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How is Reye's syndrome a bullshit obscure reason?
by feanaro 5y ago
How is Reye's syndrome a bullshit obscure reason?
- robocat 5y agoEvery drug has risks - what matters is the relative risks, and the potential gains. Reye's syndrome affects fewer than one in a million children a year — Wikipedia. However I do presume that number would go up significantly if more children were given aspirin? Accidental overdoses of Paracetamol affect about 20 per million people. Calculation: (a) The current population of Canada is 38 million, (b) 700 accidental overdoses per year in Canada: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28735280 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28735280
- wonnage 5y agoYou are comparing the incidence of Reyes after the primary cause (aspirin use in children) was stopped, to the current incidence for paracetamol prior to any intervention?