I was listening to Robert Sopalsky's podcast and he gets asked about Tylenol and autism and there are studies that have found a link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and a higher risk of autism in the child. It's not enough to call it a cause but the NYT really shouldn't be saying there isn't a link. The lawsuit is probably bull#### but it's Texas so I wouldn't be shocked if it succeeded.
In the case of a potential link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and the risk of autism or other neurological developmental disorders (like ADHD), there are some preliminary studies showing a possible small risk, while others do not. This is a job for a good systematic review, and fortunately we have a recent high quality review to look at. The data came from the Swedish national database, which is extremely useful for such research. The review includes data on 185,909 children. They found a very small increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders with Tylenol use in pregnancy, however this link disappeared when they did a sibling control analysis:
They conclude that earlier studies showing a possible link “may have been attributable to familial confounding.” In the end there is no link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and risk of autism, ADHD, or other neurodevelopmental conditions.
With autism research, if you are looking at an environmental factor, it is standard procedure to control for genetic risk. One way to do that is with sibling control analysis. In order for an environmental factor to be considered a real and independent risk factor for autism, it must survive controlling for genetic risk, such as through sibling control analysis. In this systematic review, the potential link with Tylenol did not survive this analysis.
What this means is that there is very likely no link at all between Tylenol use in pregnancy and risk of autism, ADHD or neurodevelopmental disorder. Of course, data never proves a zero risk – it can only set limits on the potential size of the risk. So the scientific way of saying this is – the risk is below the threshold of statistical detection for existing data. But that data is now pretty robust, so any remaining potential risk is negligible.
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Yeah it's the Tylenol and not the PFAS, PFOS, heavy metals, microplastics or other environmental contaminants causing any sort of harm like infertility or neurological development disorders. Couldn't possibly be that.
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I was listening to Robert Sopalsky's podcast and he gets asked about Tylenol and autism and there are studies that have found a link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and a higher risk of autism in the child. It's not enough to call it a cause but the NYT really shouldn't be saying there isn't a link. The lawsuit is probably bull#### but it's Texas so I wouldn't be shocked if it succeeded.
It's not the NYT saying there is no link. Science says there is no link
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It's not the NYT saying there is no link. Science says there is no link
I agree. There's no causal link, and RFK Jr is full of ####. Whether the NYT meant that seems unclear though. They should be more specific, but it's the least of their issues these days.
I agree. There's no causal link, and RFK Jr is full of ####. Whether the NYT meant that seems unclear though. They should be more specific, but it's the least of their issues these days.
What exactly did they say that's incorrect? They say the link is not proven, which is fact.
Oh my god they are ####ing ridiculous. Imagine having that kind of power and using it to ... investigate the harm of offshore wind farms???
Rich people from Massachusetts -- including RFK Jr. himself -- have been very vocal opponents of offshore wind farms in Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard because they think it ruins the view from their coastal mansions. Trump has also opposed offshore wind farms near one of his golf courses in Scotland. They're not doing this because of any perceived health issues. This is nothing more than NIMBYism by the 0.1%.
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Proponents suggested that some opposition was motivated in part by ownership of real-estate on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard or the mainland and that it raised issues of environmental justice. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose family's Kennedy Compound is within sight of the proposed wind farm, wrote an essay for the New York Times stating his support for wind power in general, but opposing the project.[63] However, this did not represent the view of most Massachusetts citizens: in a 2005 survey, 81% of adults supported the project, 61% of Cape Cod residents supported it, and 14% of adults opposed it.[64]
When Trump bought the Menie estate, about eight miles north of Aberdeen, in 2006, he promised to create the "world's greatest" golf course.
But he soon became infuriated at plans to construct an offshore wind farm nearby, arguing that the "windmills" - as he prefers to call the structures - would ruin the view.
The Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm contained the world's most powerful turbines when they were built in 2018.
They generate enough electricity to supply up to 80,000 homes but the wind farm was also built as a test and demonstration facility for new technology.
Trump battled the plans through the Scottish courts, then appealed to the UK's Supreme Court - but he was unable to stop the "monsters" from going ahead.
It clearly left him smarting and he's not had a good word to say about wind power since.
I wish I was Elon rich so I could do dumb things like buy those wind farms and replace them with oil platforms. No actual oil there? That's fine, I'll just buy my own oil so I can simulate a nice little spill here and there.
I wish I was Elon rich so I could do dumb things like buy those wind farms and replace them with oil platforms. No actual oil there? That's fine, I'll just buy my own oil so I can simulate a nice little spill here and there.
I would buy sports teams and be the next Jerry Jones.
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