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Fiendish Thingy

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1. This is just a meta analysis of other studies

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 11:25 PM

Aug 16

Meta analyses are very unreliable, as they are prone to multiple biases, including the biases of each of the studies individually, which are not evaluated by compilers. The studies selected can be cherry picked for desired conclusions.

Meta analyses are what antivaxxers used to make outrageous claims about vaccines.

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Mount Sinai Study Supports Evidence That Prenatal Acetaminophen Use May Be Linked to Increased Risk of Autism and ADHD [View all] OKIsItJustMe Aug 16 OP

This is just a meta analysis of other studies Fiendish Thingy Aug 16 #1

Yeah, those wackos at Mount Sinai. Am I right? OKIsItJustMe Aug 17 #2

You left out this part: Fiendish Thingy Aug 17 #5

I didn't say that it wasn't a meta analysis. OKIsItJustMe Aug 17 #6

Meta analysis cannot replace a solid, double blind, controlled study Fiendish Thingy Aug 17 #7

Take a moment to read the study rather than guessing about it OKIsItJustMe Aug 17 #8

"it has only been used but one time in a published study" OKIsItJustMe Aug 17 #9

So it wasn't vaccines. mwmisses4289 Aug 17 #3

Waiting for RFK, Jr. to ban: no_hypocrisy Aug 17 #4