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June 17 2010
Mind Hacks: Headache pill reduces the pain of social rejection
"Over-the-counter headache pill paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, reduces the pain of social rejection according to a new study just published in Psychological Science. ... suggests that a common and cheap painkiller might be useful in reducing feelings of social rejection which can feature prominently in conditions like depression and borderline personality disorder."If this was a brand new drug, you can bet the pharmaceutical industry would be jumping up and down with glee at these findings and would already be planning trials to see if it works as a useful treatment. But because paracetamol is so old it can't be patented and so there is virtually no profit to be made from it."
