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submitted 2 weeks ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world

Washington Post says announcement imminent despite guidelines showing drug – known as paracetamol elsewhere - is safe for pregnant women to take

Donald Trump’s administration is on Monday expected to tie pregnant women’s use of the popular medicine Tylenol – known as paracetamol elsewhere in the world – to a risk of autism, contrary to medical guidelines, the Washington Post has reported.

Trump officials are also expected to announce an effort to explore how the drug leucovorin could purportedly and potentially treat autism, according to the Post report published Sunday, which cited four sources with knowledge of the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been made.

Medical guidelines say it is safe for pregnant women to take Tylenol, the over-the-counter pain medication whose active ingredient is known as acetaminophen in the US and paracetamol elsewhere in the world.

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[-] PonderousParrot@lemmy.world 137 points 2 weeks ago

So not even acetaminophen, but specifically Tylenol.

Man that's an easy lawsuit to win if I ever heard one.

Trick is that you're basically guaranteed to lose at the USSC.

[-] snooggums@piefed.world 26 points 2 weeks ago

Good old SCROTUS

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 2 weeks ago

or paracetamol.

[-] skozzii@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

Depends if they pay tribute.

[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 65 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Really? Sure is weird then how the famously autistic Temple Grandin was alive & 8 years old when Tylenol came on the market.

Also, millions of other autistic people.

-EDIT-

Also:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2817406

Findings In this population-based study, models without sibling controls identified marginally increased risks of autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) associated with acetaminophen use during pregnancy. However, analyses of matched full sibling pairs found no evidence of increased risk of autism (hazard ratio, 0.98), ADHD (hazard ratio, 0.98), or intellectual disability (hazard ratio, 1.01) associated with acetaminophen use.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 65 points 2 weeks ago

So they can re-authorize all the vaccines now, right?

[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

"No, not like that!"

That's great! Where are the Epstein files?

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 points 2 weeks ago

still using charlie kirk as a smokescreen in the media.

[-] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

What is the point of this ?

The Trump admin was never going to release anything incriminating.

The Epstein files are the distraction from all the other fuckery going on.

ouroborous, we have to start somewhere and defeating any starting point, well...

[-] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not the one defeating starting points.

In the time you've been disregarding all inputs in favor of this glib "but what about the epstein files" comment, things have gotten progressively worse.

[-] beetus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Holding this admin to account in anything else has repeatedly failed only Epstein has made this admin squirm. Look at how aggressively they are martyring Kirk bc it's distraction from Epstein. That assassination has been mighty effective on changing their narrative, unfortunately.

[-] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

All of that may be true, and yet posting "what about the Epstein files" in response to every new atrocity is not achieving anything at all.

[-] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 37 points 2 weeks ago

Want to reduce autism? Reduce pollution. But this is the guy that's dismantling all environmental regulations.

Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) has been linked with significantly increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, particularly if exposure occurs during the third trimester of pregnancy or during early childhood, according to a meta-analysis from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

The study was published April 29, 2021, in Environmental Research Letters.

The authors noted that there has been a steep rise in the prevalence of childhood diagnosis of ASD over the past several years, from 6.7 per 1,000 people in 2000 to 16.8 per 1,000 people in 2014. Possible risk factors include those related to family, such as genetics or parental age, or the environment. Previous studies have found an association between exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) and neurobehavioral dysfunction, but they’ve been inconclusive regarding the link between PM exposure and the development of ASD.

https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/air-pollution-linked-with-increased-risk-of-autism-in-children/

[-] DanVctr@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Having Autism is amazing tho. Maybe we should start having pregnant women stand by freeway exits?

[-] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Why is this dumbfuck is so obsessed with autism?

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I suspect it's projection, some autistic person probably schooled him at some point and he felt belittled. He's dumb and petty enough, plus it's the right kind of bigotry for the fuhrer to sell snake oil.

[-] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Whats fucking insane is, as I understand it this is one of the few pain relief methods that pregnant woman have that's even safe for the baby.

[-] derry@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Anything to avoid the Epstein files

[-] Vanderdeckenscopilot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

He's selling. So, he tells you that this "Really bad" companies drug can cause it. Then while you are thinking about it. He tells you that he has this new wonderful drug that might "treat it". Snake oil anyone?

[-] Philote@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 weeks ago

I would absolutely love to see all the stock put plays that happened behind doors by insiders on Friday. This seems like a corrupted stock move more than anything. Announced on a weekend no less.

[-] WhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

These guys are going to get away with every single crime they commit until they die. Makes me feel crazy.

[-] derry@midwest.social 28 points 2 weeks ago

How about the Epstein files, do they cause autism?

[-] ApeNo1@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I understand they are also going to release information that links severe back related injuries to mothers, to one or more of their children stepping on a crack.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago
[-] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

ASD has a heritability of around 80-90 percent (variance explained by genetics). That's about the same as human height. There are important environmental factors, but this is probably bullshit considering the source. You can tell when they don't mention the effect size (the increased probability of developing the disorder) which is probably very low.

Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder and there are no easy answers. Trump and RFK Jr are liars and morons, and this preys on desperate parents trying to help their kids.

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Can we please tie MAGA to NPD?

[-] GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

If this man shows me the answer to my autism tomorrow, I'll let it slide that he's a pedophile. I still want those Epstein files though.

[-] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Tylenol was already suspected and debunked. Just another dead horse they want to resurrect so they can beat it again.

[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

I wouldnt. Like, the symptoms can be inconvenient, but I find the prospect of even imagining what my personality and thought process would be like if I suddenly wasnt autistic to be difficult enough that if a drug that suppressed it suddenly came out, I probably would be too anxious to actually take it. Certainly wouldnt ignore child abuse over it.

[-] GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

It was more so a statement of my disbelief in his ability to do so. I'm happy you're satisfied with who you are. Unfortunately, that's not everyone's reality. Honestly, I probably wouldn't take it either until it's been thoroughly tested, same as everything else I do or don't take, but if I could tell with certainty it was safe, I'd try it in a heartbeat. Maybe next century we'll know for sure, but I'm highly doubtful that drug has literally any potential at all.

[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It is very likely that we know the mechanism and treatment for autism. It is possible that adults may not benefit as much from treatment as children, but more clinical trials are needed. Because the treatment involves a well known 100-year-old drug that big pharma can’t monopolize, they haven’t exactly jumped at the chance to accelerate more trials. Those that have been done so far have been nothing short of miraculous.

I recommend the following reading and studies.

https://brainfoundation.org/suramin-for-autism-update-2023/

https://tacanow.org/family-resources/medical-article-common-medical-issues/the-cell-danger-response-in-autism/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10626700/

[-] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Please tell me how exactly "big pharma" profits from autism.

[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There is nothing to explain because I made no such claim. I’m not sure how you could arrive at an assumption like that. Did you read my comment or did you see the phrase “big pharma” and fill in the rest with assumptions?

Pharma companies make money on patentable drugs that they can monopolize. They pursue the avenues that are likely to be most profitable, and profitability increases when there is less competition. A 100 year old drug that cannot be monopolized is a less profitable pursuit than others which can be monopolized. The condition to be treated is beside the point in the math of profitability.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Dude....tetrabenezine was a very old cheap drug that was patented again just a few years ago for Huntington disease.

You don't have a clue how drug patents work.

[-] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

big pharma

Please tell me you understand that other places exist.

[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Where is this magical place untainted by capitalism?

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

What are you talking about.

Any drug can be patented again on a new use. This conspiracy theory comes from hydroxychloroquine days and it was bullshit then.

Anyone can get rich patenting an old drug, you just need to PROVE it actually works for that new disease.

And get back to Reddit...you linked a study that actually proves suramin is 100% safe but completely ineffective in a trial of only 44 with no placebo controls.

[-] Entertainmeonly 4 points 2 weeks ago

Cruelty is the point. Can't have women getting pain relief.

[-] dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Why does everything cause autism now 💹

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 2 weeks ago

its wastebasket disease with no definitive specific cause, so Psuedoscience can attribute anything can cause it.

[-] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago

For the same reason everything they don't like is woke

[-] Inucune@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I guess he doesn't like the brand with "stop. Think." As their slogan

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Choo-choo! Lawsuit incoming!

[-] the_q@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

A Social Analgesic? Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Reduces Positive Empathy https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6455058/

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