The government has issued new guidelines on the use of paracetamol during pregnancy, reassuring the public that the medicine remains safe when taken as directed. In a press statement released on ...

Paracetamol is available over-the-counter at virtually every pharmacy and supermarket across the country. The medication is praised for relieving a wide range of aches, pains and flu-like symptoms, ...

SINGAPORE: The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Friday (Sep 26) there is “currently no robust scientific evidence” between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism in children, despite ...

The Health Ministry has denied claims that childhood vaccinations and the use of paracetamol during pregnancy are causes of autism. Health director-general Dr Mahathar Abd Wahab said the World Health ...

President Donald Trump has claimed that there’s a link between women taking paracetamol during pregnancy and their children having autism. He said at the White House on Monday the medication is “not ...

Paracetamol has hit the headlines after US President Donald Trump linked taking the over counter painkiller during pregnancy with soaring rates of autism and ADHD. The claims have caused outrage ...

The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday that there was no conclusive evidence linking paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism, echoing experts who have questioned statements from US health ...

To understand these claims, we need to examine what autism actually is and why diagnoses have increased. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition affecting ...

Local doctors say there is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) during pregnancy to autism. This follows public claims by US President Donald Trump, who has ...

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed that recommendations on the use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy remain unchanged, stressing that the medicine should continue to be ...

US President Donald Trump wants to curb rising autism diagnoses, and has turned his sights on a popular over-the-counter (OTC) painkiller—Tylenol. On 22 September, Trump, alongside US Health and Human ...