Sentences with phrase «of birth defect known»

Folic acid is an essential vitamin, however, because adequate levels can prevent a specific type of birth defect known as a neural tube defect.

Even one episode of heavy drinking can lead to the collection of birth defects known as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

In humans, inactivation of the TBX3 gene causes a constellation of birth defects known as Ulnar - Mammary Syndrome.

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Given the latest outbreak of the Zika virus this year, we know that in some cases contraceptives are imperative to reduce incidences of birth defects, like microcephaly.

Warning: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm

WARNING: Consuming this product may expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Also known as vitamin B - 9, this helps reduce the risk of birth defects, spina bifida and anencephaly.

Most low risk babies that are stillborn or die at birth, die as a result of congenital defects incompatible with life or unexplained stillbirths and would die no matter where the birth takes place.

The baby has a known malformation or abnormality that would make a vaginal birth risky, such as some cases of open neural tube defects.

Folic acid is known to reduce risk of neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida.

Monounsatured fats are also a good source of folate, otherwise known as folic acid, which helps protect your baby against birth defects.

It is estimated that 4 to 11 percent of newborns have a birth defect known as being «tongue - tied.»

For example — a woman I know of in my area gave birth to her second child 2 weeks after her husband dropped dead of an undiagnosed heart defect.

In 2005 a virtual brain of the one known skull of Homo floresiensis — the three - foot - tall hominid discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores — provided evidence in the ongoing debate about whether the creature represents a separate species or was a human pygmy with a birth defect.

Although a connection between fever and these birth defects has been known for decades, says coauthor Eric Benner, a neonatologist at Duke University School of Medicine, there has been some debate as to whether the fever itself or an infectious agent behind the fever is the culprit.

It also red flags varieties known to contain high levels of mercury, a metal associated with neurological problems and birth defects, as well as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organic compounds that are assumed carcinogens and have also been linked to reproductive problems.

Several studies in Brazil, where up to 75 per cent of clandestine abortions involve misoprostol, suggest the drug causes birth defects such as fused joints, growth retardation and a condition known as Möbius syndrome, which is characterised by paralysis of the face.

Four weeks later, mice that had received the DNA vaccine were exposed to the Brazilian strain of Zika virus known to cause fetal birth defects in mice analogous to those seen following fetal Zika infection in humans.

In humans, Zika virus infection during pregnancy has been linked to a suite of birth defects including a condition known as microcephaly, which leaves babies with shrunken heads and brains (SN: 4/2/16, p. 26).

In humans, Zika virus infection during pregnancy has been linked to a suite of birth defects including a condition known as...

To test the potential of the system as a drug - screening tool, the researchers exposed the differentiating cells to thalidomide, a drug known to cause severe birth defects.

A boy in the Egyptian town of El Senbellawein was born with a rare birth defect known as cyclopia, which is characterized by physical deformities such as a single eye in the middle of the forehead.

Folic acid deficiency in early pregnancy is known to cause birth defects and increase the risk of miscarriages, which can occur most with enzyme - inducing antiepileptic drugs (AED).

Studies in the Orr - Weaver lab have illuminated fundamental aspects of this process, known as the cell cycle, and shed new light on a broad range of diseases caused by breakdowns in cell division, including cancer and certain birth defects.

So prenatal vitamins, which have higher levels of folic acid than regular vitamins, are prescribed for women who are pregnant, and they're also recommended for women who are planning on trying to conceive, since birth defects can occur very early in a pregnancy, before a woman even knows she's pregnant.

«Although we are still learning about the full range of birth defects that can occur when a woman is infected with Zika during pregnancy, we know that it causes brain abnormality, vision problems and other devastating consequences of brain damage that might require lifelong specialized care,» Schuchat added.

«We already know that smoking during pregnancy increases the chances of miscarriage as well as low birth weight, premature birth and birth defects — events that are linked to health problems in children,» Berard said in a university news release.

The State of California notes that five types of phthalates — including one that we found in air freshener products — are «known to cause birth defects or reproductive harm.»

WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Expectant mothers are most at risk because of Zika's known link to birth defects (especially microcephaly, where a baby's head is smaller than normal at birth).

Zika is the first mosquito - borne virus known to cause severe birth defects, most of them brain - related.

It has long been known that some antiseizure drugs can raise the risk of birth defects such as spina bifida (a defect of the spinal cord) and heart malformations.

I don't understand how you can recommend taking cod liver oil during pregnancy when it is known that excessive amounts of vitamin A cause serious birth defects.

This mug is lead - free, which is awesome because most mugs with this saying come with a Prop 65 warning that states «This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.»

According to experts like the National Institutes of Health, synthetic vitamin A supplements are known to cause birth defects.

Pure retinoic acid, a metabolite of vitamin A used to treat adult acne, is well known to cause birth defects.

Most of these chemicals are known toxins which cause cancer, birth defects, damage nerves and the immune system.

Researchers did not weight birth defects according to severity; thus we do not know whether the defects of babies born to mothers taking high doses of vitamin A were serious or minor compared to those of mothers taking lower amounts.

More than two million people have taken Accutane, despite the fact that it is known to cause depression, suicide, inflammatory bowel disease, and 100 percent guarantee of birth defects if taken by a pregnant woman.

Xylene is a known carcinogen and neurotoxin that increases the risk of miscarriages and birth defects.59 The recreational use of alcohol should be avoided at all costs for anyone with xylene toxicity as it impairs the body's ability to detoxify.60 TOLUENE

This will require the state to add it to a published list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

I ordered the brand that's shown in this video recently, but am most confused and apprehensice because of that little note on the back of the packet that says «This product contains heavy metals known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

A study by the Environmental Working Group found a total of 167 chemicals (the average was 91) in the blood and urine of the study's participants, including 76 carcinogens, 94 chemicals known to be toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 79 that can cause birth defects or abnormal fetal development.

100 grams of beet root provides 27 % of the RDA for folic acid known to prevent various birth defects in babies.

We now know that vitamin A is vital for mineral and protein metabolism, the prevention of birth defects, the optimum development of infants and children, protection against infection, the production of stress and sex hormones, thyroid function, and healthy eyes, skin and bones.

I have just read here http://www.expressionoftruth.com/2013/05/nine-foods-you-should-never-eat-again.html?spref=fb that «Besides the fact that nearly all non-organic soy ingredients are of GM origin, most soy additives are processed using a toxic chemical known as hexane, which is linked to causing birth defects, reproductive problems, and cancer.

California prop. 65 WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Most of us know folic acid can help prevent certain birth defects.

European medical studies also demonstrate that Ellagic Acid is known to lower the incidence of birth defects, promote wound healing, reduce heart disease, and may reduce or reverse chemically induced liver fibrosis.

[1] They asked the mothers of more than 15,000 infants with birth defects whether they had taken certain drugs, known by researchers to inhibit folate activity, during their pregnancies.