January is National BirthDefect Prevention Monthby
Kiwidefects? While some are caused by unknown factors, many can be prevented. January is National BirthDefect... infections like rubella and chicken pox put your baby at risk for birthdefects if you contract one...
BirthDefect Risk Increased by Mother’s High Fat Dietby
Jennifer Lance
I know what it is like to have a child born with a birthdefect. As a parent, the worry... at Oxford University discovered a link between a maternal fatty diet, genetics, and birthdefects. Emax...
BirthDefects Plague Tiny California Town.....by
Stephen TvedtenBirthDefects Plague Tiny California Town
Fueled by Recent EPA Investigation, Activists Plan Door... their children's birthdefects.
Born with multiple facial deformities and missing part of his brain, Emmanuel...
Vegan diet - birthdefectsby
Plantarian
Vegan diet increases the risk of birthdefects, scientists warn - Telegraph:
Once... with low levels of B12 were 2.5 to three times more likely to have a child with a neural tube defect...
Q: Can Sleep Apnea Cause BirthDefects?by
Dr. Steven P.
Q:
Dear Dr. Park,
I was wondering if you are aware of any link to birthdefects or other issues... reported that women with OSA had a much higher incidence of children with neural tube defects...
CDC: antibiotics linked to birthdefectsby
Marie L.
antibiotics during pregnancy does not raise the risk for most birthdefects, though there are some exceptions... associated with increased risk for about 30 different birthdefects.
However, the study found that two...
B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of BirthDefectsby
Boyd M.
B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of BirthDefects
Women who are vegans and vegetarians most affected... that their children may be born with a serious birthdefect."
Researchers analyzed blood collected during the early...
worried about long lasting pain
I am new to this forum. I have several diagnosis which may all be related to a congenitial birthdefect however no one has been able to connect all the dots. As a result I go to multiple doctors for all my differnet health issues. They include an auto immune disease, osteoporosis, brian malformation...crap
Born with spinal defect-hemi vertebrae-had spinal fusions-stimulator implanted-not helping-now what?
Anyone out their with this same congenital defect? Born with hemi-vertebrae. Have had several diagnostic procedures, that lead to 4 spinal fusions with instrumentation. Spinal cord stimulator implanted in '06. Not taking care of the pain. More of an irritant than anything. Would like the pain pump...crap
Possible Increased Risk of Heart Defects in Children Exposed to PPIs In-Utero
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Medications causing birthdefects are always big (and scary) news. However...) by Magee, et.al. which shows no increased risk of birthdefects when H2 blockers are taken during pregnancy... to Cardiac BirthDefects: Presented at DDW. On the World Wide Web: http...crap
Pegasys / Copegus
I know conception is contraindicated when taking the above regimen, and for six months after completion. My question is, do the odds of birthdefects decrease gradually as those six months pass, or is it pretty much a steady risk? Or is there not really enough data to say? Barbara McGovern, M.D. Pegasys...crap
What is a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) and Can it Cause Stroke
before the child is born. Before birth the infantile circulation must pass through the placenta of the mother... remains quite low.
Closing larger holes surgically (called atrial septal defects) does prevent... of a death from repair of an atrial septal defect in three decades), and the long-term results are superb...crap
pregnancy and treatment
(efavirenz) has been associated with the potential for significant birthdefects, especially development... and to avoid birthdefects due to exposure to medicines during pregnancy (especially in the first trimester).Best,Joe... I am taking stocrin and combivir with no side effects at all, will any of these drugs cause birth...crap
Pregnant +Sustiva
If I get pregnant while taking sustiva, is it absolutly certain the baby will have birthdefects? If you stop sustiva and then get pregant is this a problem. I only see tests from monkeys not humans... regarding Sustiva are based on studies in which birthdefects were observed in baby monkeys whose mothers were given...crap