Silly Lawsuit With Real Danger Behind It

This is news but not about gaming. I felt that I should share because this is important information. There is a lawsuit against Tylenol because Tylenol contains Acetaminophen. If you look at a bottle of Tylenol you can read the label which will state that Tylenol's active ingredient is indeed Acetaminophen. This, I thought, was common knowledge, but Tylenol is getting sued due to "improper labeling." I don't think that's accurate, but the decision is not up to me.

Acetaminophen is pretty nasty stuff when you do more research on it, and overdosing on it, which is part of the claims, is very possible. It can cause major damage to your liver if you don't take it as prescribed (or follow the directions on the Tylenol label). For people who don't know about the dangers of Acetaminophen, it can be extremely dangerous. People will often take too much of something in hopes that it will help more (which often isn't the case anyways). It makes me sad that there are people out there who didn't read the label and who didn't do research about what they are putting in their body. Even if you don't do your own research there is some information on the container itself. The information is out there and readily available.

Due to people not properly reading the label, Tylenol has come out with new labeling, which seems redundant, but at this point I can't blame them.

The reason I am putting this article on here is because it is useful information to people in general. It is not specific to any group which is why it should be spread. Please read the label of anything you are going to be putting in your body. Even if it something you have taken for pain a bunch before, if you haven't read the label then you should. Educate yourselves about what is going into your body and what it does. It may save your life.



Take only as directed,
~Skye