Trump Announces "Breakthrough" in Autism: Will Warn Women Not to Take Acetaminophen (Tylenol) During Pregnancy

Here's NPR to immediately dismiss the so-far unreleased study and declare that the link between Tylenol use during pregnancy is not "conclusively" proven yet.

The Trump administration is expected to assert later today that use of acetaminophen -- the active ingredient in Tylenol -- can increase the risk of autism when used during pregnancy, despite the fact that scientific research has not conclusively demonstrated a causal link.

He also said that there may be a cure for autism -- Vitamin B in a special form.

White House officials are also expected to suggest that a form of vitamin B that is typically used in conjunction with cancer treatment could be used to treat autism.

"We're gonna have one of the biggest announcements, really, medically, I think, in the history of our country," President Trump said Sunday night, referring to a press conference scheduled for Monday afternoon. "I think we found an answer to autism."

This would be the administration's latest move questioning the science of commonly used medications, from vaccines to abortion medications, and stirring up controversy in what many say is an effort to undermine the scientific establishment and advance a political agenda.

Oh no -- we might cure autism and reduce the number of new cases, but whatever we do, we mustn't undermine the scientific establishment that has been batting 0.174 for the past fifteen years.

(Remember the faked data claiming that Alzheimer's was caused by brain plaque? Which then caused us to spend ten years and billions in research on a medical dead-end?)

The NYTimes also claims that the science is "mixed" so we should just ignore it.

Kennedy Said to Focus on Unproven Link Between Common Painkiller and Autism

A federal report on Monday is expected to point to acetaminophen, the active ingredient in painkillers like Tylenol. But research into a possible connection has yielded mixed results.

By Azeen Ghorayshi

Federal health officials are expected to link rising rates of autism to the use of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in the common painkiller Tylenol, in a report to be released on Monday. Scientists have studied a potential connection for years, but the research so far has yielded inconclusive results.

"I think it's a very big factor," President Trump told reporters on Sunday, referring to acetaminophen.

The agency plans to warn pregnant women against using acetaminophen except in case of fever, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. "If there's a question -- even if there's a question -- you just do it right?" Mr. Trump said to reporters aboard Air Force One.

He is expected to make an official announcement from the White House at 4 p.m.

Acetaminophen is considered one of the few safe options to treat pain or fever during pregnancy. Doctors already routinely warn pregnant women against long-term use.

The NYTimes has never found a "scientific" or environmental panic it didn't immediately declare to be both true and frightening, so one wonders how much they're being paid to suddenly develop a sense of skepticism.

posted by Ace at 05:05 PM

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