President Donald Trump on Monday advised pregnant women to avoid Tylenol during pregnancy based on evidence that its active ingredient, acetaminophen, may be associated with an increased risk of neurological conditions, including autism and ADHD in children.
If women absolutely need to take acetaminophen while pregnant, they should take the smallest amount for the shortest duration, the White House said.
On the same day, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initiated a process to add warnings to Tylenol and other products that contain acetaminophen, and advised physicians and the public about the risks.
The announcement came as part of White House press conference during which administration officials unveiled efforts to examine all the possible causes of autism, including vaccines.
Even though the White House press release included links to studies by top research institutions, including Harvard, Johns Hopkins University and Mount Sinai, that identified a link between Tylenol used during pregnancy and autism, mainstream media attacked the claim as “unsubstantiated,” based on a “lack of evidence,” and reported that “science doesn’t back him up.”
Concerns about a possible link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism are not new. In 2021, 91 scientists signed a consensus statement, published in the journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology, asserting that a growing body of research suggests that prenatal exposure to the drug may alter fetal development and increase the risks of neurodevelopmental, reproductive and urogenital disorders.
The scientists noted the drug had long been considered appropriate for pregnancy, but that new evidence showed it may be time to revisit the issue.
The media is so easily bought off
are any of the media doctors?
No, but they stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
No 10:21, but they are authorities and experts on everything. Just ask them.