European Union and British health agencies confirmed the safety of paracetamol during pregnancy, disputing a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump linking the popular pain medication to autism.<\/p>\n
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that evidence of a link remained inconsistent and urged caution in drawing conclusions.
\nTrump had on Monday linked autism to childhood vaccine use and the taking of Tylenol by women when pregnant, elevating claims not backed by scientific evidence to the forefront of U.S. health policy.<\/p>\n
The European Medicines Agency said on Tuesday that there was no new evidence that would require changes to the region\u2019s current recommendations for the use of paracetamol, known as Tylenol in the United States, during pregnancy.<\/p>\n
\u201cAvailable evidence has found no link between the use of paracetamol during pregnancy and autism,\u201d the EMA said in a statement, adding paracetamol could be used during pregnancy when needed, though at the lowest effective dose and frequency. On Monday, Britain\u2019s health regulator said that it was safe to use.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe evidence remains inconsistent,\u201d WHO spokesperson Tarik Ja\u0161arevi\u0107 told a Geneva press briefing when asked about a possible link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism.<\/p>\n
He cited unspecified studies that pointed to a possible link but said that this was not confirmed by subsequent research. \u201cThis lack of replicability really calls for caution in drawing casual conclusions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In a highly unusual press conference at the White House on Monday, Trump delivered medical advice to pregnant women and parents of young children, repeatedly telling them not to use or administer the painkiller and suggesting that common vaccines not be taken together or so early in a child\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
The advice from Trump goes against that of medical societies, which have cited data from numerous studies showing that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, plays a safe role in the well-being of pregnant women.<\/p>\n
Asked to elaborate further on Trump\u2019s remarks, Ja\u0161arevi\u0107 added that vaccines did not cause autism and affirmed their life-saving qualities. \u201cThis is something that science has proven, and these things should not be really questioned,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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