10 h. ago Common depression drugs among those linked to autism after Trump's bombshell Tylenol announcement

Health experts around the world have been grappling to find a cause behind the rapid rise of autism and President Donald Trump recently pointed to acetaminophen as a potential factor.

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59 h. ago Scientists behind study linking Tylenol to autism accuse Trump of 'spreading misinformation'

Researchers behind the latest studies investigating links between acetaminophen use and autism have slammed Donald Trump for 'spreading misinformation' about their work.

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7 d. ago What REALLY causes autism? From too much screentime to pollution and diet – the experts separate fact from fiction

DONALD Trump caused uproar this week when he claimed that pregnant women who take paracetamol are more likely to have an autistic child, telling mums-to-be to “fight like hell not to take it”. Doctors, scientists and politicians slammed the US President as “dangerous” and “fear-mongering”, reassuring parents paracetamol is safe to take. Trump linked autism...

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1 week ago BBC Question Time MP heckled after calling Trump 'wrong' about autism claims

Richard Tice was brutally heckled as he appeared on Thursday's Question Time on BBC One as he discussed Donald Trump's claims autism is linked to paracetamol use in pregnant women

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1 week ago Obama says Trump linking paracetamol to autism is ‘violence against the truth’

Former president says successor’s claims about drug branded Tylenol in US ‘undermines public health that can do harm to women’Barack Obama has said Donald Trump’s claims linking paracetamol to autism in infants is “violence against the truth” that could harm pregnant women if they were too scared to take pain relief.Obama, who was being interviewed by David Olusoga at the O2 Arena, told the audience that Trump’s claims about paracetamol – branded as Tylenol in the US – had been “continuously disproved” and posed a danger to public health. Continue reading...

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1 week ago WHO rejects Trump’s claims of link between Tylenol and autism

Body says research has found ‘no consistent association’ and urges pregnant women to follow doctors’ adviceThe World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing back against contested claims by the Trump administration that acetaminophen use during pregnancy heightens the risk of autism, further underscoring that no scientific consensus supports such a connection.“Extensive research, including large-scale studies over the past decade, has found no consistent association,” the agency said in a Wednesday statement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dr. Oz tells pregnant women to take Tylenol a day after Trump implores them not to

Donald Trump linking acetaminophen use in pregnant women to rising childhood autism rates has prompted members of his health team to walk back his recommendations soon after the rollout. 

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1 week ago Trump faces Republican backlash over Kennedy’s autism and vaccine claims

Senators warn health secretary’s advice on Tylenol in pregnancy lacks scientific basis, raising alarm in GOP ranksUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is facing a simmering Republican backlash over the policies of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, amid unease over the administration’s pronouncements over the causes of autism and changes to children’s vaccine policy.Republicans in Congress are threatening to “break ranks” after this week’s White House announcement by Trump – flanked by Kennedy – claiming a link between autism and Tylenol, an over-the-counter medication, also known as paracetamol, that is widely used to treat pain relief experienced by pregnant women. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Farage says he has ‘no idea’ whether Trump right to link paracetamol to autism

Asked if he would side with medical experts who say it is dangerous to make the link, Mr Farage said he ‘doesn’t side with anybody’.

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1 week ago Surge in pregnant women contacting pharmacies with paracetamol concerns after Trump's claim painkiller is linked to autism

The Independent Pharmacies Association industry body told the Daily Mail that pregnant women have been asking their local chemists for advice about paracetamol Donald Trump's claims.

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1 week ago Surge in pregnant women contacting pharmacies with paracetamol concerns after Trump's claim pain killer is linked to autism

The Independent Pharmacies Association industry body told the Daily Mail that pregnant women have been asking their local chemists for advice about paracetamol Donald Trump's claims.

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1 week ago Wes Streeting rejects Trump claim linking paracetamol and autism

Health secretary joins medical experts in urging pregnant women to ignore US president’s remarksWes Streeting has rejected Donald Trump’s unproven claims of a link between taking paracetamol in pregnancy and autism, urging mothers-to-be to ignore the US president’s remarks.The health secretary challenged Trump’s statements, which medical experts have stressed are not based on evidence, as part of a drive to reassure mothers-to-be in the UK. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Trump claims of paracetamol link to autism should be ignored, Wes Streeting says

Health Secretary says expectant mothers should listen to doctors over US president on medical matters

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1 week ago Donald Trump claims of paracetamol link to autism should be ignored, says Wes Streeting

Health Secretary says expectant mothers should listen to doctors over US president on medical matters

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1 week ago ‘Pay no attention’: global health agencies dismiss false Trump claim on everyday painkillers

Medical experts and regulators say US president should not be questioning established scienceGlobal health agencies and regulators have dismissed unscientific advice from Donald Trump that made an unproven link between autism and the use of everyday painkillers and vaccines.In a sign of how worried foreign governments are about the US president’s comments, the health secretary of the UK, which is one the US’s closest allies, told the British public they should not “pay any attention whatsoever to what Donald Trump says about medicine”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Health secretary hits out at Trump autism claims: ‘Don’t pay attention whatsoever’

The health secretary has it out at Donald Trump’s unproven claims that taking paracetamol whilst pregnant is linked to a rise in autism, urging people not to “pay any attention whatsoever” to him.

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1 week ago Trump makes unproven claim linking Tylenol to autism while doctors insist it’s safe: Latest

RFK Jr has pushed discredited theory that routine vaccinations are responsible for rise in diagnoses

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1 week ago Health Secretary Wes Streeting hits back at Donald Trump's paracetamol and autism claims

Wes Streeting has spoken out after Donald Trump linked taking paracetamol during pregnancy to soaring diagnosis rates of autism and ADHD.

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1 week ago Streeting: Pay no attention to Trump’s claims on paracetamol link to autism

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said expectant mothers should not listen to US President Donald Trump on medical matters.

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1 week ago 'They found no link': What five scientists say about paracetamol and autism after Trump claims

Scientists say the claims place unfair guilt and anxiety on parents who have taken the popular pill 💊

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