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Acetaminophen is also known as paracetamol and by the brand name Tylenol. It is used as a pain reliever and fever reducer and is often bundled into other medications. It has been in the news the last few years because of the risk of overdose and liver damage, and a lot of combination children's medicines that include it have been removed from the market because of the risk that parents may not understand and may overdose the child with the combination medicine and a separate dose of acetaminophen.
the researchers discovered that a mother using acetaminophen at 18 weeks of pregnancy was associated with a greater chance of her child becoming hyperactive or developing conduct problems. At 32 weeks into pregnancy, a mother's use of acetaminophen was linked to higher odds of her child having emotional symptoms, conduct problems and hyperactivity symptoms.
"It is important to note there are no studies demonstrating a causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and adverse effects on child development," said Marc Boston, a spokesman for McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the maker of Tylenol.
Acetaminophen has long been considered safe for use during pregnancy.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 18 2016, @03:02PM
That's a fair comparison, but it has already been proven that alcohol use is so customary within society (except for certain places like Utah) that a prohibition is completely impractical. Once a right has been given, and used for many generations, it is tough to take it away.
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Thursday August 18 2016, @05:50PM
I would argue that the overwhelming failure of the "Drug War", despite the massive resources allocated to it, and appalling militarization of the police force and abridgment of the rights of everyday citizens performed in its name, suggests that prohibition is completely impractical regardless of whether the particular substance in question previously enjoyed widespread social acceptance or not.
Archaeology suggests that humanity has embraced mind-altering substances of many stripes since long before records were kept. It seems unlikely that anything will substantially curb that tendency, and even we could it's not clear that there's any real benefit to doing so, except for those whose benefit from an invasive erosion of personal liberties.