A pain reliever that alters perceptions of risk

(Ohio State University) While acetaminophen is helping you deal with your headache, it may also be making you more willing to take risks, a new study suggests.People who took acetaminophen rated activities like " bungee jumping off a tall bridge " and " speaking your mind about an unpopular issue in a meeting at work " as less risky than people who took a placebo, researchers found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news