Sentences with phrase «of birth defects in»

Zoloft has been associated with an increased risk of birth defects in infants whose mothers took Zoloft during pregnancy.

She also addressed a recent study by professors from West Virginia University that linked increased risk of birth defects in babies living around MTR mining areas.

In a 2011 study, Dr. Melissa Ahern (health economist at Washington State University), Dr. Michael Hendryx, (epidemiologist at West Virginia University) and their colleagues found «significantly higher» rates of birth defects in communities near MTR operations.

When this drug was tested after its debut in 1994, researchers found an increase in the frequency of birth defects in mice, rats and dogs, says Khalsa.

(Dibutyl phthalate and toluene are linked with increasing the risk of birth defects in pregnant women, and formaldehyde is a carcinogen.)

Every other published study on this subject shows this amount of vitamin A to be safe — indeed, one major study of over 25,000 births showed that daily doses of vitamin A up to 40,000 IU cut the risk of birth defects in half.

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika virus a global health threat, based on the suspicion that the virus may be to blame for thousands of birth defects in Brazil in the past year.

Among pregnant women infected with HIV, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) medications early in pregnancy to treat their HIV or to prevent mother - to - child transmission of HIV does not appear to increase the risk of birth defects in their infants, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).

Cases may signal start of anticipated wave of birth defects in country already hit hard by outbreak

Duchesnay works to continuously advance maternal - fetal medicine and scientific knowledge to help women enjoy a healthy and joyful pregnancy, while reducing the risk of birth defects in their babies.

I have such different bones and muscle development because of the birth defects in my hips and feet that I've always shied away from chiropractors for fear that they might make something worse inadvertently.

There is currently no evidence that Zika virus infection poses a risk of birth defects in future pregnancies.

So far, according to health experts, more than 5,000 cases of birth defects in Brazil have been traced back to Zika.

(CDC), the rate of birth defect in the United States is one out of every 33 babies born, or about three percent of all live births in the country.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of birth defect in the United States is one out of every 33 babies born, or about three percent of all live births in the country.

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One of the reasons it's been so troubling is that it's a cause of a serious birth defect called microcephaly, in which the head of babies whose mothers have been infected with Zika during pregnancy are abnormally small.

One reason Zika is troubling is that it is a cause of birth defects, including microcephaly — a condition where the baby's head is abnormally small — in babies whose mothers have had Zika.

Loblaw has followed suit of companies like Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, and P&G, which in 2013 announced the ban of phthalates and triclosan in its beauty and personal care products, in response to decade long pressure from activist groups prompting consumer goods company to stop using chemicals that have been linked to birth defects, cancer, diabetes and infertility.

One reason Zika is troubling is because it is a cause of birth defects, including microcephaly — a condition where the baby's head is abnormally small — in babies whose mothers have had Zika.

The agency said there have been recent variations in the number of cases reported in the region and, while the level of risk is unknown, Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes severe birth defects, including microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities.

The outbreak of Zika, a mosquito - borne disease, was detected last year in Brazil, where it has been linked to more than 1,700 cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems.

The significant increase in the insect - borne diseases was due in part to the outbreak of Zika, the mosquito - borne disease that can cause severe birth defects.

The WHO says there is strong scientific consensus that Zika is a cause of the birth defect microcephaly, or small heads in babies, as well as Guillain - Barre syndrome, a neurological disorder.

Indian children suffering with birth defects compete in a 25 Meters sprint event during a «Special Olympics» held by the survivors of the deadly 1984 Bhopal gas leak in an effort to shame Olympic sponsor Dow Chemical Co. on the eve of the London Games in Bhopal, India, Thursday, July 26, 2012.

In a press conference Tuesday, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thomas Frieden said, «there has never been a mosquito - borne virus that could cause serious birth defects on such a large scale.»

~ 25 % of pregnancies end in spontaneous miscarriage, birth defects, maternal / infant mortality due to birth complications, etc..

«Incest is abuse of children» is a way of saying it could cause genetic abnormalities and birth defects in the child, therefore harming the child's health.

Suffice it to say that I believe the morality of a given abortion decision is subject to the competing interests present in that particular situation (e.g. life of the mother, incest, ra - pe, severe defects, severe economic hardship to already existing siblings, etc, v. abortion as birth control, pure personal convenience, etc).

Impregnated mozzie nets is one thing (anyone done any longitudinal studies on birth defects in the children of people who sleep in a DDT environment as children?)

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.

First we were to approve of killing unborn babies, then babies in process of birth; next came newborns with physical defects, now newborns in perfect health.

People born with birth defects so they can't choose, people who are psychotic or sociopaths and incapable of controlling their minds, people who are born in fundamentalist Muslim areas who never had the opportunity to choose or who would be murdered on the spot if they so «chose», people who God gave too much intelligence too to believe such an inane demand without more evidence, people who die in natural disasters before they were quite willing to convert etc. etc..

But sooner than we might think, the term «quality of life» will be cropping up in popular medical / ethical articles about people who are not dying but who have either been born with severe physical birth defects or have sustained severely debilitating injuries, such as quadraplegia.

If everything in the human «design» has «purpose» then YOU explain why so many of us are myopic, why so many of us have to get braces for our teeth to be straight, why so many of us have to get our wisdom teeth removed because there is not enough room in the jaw to support that many teeth, why there are so many birth defects, why there is an appendix, why men have boobs, etc..

It found that only 39 per cent of the major defects reported in the records were also entered on the birth certificates.

Then yesterday I read an article in a leading Christians news magazine about a plastic surgeon who gave up an income of $ 7 - 9 million here in the States to go help Ethiopians who have facial birth defects.

Collecting accurate data about the spatial and temporal distribution of birth defects is the first step in isolating causes and beginning prevention.

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Thus, only 28 per cent of defects detected at birth and recorded in hospital records were accurately reported on birth certificates, the data source for the National Center for Health Statistics and the Center for Disease Control.

The Texas study, conducted in 1981, traded the level of reporting of only one particular birth defect, spina bifida, Although spina bifida («open spine») is easy to detect, less than half of the birth certificates reported the condition.

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My life before Bhumi was in International Public Health and it was here that I saw first hand the disastrous health and environmental impacts of traditional cotton growing with farmer suicides, child labour, pesticide poisoning, birth defects, harmful dyes and toxic water ways.

Much of the advice for parents regarding smoking, drinking, and drugs is aimed toward mothers and the birth - defect consequence of engaging in these behaviors.

Research does not provide adequate information revealing if the chemicals in paint increase your chance of miscarriage or birth defects.

You're putting them in grave danger, raising their risk of birth defects and potentially causing them to suffer severe chronic illnesses.

I heard this year from the president of the March of Dimes that pre-term birth has surpassed birth defects as the most common cause of infant mortality and morbidity in the western world.

Developmental Specialist The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development reported in 2012 that 1 in every 33 babies are born with some type of birth defect.

Even in atypical births, like both of mine (hemorrhage and congenital heart defect), midwives are -LSB-...]

My scariest Mom moments were the truly terrifying, heart stopping ones like hearing my toddler had a one in a million birth defect that required urgent surgery, or a frantic ambulance ride with my 2 year old in the throes of a horrible asthma attack cutting off his airway.

Health - care workers, engineers, technicians and women in related fields are at higher risk because they are exposed to a variety of chemicals that could cause birth defects, according to researchers at a recent conference in Seattle sponsored by the American Medical Women «s Association.