Acetaminophen or Tylenol use in children and adolescents is linked to development and maintenance of asthma, eczema and rhino conjunctivitis, according to a pair of global studies reported today online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Higher hay fever also was mentioned by New Zealand researchers, analyzing more than 300,000 questionnaires filled by adolescents in 113 centers throughout 50 countries. Participants were helped by video explanations and questioned regarding their experience of current symptoms of asthma, rhino conjunctivitis, and eczema.
The conclusion of the study is that the …

Caribou Coffee (CBOU), the second largest coffee retailer in US next Starbucks, is offering a special “today only” $2 offer for any cold drinks. This offer came after Caribou Coffee reported solid financial results for the second quarter of 2010 on Thursday, with profits topping expectations.
Their consolidated sales increased 9.4 percent compared to the same period of 2009 and 45.3 percent for commercial and franchise sales, compared to the second quarter of prior year.
This generated a net income of $2.4 million and $0.12 per share, two times more than the …