Tylenol Doesn't Cause Autism

see if you can spot the problem -- "20 studies of prenatal acetaminophen use and ADHD, 8 studies of prenatal acetaminophen use and ASD, and 18 studies of prenatal acetaminophen use and other NDDs."

And yet some said “we will have the answer by September!” and sheep believed it.

Scientists lie. Trump tells the truth.

Don’t you know this is how “gold standard” science is done?

You say “we’ll get the answer by the end of the year” then you go read some stuff and frantically write up what you have by the deadline. Never do you admit “we don’t know enough yet”

“I’m making these statements from me,” he said. “I’m not making them from these doctors. They talk about different results, different studies, I talk about a lot of common sense.”
Later, Trump added: “I’m not a doctor, but I’m giving my opinion.”

Trump added: “Bobby wants to be very careful with what he says, and he should, but I’m not so careful with what I say.”

No longer going for the Nobel Peace Prize, instead the Medical Research one.

y'all have "contrarian" confused with "skeptic." a skeptic wouldn't tear apart studies like i/we just did. they wouldn't just replace biden idolatry with worshipping anything trump or RFK say. that's just you say white i say black. that's not skeptical of black.

i mean a skeptic "would."

Gold standard you say?

So, you accept their conclusion. Got it. Countdown for excuse for being a hypocrite begins...

The gold standard frame work only works if it’s applied correctly.

In this case they did not include a study with a null effect from 2M children. The largest of its kind.

Gold standard framework is not the same as gold standard research.

Imagine I pay Canova for the best training plan money can buy. But then I don’t follow it. See the issue?

Wow the FDA acknowledges that their recommendation isn’t based on gold standard science AND admits that other fever reducers are even worse for the baby.

This is so embarrassing.

NSAIDs aren't very good for you. They should be used only for select purposes, like to relieve crippling headaches on occasional bases (bay-SEEZ), or for the reduction of dangerously high fevers, though this might not be an exhaustive list.

No one can be surprised, IMO, if certain drugs turn up being responsible for some changes in neurochemistry in some people.

Considering drugs like Tylenol often end up being paired with antihistamines, I wouldn't be surprised if we see many spurious or at best weak correlations with all kinds of things

yahoo.com

Trump, 79, Says Cuba and the Amish Have No Autism in Bonkers Speech

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President Donald Trump made a series of bizarre claims and doled out his own medical advice while making a major announcement at the White House flanked by his top health officials. The president, 79, was slated to give remar...

Link:www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-79-s...

This is the leader of the "free" world. A man a majority of Americans voted for, again....He's a clown, making EVERYBODY who voted for him a bigger clown.

Yes, I feel extremely confident having two buffoons likeTrump and RFK Jr, with *** LITERALY ZERO*** science/health education, training, or knowledge making medical and scientific declarations to the country.

Yeah, what could go wrong?

Imagine if Dems had nominated and pushed through Hunter Biden as HHS secretary? That's the equivalent of Repubs with RFK. Actually, Hunter wouldn't be nearly as bad because he'd prob appoint/accept top scientific experts as his top deputies, let them make all the decisions, and then just take a lot of naps. But he wouldn't pretend he knew what the hell he was taking about when he didn't. [ unlike RFK and Trump]

I have the same skepticism about Tylenol that I had (have) on the Covid vaccine AND the same response, which is...

... show me the data.

The announcement cites nothing new so what we seem to have is just... an opinion.

Also, some people take Tylenol like it's candy! You can buy bottles of 500 tablets, for goodness sakes. I'd like to see data breaking down autism cases to zero, low, and high dosages of Tylenol.

Follow in the footsteps of Congressional Republicans and accept what the guy says on blind faith (ok, so Rand Paul refrains from this 14% of the time), and just gaze on in wonder while bleating out admiration for his genius.

I mean, he basically figured out how to pronounce “acetaminophen” on the third try, and as he said, if you follow his advice, “Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen.”

Im a scientist, and let me tell you, we are represented by the AMA, and they have been silent. So we are no better. Every leader in medicine and the AMA should be in front of a mic saying do not listen to the president at all. Ignore everything that comes out of there mouths.

Studies show a link....Why take a chance, simply avoid Tylenol during pregnancy...

I’m all for an abundance of caution in the manner suggested by Mt. Sinai and further study, not least since the press release indicates the need for further study to establish the link (that is, what they “expect” higher-quality research to demonstrate is not certain to be borne out).

“Our findings show that higher-quality studies are more likely to show a link between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and increased risks of autism and ADHD,” said Diddier Prada, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Population Health Science and Policy, and Environmental Medicine and Climate Science, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “Given the widespread use of this medication, even a small increase in risk could have major public health implications.”

The paper also explores biological mechanisms that could explain the association between acetaminophen use and these disorders. Acetaminophen is known to cross the placental barrier and may trigger oxidative stress, disrupt hormones, and cause epigenetic changes that interfere with fetal brain development.

While the study does not show that acetaminophen directly causes neurodevelopmental disorders, the research team’s findings strengthen the evidence for a connection and raise concerns about current clinical practices.

The researchers call for cautious, time-limited use of acetaminophen during pregnancy under medical supervision; updated clinical guidelines to better balance the benefits and risks; and further research to confirm these findings and identify safer alternatives for managing pain and fever in expectant mothers.

The situations are not the same.

With acetaminophen there is a positive correlation between usage by pregnant women and neurological disorders. There is no clear direct connection and the leading hypothesis is that high fevers (and whatever causes them) in pregnant women are directly detrimental to fetal development. Acetaminophen would then be correlated with autism because it is taken to reduce high fever, but is (presumably but not certainly) not the root cause.

With the covid-19 vaccines, there is a very strong negative correlation between usage and poor health outcomes and a clear biological rational to expect this. This is literally the basis for the vaccine effectiveness statements.

What I find most troubling about the "it's just an opinion" argument is that the medical opinion of RFK Jr or Trump is hardly equivalent to a subject matter expert and the latter are overwhelmingly critical of this announcement.