Trump links Tylenol to autism

US President Donald Trump said that the US doctors will soon be advised not to prescribe painkillers Tylenol to pregnant women.

Trump is on Monday at Oval Office, Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

The US President claimed that Tylenol, known as paracetamol elsewhere, is not “good” and that pregnant women should only take in extreme fever.

Some studies have shown that there is a connection between Tylenol and pregnant women with autism, but these findings are inconsistent and inconclusive. Tylenol manufacturer Kenvue defended the use of the drug in pregnant women.

“We believe that independent, solid science acetaminofen clearly shows that autism is not causing autism.

Acetaminopen – Tylenol’s active component – the safest painkillers for pregnant women, and women without them face a dangerous choice between pain or use more risky alternatives throughout situations such as fever.

During the announcement on Monday, Kennedy said that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that they said there was a risk of getting a Tylenol during pregnancy.

FDA also said that the process of starting a security label change on the drug and will start a public health campaign to spread awareness.

Kennedy, FDA’s cancer patients against toxicity against chemotherapy soon to protect the decades of Leucovorin, a drug used as a treatment for children with autism, he added.

The FDA commissioner Marty Makary said that approval will be based on a study that the drug, which is a kind of vitamin B, can help develop verbal communication of children with autism missing in the folate.

In April, the Health Secretary Kennedy promised “a great test and research effort” to determine the cause of autism in five months.

On Monday, Trump said an increase in the cases of autism in cases of “a terrible crisis” and “very strong feelings”.

However, experts warned that it would not be simple to find the causes of autism, a complex syndrome that has been explored for decades.

The widespread observation of researchers is that there is no reason for a single autism that is thought to be the result of a complex mixture of genetic and environmental factors.

American Gynecology and Gynecology College, doctors throughout the country constantly describing Tylenol as the only safe painkiller for pregnant women, he said.

“Past studies do not show any clear evidence that proves that there is a direct relationship between acetaminophen’s cautious use during any three -month period and fetal developmental problems.” He said.

The drug is recommended by other major medical groups and other governments in the world.

In August, Review of the research The Chan Public Health School, ruled by the Dean of Harvard University, found that children were more likely to develop autism and other neurodeficial disorders when they were exposed to Tylenole during pregnancy.

Researchers argued that some steps should be taken to limit the use of the drug, but it is still important to treat material fever and pain that may have negative effects for children.

But another The study published in 2024, He could not find a relationship between Tylenol and exposure to autism.

Between 1995 and 2019, it was carried out by looking at a population of 2.4 million children born in Sweden. Approximately 7.5% of them were exposed to acetaminopene during pregnancy.

By comparing the rates of autism comparing the exposure and genetic brothers and siblings, the study concluded that the risk of autism, ADHD or mental obstacle, which may be precisely linked to acetaminophen, has not increased.

“There is no solid evidence or convincing work to suggest that there is any causal relationship,” said Monicque Botha, a professor of social and developmental psychology at the University of Durham.

Dr Botha added that the painkillers were “lacking” for pregnant women, and Tylenol is one of the only safe options for the population.

According to the US Disease Control and Prevention Centers (CDC), the diagnosis of autism has been sharply increased since 2000, and until 2020, the ratio between 8 -year -old children has reached 2.77%.

Scientists attribute at least some of the increase to the increase in autism awareness and a expanding definition of the disorder. Researchers also investigate environmental factors.

In the past, Kennedy accused vaccines despite lack of evidence and presented controversial theories about the increasing rates of autism.