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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24: A paracetamol tablet is held on July 24, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. In a new study published in the prestigious medical journal, 'The Lancet' the most common pain reliever for back pain, paracetamol, does not work any better than a placebo. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24:  A paracetamol  tablet is held on July 24, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. In a new study published in the prestigious medical journal, 'The Lancet' the most common pain reliever for back pain, paracetamol, does not work any better than a placebo.  (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)