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Good summary, althoughI would be more forceful about aspirin- don't use it for children under 12 without a medical professional recommending it. While Reyes syn

Good summary, althoughI would be more forceful about aspirin- don't use it for children under 12 without a medical professional recommending it. While Reyes syndrome is rare, acetaminophen and ibuprofen are equally effective, available, and do not carry the risk.

robocat 7y ago
Taking too much acetaminophen (Paracetomol) is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States. There has been a huge PR push (in advertising etc) against Aspirin and for other NSAIDs. Of course, take care, but don’t be sucked in by marketing.
- robocat 7y ago
  To add to that: 1. High dose aspirin might have been implicated in causing higher death rates from 1918 influenza: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/49/9/1405/301441 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/49/9/1405/301441 (daily doses of 8 to 31.2 grams, are above the maximum safe dose) 2. But low dose aspirin has been studied and effects are not apparent e.g. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4737981/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4737981/