Rare birth defects tied to mom's painkiller use

2011-12-13T15:30:21Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who take over-the-counter painkillers during early pregnancy have a slightly higher risk of having babies with certain rare birth defects, according to a new study.

For instance, babies were three times as likely to be born with no eyes, or with abnormally small eyeballs that often cause blindness, if their mothers had taken aspirin or naproxen (sold as

No extra birth defect risk after cancer treatment: study

2011-12-12T18:31:02Z

(Reuters) - The radiation and chemotherapy given to young cancer patients don't seem to increase the risk that their own children will have birth defects years later, a U.S. and Canadian study said.

Researchers, whose findings were published in the Journal of Clinical...

No extra birth defect risk after cancer treatment

2011-12-12T18:30:21Z

(Reuters) - The radiation and chemotherapy given to young cancer patients don't seem to increase the risk that their own children will have birth defects years later, a U.S. and Canadian study said.

Researchers, whose findings were published in the Journal of Clinical...

Burning coal indoors linked to birth defects

2011-07-04T14:00:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents who inhale coal smoke at home may put their babies at increased risk of birth defects, Chinese researchers say.

Zhiwen Li and colleagues at the Peking University Health Science Center in Beijing found that t...

Strong painkillers may be linked to birth defects

2011-03-04T15:30:53Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who take opioid painkillers such as codeine and oxycodone early in their pregnancy may be more likely to have a baby with a birth defect, according to a new study.

The link was only seen for some kinds of birth defects, however, and the overall risk remains small.

About 3 percent of babies born in the U.S. have a malformation, including cl...

FDA says migraine drug ups risk for birth defects

2011-03-04T08:00:11Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A headache medication for migraines increases the risk for birth defects in babies born to pregnant mothers taking the medication, U.S. health officials said on Friday.

The Food and Drug Administration said new data shows the drug, sold generically and as J...

Colorado pharmacy mistake puts woman's pregnancy at risk

2011-02-08T18:30:08Z

DENVER (Reuters) - A Safeway Inc. pharmacist mistakenly sold a pregnant Colorado woman a powerful anti-cancer drug that may cause birth defects or miscarriages, the grocery chain said on Tuesday.

Mareena Silva was six weeks pregnant when she went to a Safeway phar...

Likely no tie between male birth defect, chemical

2011-01-10T09:30:31Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's no link between pregnant women drinking water with a chemical linked to disinfectants and the rate of a particular male birth defect, says a study in today's issue of the journal Pediatrics.

The birth defect is hypospadias, where the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis instead of at the tip. It affects roughly one in 200 newborn boys. T...

EPA fines West's largest toxic waste dump $300,000

2010-11-30T13:30:31Z

EPA fines West's largest toxic dump for improper disposal of cancer-causing chemicals

A vast toxic waste dump at the center of a birth defects controversy in Central California has been fined more than $300,000 for allowing cancer-causing chemicals to leach into the soil, the U.S. Environmental P...

Identifying Cleft Palate Before Birth of Little Help to Parents

2010-11-29T14:42:24Z

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Identifying Cleft Palate Before Birth of Little Help to Parents

2010-11-29T14:35:14Z

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CORRECTION

2010-11-29T14:59:27Z

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Acid-Reducing Drugs May Not Be Risky in Pregnancy

2010-11-29T15:01:53Z

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U.S. death rate from congenital heart defects continues to decline

2010-11-29T14:35:13Z

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Clubfoot - Real Hope for Babies Born with Clubfeet

2010-11-29T14:53:41Z

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Deaths From Heart Birth Defects Decline

2010-11-29T15:01:52Z

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Calif: No common cause for birth defects near dump

2010-11-22T12:52:07Z

State probe finds no common cause for birth defects near West's largest toxic waste dump

California health officials said Monday they found no common cause for birth defects plaguing infants in an impoverished San Joaquin Valley farm town where residents are battling plans to expand the state's largest hazardous-waste landfill.

Deaths From Congenital Heart Defects on the Decline

2010-11-29T14:35:11Z

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Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome

2010-11-30T13:49:30Z

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Spina Bifida

2010-11-30T13:49:09Z

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Proteus Syndrome

2010-11-30T13:48:47Z

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Hemimelia

2010-11-30T13:48:17Z

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How to correct clubfoot with the Ponseti method

2010-11-29T14:36:12Z

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Heart defects in children

2010-11-29T15:49:21Z

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Polydactyl Cats

2010-11-30T13:27:14Z

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America's obsession with youth explored

2010-11-29T15:52:19Z

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How Moebius syndrome affects the facial nerves

2010-11-29T15:49:16Z

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Pictorial essay Distal colostography

2010-11-29T14:56:01Z

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MRI in congenital duplication of urethra

2010-11-29T14:55:59Z

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Absent pulmonary valve syndrome with tetralogy of Fallot and associated dextrocardia detected at an early gestational age of 26 weeks

2010-11-29T14:55:58Z

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Prenatal diagnosis of fetal syndromes

2010-11-29T14:55:58Z

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Case report Sirenomeliaearly second trimester antenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis

2010-11-29T14:55:56Z

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The most common types of congenital heart defect and how they can be corrected

2010-11-29T15:15:34Z

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The health benefits of beetroot

2010-11-29T15:20:19Z

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Causes of Progeria

2010-11-29T15:16:11Z

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How to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome

2010-11-29T15:17:32Z

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What is Russell-Silver Syndrome?

2010-11-29T15:16:06Z

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What is holoprosencephaly?

2010-11-29T15:15:07Z

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Strange growth disorders in humans

2010-11-29T15:16:20Z

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What is Treacher Collins Syndrome?

2010-11-29T15:19:16Z

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Conditions of the spine: Facts on sacral agenesis

2010-11-29T15:16:08Z

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Side effects of phenylalanine

2010-11-29T15:17:42Z

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How do cleft lip and cleft palate occur?

2010-11-29T15:17:47Z

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Step by step explanations of the best mnemonic for cyanotic congenital heart defects

2010-11-29T15:15:36Z

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Correcting a cleft lip

2010-11-29T15:18:54Z

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What is an undescended testicle?

2010-11-29T15:21:35Z

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Side effects of Lamotrigine

2010-11-29T15:20:57Z

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What are the five types of spondylolisthesis

2010-11-29T15:16:13Z

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Toxic Town

2010-03-28T00:50:37Z

Daria Hernandez holds her twenty-month-old son, Ivan at her home Wednesday February, 3, 2010 in Kettleman City, Calif. Ivan has suffered through two surgeries to repair a cleft palate and his mother believes it is a birth defect because they live three miles downwind from the biggest hazardous waste landfill west of the

Iraqi Doctors See A Huge Growth In Children Born With Deformities

2010-03-29T22:59:23Z

FALLUJA, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 12: Mariam Yasir, age 6 years old, who suffers from a birth defect is held by her mother on November 12, 2009 in the city of Falluja west of Baghdad, Iraq. Birth defects have soared in Fallujah, which was the site of two major battles between the

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Rare birth defects tied to mom's painkiller use

No extra birth defect risk after cancer treatment: study

No extra birth defect risk after cancer treatment

Burning coal indoors linked to birth defects

Strong painkillers may be linked to birth defects

FDA says migraine drug ups risk for birth defects

Colorado pharmacy mistake puts woman's pregnancy at risk

Likely no tie between male birth defect, chemical

EPA fines West's largest toxic waste dump $300,000

Identifying Cleft Palate Before Birth of Little Help to Parents

Identifying Cleft Palate Before Birth of Little Help to Parents

CORRECTION

Acid-Reducing Drugs May Not Be Risky in Pregnancy

U.S. death rate from congenital heart defects continues to decline

Clubfoot - Real Hope for Babies Born with Clubfeet

Deaths From Heart Birth Defects Decline

Calif: No common cause for birth defects near dump

Deaths From Congenital Heart Defects on the Decline

Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome

Spina Bifida

Proteus Syndrome

Hemimelia

How to correct clubfoot with the Ponseti method

Heart defects in children

Polydactyl Cats

America's obsession with youth explored

How Moebius syndrome affects the facial nerves

Pictorial essay Distal colostography

MRI in congenital duplication of urethra

Absent pulmonary valve syndrome with tetralogy of Fallot and associated dextrocardia detected at an early gestational age of 26 weeks

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal syndromes

Case report Sirenomeliaearly second trimester antenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis

The most common types of congenital heart defect and how they can be corrected

The health benefits of beetroot

Causes of Progeria

How to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome

What is Russell-Silver Syndrome?

What is holoprosencephaly?

Strange growth disorders in humans

What is Treacher Collins Syndrome?

Conditions of the spine: Facts on sacral agenesis

Side effects of phenylalanine

How do cleft lip and cleft palate occur?

Step by step explanations of the best mnemonic for cyanotic congenital heart defects

Correcting a cleft lip

What is an undescended testicle?

Side effects of Lamotrigine

What are the five types of spondylolisthesis

Toxic Town

Iraqi Doctors See A Huge Growth In Children Born With Deformities