A seasoned cruise ship worker has shared the six essential things you should take if you ever need to get into the lifeboat ...

With some parts of the UK set to see sharp temperature increases during the coming weekend, motorists have been advised that ...

Something as simple as securing a Post-it note to the Calpol bottle (with an elastic band) and asking people to note down on it the time and date of the dose, and how much they've given, can work ...

A grieving father told yesterday how his daughter died after taking too many paracetamol tablets in an attempt to ease her pain following dental treatment. Teenager Toni Gowland swallowed up to 56 ...

Cornwall Council has launched a public protection investigation after crowd surges at a music festival left a number of ...

A doctor has issued a paracetamol warning over 'taking too many' tablets. Over-the-counter painkillers can sometimes make minor health issues more bearable, helping to relieve aches and pains.

Following the crowd surge that occurred at the Boardmasters festival on Friday evening, Cornwall Council has launched a ...

The best course of action is to take the bottle out of the car to keep the ... but most typical over the counter medicines ...

A study from the University of Edinburgh identified paracetamol as a significant cause of liver damage. Despite its widespread use for pain and fever relief, exceeding recommended doses can lead ...

BMC Clin Pharmacol. 2010;10(10):1-12. Taken together these differing modes of action and related therapeutic effects suggest that ibuprofen and paracetamol may complement each other and improved ...

A mixture of paracetamol and codeine, many of us may feel a little unclear about taking co-codamol alongside other common medications. The painkiller is often used to treat the likes of ...

Whether you're giving your child paracetamol or ibuprofen, it's important to always check the label beforehand to make sure the medication and dose is suitable for them. Both the NHS and NICE (the ...