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Tylenol products linked to autism epidemic:
http://www.autismcoach.com/tylenol-f...tism-epidemic/
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Tylenol Fueling Autism Epidemic?
December 07, 2013. Tylenol, the supposedly safe alternative to aspirin for children, may be anything but. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, found that
among children who experienced an adverse reaction to the MMR vaccine (a vaccine which contains neurotoxic free glutamate), the children whose adverse vaccine reactions were treated with acetaminophen (Tylenol) were eight times more likely to develop an autism spectrum disorder than the children who were treated with ibuprofen (to see the pub med citation, click here).
I find it interesting to note that only a handful of children have suffered from Reyes Syndrome, but the FDA took stringent action to warn people not to use aspirin with their children, while FDA has not seen fit to take action to warn parents not to give their infants and young children Tylenol or to avoid it in pregnancy, and it is likely that huge numbers of children are being affected by it. (Note that
Tylenol is not safe for anyone - it is the leading cause for calls to Poison Control Centers. In 2004, acetaminophen accounted for more than 56,000 emergency room visits, 2,600 hospitalizations and 458 deaths due to acute liver failure. Interestingly, the standard hospital protocol is to administer the supplement, N-Acetyl Cysteine, as an antidote. For a link to this paper, click here).
Tylenol depletes glutathione, the major free radical scavenger in the brain. The majority of individuals within the autism spectrum are deificient in glutathione. A deficiency of glutathione is correlated to excessive levels glutamates in the brain. The majority of individiduals within the autism spectrum have elevated levels of glutatmates. Excessive levels of glutamates overexcite neurons, leading to damage and neuronal death. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is frequently used in foods because it excites the receptors for taste in the mouth making food taste more flavorful. Unfortunately, this excitation does not stop with the mouth, and also excites receptors in the brain.
yIKES!
Updating this thread with this recent article about Tylenol (aka acetaminophen and paremectol) lawsuits:
Debate over possible acetaminophen-autism link heads to court
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Debate over the growing scientific evidence that links women who took acetaminophen during pregnancy with giving birth to a child with autism is heading to the courtroom.
Backed by studies that tie use of the common pain reliever with autism in offspring, lawyers for thousands of affected families plan to take on some of the biggest drug retailers in America -- alleging they failed to warn of potential dangers when selling their products that contain acetaminophen.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered that 65 individual cases on the purported autism-acetaminophen link be consolidated into mass tort litigation to reduce the burden on individual courts and produce a consistent outcome.
Pending cases were assigned to Judge Denise L. Cote, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for pretrial hearings.
Instead of one mega-trial, mass tort cases like this have the parties agree to try a small number of "bellwether" cases to gauge jury reaction. Sometimes the matter is settled before those bellwether cases go to trial.
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At the heart of the dispute is a drug that tops $1 billion in annual U.S. sales.
Acetaminophen -- the most widely sold brand of which is Tylenol -- is estimated to be used by nearly two-thirds of pregnant women at some point during pregnancy.
In fact, as the most common drug ingredient in the United States, acetaminophen is found in 600-plus medicines, including prescription and over-the-counter pain relievers, fever reducers and sleep aids, as well as cough, cold and allergy medicines under brand names that include NyQuil, Excedrin, Alka-Seltzer and Robitussin.
Health professionals routinely tell women that acetaminophen is safe to take during pregnancy, especially to reduce high fever and severe pain that, if left untreated, may harm them or the developing fetus.
But women may be less well-advised when it comes to limiting acetaminophen use.
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The Food and Drug Administration, some medical groups, and Johnson & Johnson, which makes Tylenol, say further research is needed to firmly establish whether a link exists between neurobehavioral conditions and acetaminophen.
"We will always evaluate new data. At this time, we are not aware of conclusive evidence to support a causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and the risk of adverse fetal outcomes," spokeswoman Meghan Harding of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Healthcare said in a statement to UPI.
According to Harding, the label on Johnson & Johnson's adult Tylenol products, in which acetaminophen is the active ingredient, states, "If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use."
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Emerging research
The takeaway for the public "is to know that many scientists and doctors are concerned about the emerging research and that pregnant women should be cautious and try to avoid the use of acetaminophen for mild discomfort and nuisance pain," Bauer said.
She added, "It is important to know that the FDA last reviewed the acetaminophen research in 2015. Much of the research was done after that."
According to Bauer, scientists know acetaminophen crosses the placenta and the blood-brain barrier.
"We now have consistent signals from numerous human epidemiologic and experimental in vivo and in vitro studies suggesting acetaminophen exposure during pregnancy increases the risk of the child having adverse neurodevelopmental conditions, to include ADHD and autism," she said.
As research methods have improved, the identified risks have gotten stronger, Bauer said.
Overall, earlier epidemiologic studies, which relied on maternal reporting of acetaminophen use, reported a 20% to 30% increased risk of autism and ADHD from taking the medication, she said.
Three recent studies that used biomarkers to assess acetaminophen exposure -- measuring its levels in umbilical cord plasma, maternal blood and meconium, a newborn's first feces -- identified risks about 10 times higher, Bauer said.
Moreover, "the majority of human observational studies that were able to investigate whether there was a dose-response relationship found one," she said.
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Overall, earlier epidemiologic studies, which relied on maternal reporting of acetaminophen use, reported a 20% to 30% increased risk of autism and ADHD from taking the medication, she said.
Three recent studies that used biomarkers to assess acetaminophen exposure -- measuring its levels in umbilical cord plasma, maternal blood and meconium, a newborn's first feces -- identified risks about 10 times higher, Bauer said.
Moreover, "the majority of human observational studies that were able to investigate whether there was a dose-response relationship found one," she said.
Read complete article here:
https://www.upi.com/amp/Health_News/...9701666296922/
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