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Bruce Mirken
@Bruce Mirken

Writer and media relations consultant for several organizations, but all ravings here are strictly mine. Known troublemaker, transplanted from California to Hilo, Hawaii. I often post pics of the cute #reptiles who hang out around my house. Escapee from #Xitter. Do NOT patronize Elon Musk's businesses.
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"In the midst of increasing misinformation about acetaminophen (#Tylenol) and its relationship to #autism, many expecting women feel confused about what they should take if they experience a fever. A paper published today found that there’s no causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism or attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder (#ADHD)."
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/tylenol-during-pregnancy-not-linked-autism-adhd-major-review-finds
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Yikes. The irreplaceable Judy Stone reports something important I'd missed: "...what Michael Hoerger, Ph.D., a #Covid mitigation and forecasting expert at Tulane University, describes as 'bluewashing,' with the #CDC downgrading the colors and rankings on its Covid maps. As he noted, 'Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low."' Hoerger continues, 'This time, there was no alert and no explanation. Major changes were confined to COVlD, not Influenza A, and not RSV. The CDC made these questionable changes in the middle of rising transmission across most of the country.'" https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2026/08/27/covid-19-cases-surge-heres-whats-different-this-summer-that-will-help/