Trump and paracetamol. Why?

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I mean does he believe this nonsense? Does he gain from it somehow? Does he think it increases his popularity? Is it all for attention?

Why has he put this nonsense out? What's in it for him?

Just quoting you because it's worth repeating!

@ohfourfoxache said

“why are the media pandering to him?”

Because they get cancelled if they dare do otherwise? I know Jimmy Kimmel got reinstated for tonight, but still … the execs must be thinking about it.

To be fair, the poster you're quoting said it "can" bring strengths. Just because you can't see any in one person doesn't mean many people with autism don't have these strengths.

Funding statement from the recent huge Swedish study referred to elsewhere in this thread (published in JAMA, one of the world’s top medical journals, and finding “Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analyses”):

“Funding/Support: This work was funded by NIH/NINDS 1R01NS107607”
i.e. National Institutes of Health (USA) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders (USA).

I don’t think they’re paracetamol manufacturers. 🤔

DJT used word "injection" wrt disinfectant in this clip.
As usual he's vague which keep people talking about "what did he just say?!"

There hasn’t been a huge increase in autism. There has been a huge increase in diagnosis of autism though. Some of that is more awareness, but also the diagnostic criteria widened over a decade ago and now recognises those who weren’t the stereotypical autistic people (non verbal, learning disability etc).
the fast and unpredictable world we live in today has made symptoms more obvious. There are studies that children who live in cities are more likely to be diagnosed than those who live in rural areas.
I work in a neurodevelopmental team and a high proportion of the kids I assess have parents who are neurodivergent themselves- either diagnosed or not. Many of those report to have/ or currently experience mental health difficulties.

why are the media pandering to him?

Because, whatever you or I may think of him, Trump is the democratically elected President of the United States and the most powerful person in the world. And as such it’s the mainstream media’s job to cover him & report on what he says & does.

This story isn’t about autism or paracetamol. It’s about politics, and Trump is very good at politics.

@lljkk- But again, he never told anyone to drink bleach. It's been repeated here many times and it's simply not true. I'm not a Trump defender but there are countless threads about him and things he's said that just aren't true. If we are going to constantly criticize him then at least look at what he's actually said not just the made up, click bait headlines.

RFK stated the ‘link’ a few weeks ago, there is a BBC article in the first week of September that I assume didn’t gain much traction.

Tylenol is made by Kenvue, who were spun out of J&J. J&J have had quite a few cases brought against them regarding the link to autism.

I think Trump is echoing the RFK nonsense again as a distraction. I also wouldn’t be surprised if it was to tank the Kenvue and J&J share price for gain or that their are talks going on somewhere that J&J are refusing to bend on pharmacy prices for the USA or not raising prices abroad etc.

Works brilliantly, hatred against women and shows he has the power to control one of the worlds biggest pharmaceutical companies. His pal sells the cure.

All while not investing to help people through decent science and healthcare.

Does he have shares in Nurofen!

This is the same guy who told his nation he will ‘slash the price of medication by 1400%’. You can’t discount something by 1400%. You’d be paying your customers to take it. He talks out of his arse, has no idea what he’s talking about half the time.

As that is ibuprofen, which is not recommended in pregnancy, hopefully not!

this is the page linked to from the NHS website…I know you were joking but it’s important pregnant women know not to take painkillers except paracetamol unless under specific medical advice.

https://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org/leaflets-a-z/ibuprofen/

It’s really not a distraction if he manages to get some of this through. The man is a monster.

This is actually a very good point as his claims will now have changed a lot of people’s minds about the safety of taking it in pregnancy.

This is about pharma investment, money and power.

Always either to try and move the markets in his direction- or what group can he pick on to try and divide and rule.

There's nothing that we have never seen before with Trump - just that we never thought anyone could go so far.

He’s going after the courts, comedians and judges/justice. Those are among the people who can undermine him. Now he has moved onto medicine. Class nazi style tactics.

Hi Donald, Mr. President, is that you putting more bollocks and fake news crap out there? 🙄🙄

I don't know why he puts such shit out like this. He's the worst and most stupid US President there has ever been, and the US has had several contenders for that title.

Hopefully not.

Anyway, I think he was referring to Tylenol, which the name for paracetamol in the USA. Nurofen is ibuprofen which I think is called Advil across the pond.

Exactly- if you look back in history people were dying of lung cancer long before cigarettes and smoking became established or before asbestos became a common building material.

Which clearly goes to "show" that there is no link between either smoking or inhaling asbestos dust and lung cancer.

I hope that the US make a huge fucking apology to the globe for having such a fucking buffoon in charge.

I’m watching ‘The Trump Show’ on Channel Four and realising that things are worse than I thought, to be honest. People are shown videos of the inhumane treatment of immigrants, being arrested and taken to El Salvador, cheering as if it’s a football match and they are winning. It’s disgusting how much support his hatred has.

Well there is a study from Harvard showing a link between Tylenol and autism. There is also a study in Sweden showing that there is a very little to no link between Tylenol and autism.

Take your pick which to believe- but to say there is no evidence at all is factually incorrect.

https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/using-acetaminophen-during-pregnancy-may-increase-childrens-autism-and-adhd-risk/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2817406

Why? The Epstein Files

This! any way to keep women down, in pain, anxious, worried. Absolute scum he is.

Oops! Thanks for pointing that out. One of my sons has a serious intolerance to aspirin. I think he avoids Ibuprofen as it works the same way? He can take codeine but that has its own drawbacks of course.