol Problem, Visualized

In the last 10 years, 1,500 Americans died after taking too much of one of—nominally—the world’s safest drugs: acetaminophen or, as you might know it, Tylenol. This viz goes a long way to explaining why that’s the case.

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Tylenol Could Help You Stop Worrying About Dying

New research suggests that acetaminophen—the generic name for Tylenol—could help people overcome anxiety about existential fears of death. More »