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Also on Monday, the FDA approved a lesser-known drug, leucovorin, as a treatment for autism, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet O
by hmm37 1y ago
Also on Monday, the FDA approved a lesser-known drug, leucovorin, as a treatment for autism, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said during the briefing.
- bmau5 1y agowhich is the folinic acid, an active form of folate
- rolph 1y agoin other words, vitamin B9
- ggm 1y agoFolate in pregnancy has been a thing forever. Folate reinforced foods, commonplace. Precisely because of neural tube development in pregnancy. I would add, across the period of time diagnosis of autism has risen, folate supplementation has been commonplace. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4933077/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4933077/ for example. I'm not an epidemiologist. I prefer advice on things to come with epidemiologists backing. I'm not getting a vibe if that's happening this news cycle.
- moogly 1y agoAlso a peddler of supplements. Does he sell folinic acid perhaps?
- ncallaway 1y agoDr. Oz held a significant investment in iHerb. iHerb does sell folinic acid: https://www.iherb.com/pr/california-gold-nutrition-folinic-acid-alcohol-free-1-fl-oz-30-ml/69309 https://www.iherb.com/pr/california-gold-nutrition-folinic-a...