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Acetaminophen during pregnancy does not increase risk of autism, ADHD or IDs

26 points by bikenaga 9mo ago

bikenaga 9mo ago
Title note: "IDs" = "intellectual disabilities" Original article: "Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis" - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanogw/article/PIIS3050-5038(25)00211-0/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanogw/article/PIIS3050-5... "Findings. 43 studies were included in the systematic review, and 17 studies in the meta-analysis. When considering sibling comparison studies, paracetamol exposure during pregnancy was not associated with the risk of autism spectrum disorder (OR 0·98, 95% CI 0·93–1·03; p=0·45), ADHD (0·95, 0·86–1·05; p=0·31), or intellectual disability (0·93, 0·69–1·24; p=0·63). There was also no association between paracetamol intake during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder (OR 1·03, 95% CI 0·86–1·23; p=0·78), ADHD (0·97, 0·89–1·05; p=0·49), or intellectual disability (1·11, 0·92–1·34; p=0·28) when considering only studies at low risk of bias according to QUIPS. This absence of association persisted when considering all studies with adjusted estimates and those with more than 5 years of follow-up."
lostlogin 9mo ago
Where did the idea that it causes autism come from? And why is it that someone claiming <x> causes autism such a common predictor of quackery?
- downrightmike 9mo ago
  RFK jr, to knock the stock price down to enable a hostile takeover
- actionfromafar 9mo ago
  It’s because we need Greenland for our Epstein security, or something. It’s hard to keep up with these clowns. Protects against acetaminophen!
  - lostlogin 9mo ago
    Well, if nothing else, the study should Make Acetaminophen Great Again.
- voxadam 9mo ago
  It's not only autism quackery, he's also "investigating" if cellphones cause cancer. I write "investigating" because trying to justify your crackpot theories that you've already decided are true isn't true scientific investigation. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46654481 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46654481

26 points by bikenaga 9mo ago

Title note: "IDs" = "intellectual disabilities" Original article: "Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis" - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanogw/article/PIIS3050-5038(25)00211-0/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanogw/article/PIIS3050-5... "Findings. 43 studies were included in the systematic review, and 17 studies in the meta-analysis. When considering sibling comparison studies, paracetamol exposure during pregnancy was not associated with the risk of autism spectrum disorder (OR 0·98, 95% CI 0·93–1·03; p=0·45), ADHD (0·95, 0·86–1·05; p=0·31), or intellectual disability (0·93, 0·69–1·24; p=0·63). There was also no association between paracetamol intake during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder (OR 1·03, 95% CI 0·86–1·23; p=0·78), ADHD (0·97, 0·89–1·05; p=0·49), or intellectual disability (1·11, 0·92–1·34; p=0·28) when considering only studies at low risk of bias according to QUIPS. This absence of association persisted when considering all studies with adjusted estimates and those with more than 5 years of follow-up."

lostlogin 9mo ago

Where did the idea that it causes autism come from? And why is it that someone claiming <x> causes autism such a common predictor of quackery?

downrightmike 9mo ago
RFK jr, to knock the stock price down to enable a hostile takeover
actionfromafar 9mo ago
It’s because we need Greenland for our Epstein security, or something. It’s hard to keep up with these clowns. Protects against acetaminophen!
- lostlogin 9mo ago
  Well, if nothing else, the study should Make Acetaminophen Great Again.
voxadam 9mo ago
It's not only autism quackery, he's also "investigating" if cellphones cause cancer. I write "investigating" because trying to justify your crackpot theories that you've already decided are true isn't true scientific investigation. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46654481 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46654481