Besides all of the issues with decades of peer-reviewed studies claiming little to no connection, there is something very strange that the brand name "Tylenol" is EVER used if the supposed culprit is acetaminophen.
TLDR: anti-vax groups want to mainly blame vaccines for autism, and this Tylenol claim takes some of the spotlight away from vaccines.
Meanwhile the other partisans are insisting that the paracetamol claim is junk science. The whole episode is ridiculous. I get the sense that if RFK linked lung cancer to smoking, the same appeals to tradition would be used by the opposition.
I remember hearing the claim that paracetamol wouldn't be approved under current standards decades ago. Wasn't sure about that, but I generally avoid tablets of all kinds. It wasn't especially relevant for me then or now.
Notice to Physicians on the Use of Acetaminophen During Pregnancy
The association is an ongoing area of scientific debate and clinicians should be aware of the issue in their clinical decision-making, especially given that most short-term
fevers in pregnant women and young children do not require medication.
In the spirit of patient safety and prudent medicine, clinicians should consider minimizing the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy for routine low-grade fevers. This consideration should also be balanced with the fact that acetaminophen is the safest over-the-counter alternative in pregnancy among all analgesics and antipyretics; aspirin and ibuprofen have well-documented adverse impacts on the fetus
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Besides all of the issues with decades of peer-reviewed studies claiming little to no connection, there is something very strange that the brand name "Tylenol" is EVER used if the supposed culprit is acetaminophen.
TLDR: anti-vax groups want to mainly blame vaccines for autism, and this Tylenol claim takes some of the spotlight away from vaccines.
Irrationality abounds.
Meanwhile the other partisans are insisting that the paracetamol claim is junk science. The whole episode is ridiculous. I get the sense that if RFK linked lung cancer to smoking, the same appeals to tradition would be used by the opposition.
I remember hearing the claim that paracetamol wouldn't be approved under current standards decades ago. Wasn't sure about that, but I generally avoid tablets of all kinds. It wasn't especially relevant for me then or now.
https://www.fda.gov/media/188843/download?attachment