Tylenol, Autism, And The Glutathione Connection OC Integrative Medicine Could Tylenol be making your child's health worse? Acetaminophen is widely used for pain and fever relief, but research suggests it depletes glutathione, a powerful antioxidant essential for immune function, Early life acetaminophen exposure, glutathione S transferase genes, and development of adolescent asthma in a high risk birth cohort Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Acetaminophen causes neurodevelopmental injury in susceptible babies and children: no valid rationale for controversy