Shares for Tylenol-maker Kenvue dropped sharply on Friday after it was reported that US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr was expected to announce a link to autism with use of the medication in pregnancy.
In his forthcoming report on the caused of autism, RFK Jr. links the use of Tylenol during pregnancy to the neurodevelopmental disorder
According to the published reports, he suggests that a form of folate can treat the condition.
The Wall Street Journal reports: “Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce that pregnant women’s use of an over-the-counter pain medication is potentially linked to autism in a report that will also suggest a medicine derived from folate can be used to treat symptoms of the developmental disorder in some people, people familiar with the matter said.
“The report, expected this month from the Department of Health and Human Services [HHS], is likely to suggest as being among the potential causes of autism low levels of folate, an important vitamin, and Tylenol taken during pregnancy, people familiar with the matter said.”
In April this year, Kennedy vowed that he would reveal the environmental causes of autism. “By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic”.
InfoWars reports: Tylenol [acetaminophen], an over-the-counter painkiller, is widely used in the US, including by pregnant women.
Studies have indicated a link between use of Tylenol during pregnancy and autism / adhd.
Hundreds of lawsuits linking acetaminophen to autism or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder have been filed; although a federal judge in 2023 ruled that the scientific evidence behind the claims was unreliable.
Earlier this year, Kennedy promised to reveal the environmental causes of autism.
“By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic,” he said in an April cabinet meeting with President Trump.
NIH director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director, Dr. Mehmet Oz, are all helping craft the autism report.
A spokesman for HHS urged caution until the release of the final report.
“We are using gold-standard science to get to the bottom of America’s unprecedented rise in autism rates,” the spokesman said.
“Until we release the final report, any claims about its contents are nothing more than speculation.”
Shares of Tylenol maker Kenvue fell sharply on Friday after The Wall Street Journal’s report.
A company spokesperson told the Journal that it had “continuously evaluated the science and continues to believe there is no causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism.”
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