Officials will also tout the drug leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, in what President Donald Trump has billed as a “very important” announcement.

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I’ve got no idea what the alleged evidence for this is, but what I do know is that the people making these announcements are completely untrustworthy.

    • Ulvain@sh.itjust.works
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      19 hours ago

      Thank you for sharing! Saving a click: So there was a first, flawed study, which studied the link between Tylenol and autism on the basis of correlation (not causality), and they failed to factor in other underlying reasons why parents who end up having an autistic child might use acetaminophen slightly more often (ex: the parents themselves have a condition that makes them take Tylenol more often). The new thorough study clearly demonstrates that there are no links.

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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        18 hours ago

        The experiments that proves no connection between Tylenol and autism has been done two ways:

        1. In the 80s there was a tainted Tylenol scandal and sales were suspended and all pills recalled. Sales dipped to near zero for years. No difference to autism rates.

        2. Many countries avoid Tylenol use due to liver toxicity. No difference in autism rates.