Using Tylenol during pregnancy can be associated with an increased risk of autism, Donald Trump says Photo: AP PHOTO

President Donald Trump has linked autism to the use of popular pain medication Tylenol, elevating a claim not backed by scientific evidence to the forefront of US health policy.

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In an extraordinary news conference at the White House, the Republican president delivered medical advice to pregnant women and parents of young children, repeatedly telling them not to use or administer the over-the-counter pain killer.

Trump also suggested leucovorin , a form of folic aci

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