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Tylenol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, new study says (www.statnews.com)

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Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is not likely to raise the risk of having a child with autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability, according to a new study published Friday.

Researchers across Europe reexamined evidence from multiple studies investigating the link between these conditions and the use of paracetamol — called acetaminophen in the United States — and found that these purported associations fell apart after controlling for confounding factors.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

and russia has tons of troll farms at thier disposal for constant disinformation, also doubles as propaganda for the right.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What is almost more infuriating about this entire thing is that Russia wasn't even primarily responsible for any of this. I'm sure they had a hand, but there are so many other forces trying to do this at once. For example, Elon Musk monetizing his blue-check engagement just enough for someone in India to make a living on has been a disaster for our public discourse. There are literally millions of people who are spreading propaganda and lies around the internet in attempts to make people angry, to get reshared, to get views, so nothing is off-limits to them, because they don't have a stake in the future of the US and EU, they're just working for food.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

russia has lionshare or propaganda dissemination throughout the whole world, i think other actors are usually smaller fries comparatively to what putin can do. plus not only they spread it they fund it through fox, and the right wing grifters, its been well documented. i tried calling it out alot on reddit(in the 2018s).

i dont think they 100% actors of propaganda being spread, but they make it vastly more than USA,china,iran which are small fries. i think USA works primarly in the states mostly to keep R and D divided, of course as you know with russian help as well.