Excellent investigative series here from ProPublica on the little-known dangers of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol.
The popular pain-reliever has killed about 1,500 Americans in the past decade due to overdoses, the investigation found.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has known about the dangers, but hasn't acted to inform the public or taken other action to reduce overdose risks.
The problem is the drug has such a small margin of safety between recommended doses and dangerous levels, the investigation found.
Story idea: If you're a journalist in another country, ask your own government's officials what they're doing.
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