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Trump officials reportedly set to tie Tylenol to autism risk (www.theguardian.com)

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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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[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 37 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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 3 days ago

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

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That and stop having kids at 35+.

But that's not socially acceptable to say.

[–] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

It doesn’t have anything to do with he agent the mother, it’s not Down syndrome.

[–] downhomechunk@midwest.social 3 points 3 days ago

I would have loved to start younger. But we were poor and struggling. 2008 sucked.