A new study reported for Yahoo News by AFP finds a suspicious linkage between pregnant women taking acetaminophen and their babies showing up with ADHD. These children's chances of eventually being prescribed Ritalin and similar ADHD drugs was roughly 30% greater than the chances for children whose mothers took no acetamenophen.
Acetaminophen is the active ingredient in Tylenol and similar over-the-counter pain relievers. It is often favored by physicians over aspirin and naproxen sodium. Its action in screwing up newborns is considerably more subtle than thalidomide, although perhaps as serious in its own way.
