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Do you have any idea how common it is to give people, even kids, Tylenol?

I’m not looking up their meta, but I suspect it’s as informative as the meta that shows a “link” between autism and vaccines.

Might as well investigate a link between Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or wearing clothes.

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ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Yes, I touched upon this. Also, it’s not “their” meta. It’s a meta done by mt Sinai and Harvard (eg done with rigor) which openly admits the link cannot be established as causal because, as stated, there are many confounding factors to consider

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boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Yeah, acetaminophen is like the most common painkiller and fever reducer. They make syrup versions of it you can give to children. And, uh, suppositories for babies that are too small for the syrup.

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- ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I know youre just speaking for example but just so anyone reading knows if a baby is that small please call a doctor as you should not be treating them with otc meds. Fever or significant discomfort in the first two months is potentially a real big deal and should always be evaluated by a physician
  
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  - boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    That’s also true. I don’t remember mine having any fever or significant discomfort beyond colics in the first months. Teething is when the pain started so like 2 or 3 months in IIRC. Then we definitely had to break out the stuff once or twice. Ex said she asked the doc for advice with that but who knows, she wasn’t exactly honest about anything ever. If she says the sky is blue, I’m going to triple check it at this point. Luckily I have a very healthy and happy baby, barely ever has a fever or complains about anything besides hunger and sleepiness.
    
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dondelelcaro@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I always turn these around and ask given the study size, what is the confidence interval of the number of autism diagnoses attributable to Tylenol?

Often the number is surprisingly low given the other factors (and frequently uncontrolled confounders.)

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- FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Not only that. But the sheer number of kids who didn’t develop autism but had Tylenol (or the vaccines! Same shit different goat.)
  
  Like, most kids in the US had Tylenol. Most kids don’t develop autism. Other things most kids are exposed to: going outside. Going inside. Having a pb&j. Wearing clothing. Eating ice cream. The incidence of going to McDonald’s for soft serve and being told the machine is broke.
  
  It’s patently ridiculous, and even if there’s a correlation, it’s pretty clear something else is going on, and you don’t have to be a physician to see that.
  
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  - Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
    
    Like, most kids in the US had Tylenol. Most kids don’t develop autism.
    
    Except the claim being studied is that Tylenol might cause autism when administered to the mother while pregnant. There are a lot of drugs that will cause a problem to a fetus when administered to a pregnant woman, but do not cause that problem when administered to someone outside the womb. Building a human from scratch is a fiddly process.
    
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