JACKSON, Mich, (WLNS) — President Donald Trump and members of his administration held a press convention Monday suggesting an increase in autism circumstances could possibly be attributed to Tylenol, a declare many specialists nationwide and right here in Mid-Michigan say are unproven.
Dr. KV Rao, a Jackson-area pediatrician with greater than 50 years of expertise says all medicines have dangers and unintended effects.
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“When you cross the road, you know some vehicle can hit you, even If it is extremely minimal. But I think nothing has been proven,” Rao mentioned.
He says Tylenol unintended effects reply like another treatment for ache, and dangers are based mostly on consumption.
“When Tylenol is taken in a very high dose, yes it can cause some liver damage like Tylenol poisoning can occur if somebody is following a lot. But again, any substance taken in a very high dose can be harmful, even water,” Rao mentioned.
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Rebecca Kasen, Govt Director of the Ladies’s Middle of Better Lansing, says choices like these have to be solely research-based.
“Let’s find out the strong data before making conclusions that could actually be more dangerous for the pregnant person and their fetus,” Kasen mentioned.
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Rao says he’ll proceed prescribing Tylenol as wanted and provides that he doesn’t consider there’s a correlation between the drug and autism in any respect.
“I do not think there is a link to autism with the Tylenol,” mentioned Rao. “Then the question comes up that there are more autistic children now, I think, is more they’re diagnosing more.”
