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By-the-numbers graphic: TYLENOL with Naproxen contains 650 mg acetaminophen and 220 mg naproxen sodium per dose; the Extra Strength Tylenol label caps acetaminophen at 3,000 mg a day; the liver warning names 4,000 mg in 24 hours; the Aleve label caps naproxen sodium at 660 mg a day.

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The FDA approved a Tylenol that contains naproxen — what that means for the bottle already in your cabinet

TYLENOL with Naproxen puts 650 mg of acetaminophen and 220 mg of naproxen sodium in a single over-the-counter dose — the first fixed-dose combination of its kind. It also makes an old question urgent: if one pill now contains both, how do you avoid doubling up?

July 24, 2026, 7:47 PM ETGraphic: DWC News

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Amy's recalls one lot of Light in Sodium lentil soup over a can pull-tab defect

Amy's Kitchen is recalling a single lot of its Organic Lentil Soup – Light in Sodium in 14.5-ounce cans after a defect in the can's easy-open pull-tab that could let the soup spoil. The FDA classified it Class II, and no illnesses have been reported.

July 23, 2026, 5:19 PM ET

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FDA is investigating a new 72-case cyclospora outbreak — and it is not the Taco Bell lettuce one

The FDA said on July 22 it is investigating a new cyclosporiasis outbreak of 72 cases with a source it has not identified. Officials say it is not linked to lettuce and is separate from the earlier iceberg-lettuce outbreak tied to Taylor Farms de Mexico. Here is how to keep the two straight.

July 23, 2026, 5:15 PM ET

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Nearly 17,000 EnHomee 9-drawer dressers sold on Walmart.com recalled over child tip-over hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the EnHomee 9-drawer fabric dressers — sold on Walmart.com by third-party seller Raybee-Direct for about $80 — can tip over and trap a child when they are not anchored to a wall. No injuries have been reported; nearly 17,000 units are affected.

July 23, 2026, 4:25 PM ET

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Allergy pills recalled nationwide: cetirizine may be cross-contaminated with a discontinued heartburn drug

Four lots of 5 mg cetirizine — generic Zyrtec — were recalled after a technician spotted red-flecked pills possibly cross-contaminated with ranitidine, which can trigger life-threatening reactions in sensitive people. How to check your bottle, and what we know about the companies.

July 22, 2026, 12:30 AM ET