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  Playing politics with Autism This is serious stuff, folks Tom Jefferson  and  Carl Heneghan After the US FDA  announcement  of the introduction of a new warning label for use of the drug paracetamol (acetaminophen) in pregnancy because of a supposed increased risk of autism in children, the two old geezers got dragged into the MSM to put forward their pearls of wisdom. By now, you should know how underwhelmed we were by the entire act, especially by its timing. Putting aside the hullabaloo, let’s concentrate on the issue of autism, especially the severe cases. Some causal factors are known or likely, such as cocaine abuse, genetic predisposition probably triggered by environmental stimuli, sodium valproate and so on. However, autism is a complex problem and unlikely to have a single cause. Most of all, it is a serious problem for the families, the autistic people and their carers. One of our patients became autistic around the age of 5. His parents had to put ...

  Bioterror Roundup: Google Promises AI-Designed Drugs By End of Year Ben Bartee Bioterror Propaganda Roundup: The latest updates on the “new normal” — chronicling the lies, distortions, and abuses by the ruling class. The Pharma Corruption Carousel: The ride never stops Via  Stat News  (emphasis added): “It’s only February, but my pick for the Worst Biopharma CEO of 2025 has already been decided: Albert Bourla of Pfizer. Pfizer’s decision to hire Patrizia Cavazzoni, a former top drug regulator at the Food and Drug Administration, as its new chief medical officer  is one of the dumbest, most damaging corporate screwups since the rollout of New Coke. For months, the Make America Healthy Again movement and its titular leader, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who also happens to now run the Department of Health and Human Services — have castigated the pharma sector for its all-too-cozy relationship with the FDA.” Note that this Stat News hack’s concern is not the  prima fac...