Remember the tempest in a teacup that leapt onto our screens when President Trump used the bully pulpit to pretend he knows anything about pregnancy and pain-killers? Well, here’s the other end of the controversy:<\/p>\n
They found that orders for Tylenol \u2013 also known by the generic names acetaminophen and paracetamol \u2013 were 10% lower than predicted for pregnant emergency department patients aged 15 to 44. And outpatient prescriptions of leucovorin for children aged 5 to 17 were 71% higher than expected during the same study period, late September to early December.<\/p>\n
Researchers observed no similar shifts in comparable medications, suggesting the changes were directly tied to the briefing. [AP<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
While there are certainly caveats, in the end it’s one of those incidents in which you have to ask if these people really deserve the label ‘thinking creatures.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Remember the tempest in a teacup that leapt onto our screens when President Trump used the bully pulpit to pretend he knows anything about pregnancy and pain-killers? Well, here’s the other end of the controversy: They found that orders for Tylenol \u2013 also known by the generic names acetaminophen and \u2026 Continue reading