Sentences with phrase «of health defects»

It also strongly supports the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) which certifies freedom from a fast - growing list of health defects.

Imagine a breed virtually free of health defects!

With the advances in DNA testing, you may be able to ascertain whether a non-affected dog is a carrier for a growing list of health defects.

Not exact matches

U.S. health officials on Thursday recommended that pregnant women postpone nonessential travel to 11 Southeast Asian countries because of the risk of Zika virus infection, which has been shown to cause severe birth defects.

«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.

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

Her first son had been born the year before with birth defects and a number of health issues.

Moreover, of those who were concerned about a possible health problem of the fetus, only 8 percent said that a physician had told them that the fetus had a defect or was abnormal.

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.

Abortions should never be the first answer, but they should remain legal for the sake of women, and for the unwanted children who don't deserve to be born with devastating birth defects, or into poverty, ill health, violence and / or resentment.

The other data base used by the Birth Defects Branch is obtained from birth certificates by the National Center of Health Statistics.

In the most comprehensive analysis, conducted in Iowa, the Public Health Services Congenital Anomalies Section (a predecessor of the Birth Defects Branch) compared 1963 birth certificates with hospital records.

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.

These colorful wonders can help protect us again a number of health concerns including heart disease, birth defects and especially colon cancers.

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 waterHealth 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 waterhealth and environmental impacts of traditional cotton growing with farmer suicides, child labour, pesticide poisoning, birth defects, harmful dyes and toxic water ways.

These vitamins and minerals help ensure the baby's and mother's health as well as prevent some types of birth defects.

When my son was born with a congenital heart defect, I also had to let go of a lot of my previous notions for his health, such as vaccinations.

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.

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.

Why Organic Produce Is Better for Us Studies have linked the consumption of pesticides to health issues including cancer, birth defects and nervous system damage, says Sonya Lunder, senior analyst at the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a not - for - profit research organization.

This can be especially risky during the first trimester and can result in a range of health problems, such as miscarriage and birth defects like spina bifida, according to Parents Magazine.

Phthalates, parabens, triclosan and polycyclic musks are all considered to be likely hormone disruptors and have been linked to a variety of health problems ranging from birth defects to diabetes, obesity and breast cancer.»

By educating both the public and health care professionals regarding the risks of exposure to specific medications for mothers and babies, the center aims to reduce the number of birth defects and dangerous exposures in breastfeeding as well as create healthy breastfeeding relationships.

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For example, if you've given birth to a baby who has a neural tube defect, your health care provider might recommend a separate supplement containing a higher dose of folic acid — such as 4 milligrams (4,000 micrograms)-- before and during any subsequent pregnancies.

March of Dimes - Improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

According to the National Institutes of Health, Cytotec should not be used in pregnancy as it «may cause miscarriage, premature labor, or birth defects.»

According to a report in Reuters Health, research from the University of Valencia in Spain, indicates that using nicotine substitutes like nicotine gum, patches, or inhalers during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy appears to increase the risk of birth defects.

Studies in experimental animals have linked high doses of food dyes to health problems, among them organ damage, cancer, birth defects, and allergic reactions.

Supported by a grant from The Danish National Research Foundation, which established the Danish Epidemiology Science Centre that initiated and created the Danish National Birth Cohort; by the Pharmacy Foundation, the Egmont Foundation, the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, the Augustinus Foundation, and the Health Foundation; and by a grant under Ruth L Kirschstein National Research Service Award F32DK070491 from the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health (to JLB).

Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects.

Week of January 8th Recognizes Importance of Dietary Folic Acid Vitamin B Critical in Reducing Neural Tube Defects in Fetal Development Everyone needs folic Acid, an essential B - vitamin, in order to maintain good health, but it's particularly important to woman during their childbearing years, according to Dr. Gayle D. Jones, Director of the Oneida County Health Department in recognizing January 8th - 14th as National Folic Acid Awarenesshealth, but it's particularly important to woman during their childbearing years, according to Dr. Gayle D. Jones, Director of the Oneida County Health Department in recognizing January 8th - 14th as National Folic Acid AwarenessHealth Department in recognizing January 8th - 14th as National Folic Acid Awareness Week.

These findings suggest we can reduce the risk of birth defects that otherwise could lead to serious health complications requiring surgery,» he said.

In another example, Epstein's laboratory at NYU is working with the city's public health department to model potential outbreaks of Zika, a mosquito - borne virus that can lead to catastrophic birth defects.

In a draft of the health impact assessment released in February 2011, the School of Public Health researchers concluded that without pollution control measures, emissions from drilling would likely be high enough to cause disease in Battlement Mesa, including respiratory and neurological problems, birth defects and chealth impact assessment released in February 2011, the School of Public Health researchers concluded that without pollution control measures, emissions from drilling would likely be high enough to cause disease in Battlement Mesa, including respiratory and neurological problems, birth defects and cHealth researchers concluded that without pollution control measures, emissions from drilling would likely be high enough to cause disease in Battlement Mesa, including respiratory and neurological problems, birth defects and cancer.

Yet simple health measures could prevent up to 70 per cent of the birth defects, the report says.

At the Institute of Child Health in London, Roland Levinsky, Christine Kinnon and their colleagues are keen to test an experimental treatment for «bubble babies» — children with a rare immune deficiency caused by a genetic defect.

«If the mother has some sort of defect in her ability to grow, the placenta will limit the amount of nutrients it allocates to the fetus to try and preserve her health.»

Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and other institutions discovered the mutations in four unrelated families with severe atopic dermatitis and studied the resulting cell - signaling defects that contribute to allergic disease.

These findings call into question the safety of the recent substitution of DiNP for DEHP in soft PVC, particularly since a shorter male AGD has been shown to be related to male genital birth defects in children (such as hypospadias and undescended testis) and impaired reproductive function in adult males (such as decreased fertility, impaired semen quality and lower serum testosterone levels) and the fact that human levels of DiNP are rapidly increasing globally, says Carl - Gustaf Bornehag, professor in Public Health Sciences at Karlstad University and responsible for the current study.

He was inspired to pursue Zika research after a meeting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in June 2015, where Brazilian scientists described accounts of a rise in birth defects related to a local Zika outbreak.

The babies of women infected early in pregnancy have been born with microcephaly and other birth defects; a recent World Health Organization estimate suggests there have been 1781 brain - damaged babies born in countries recently infected with the virus.

Parents of children with «critical» congenital heart defects — which require at least one cardiac surgery — are at high risk for mental health problems, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression, according to research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association.

On February 1, 2016, a World Health Organization (WHO) emergency committee declared clusters of birth defects suspected of being linked to an epidemic of Zika virus in the Americas as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

Since 2016, when Zika was declared by the World Health Organization as a public health emergency of international concern, the virus has become established in more than 80 countries, infected millions of people, and left many babies with birth defects (collectively called congenital Zika syndHealth Organization as a public health emergency of international concern, the virus has become established in more than 80 countries, infected millions of people, and left many babies with birth defects (collectively called congenital Zika syndhealth emergency of international concern, the virus has become established in more than 80 countries, infected millions of people, and left many babies with birth defects (collectively called congenital Zika syndrome).

Some of the severe manifestations and complications associated with Zika disease include fetal loss, microcephaly and other birth defects, and the potential for delayed mental and physical effects among infected babies born in apparent good health.

Led by environmental health physician David O. Carpenter of the University at Albany (SUNY), scientists examined more than 700 farmed and wild salmon from North America, South America, and Europe, looking for 14 organochlorines thought to cause cancer and birth defects.

A research team led by Jeanne Mager Stellman of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University reported in April that the herbicides used to defoliate battle zones contained two to four times the previously reported levels of dioxin, a poison linked to a high incidence of prostate cancer, diabetes, birth defects, and other ailments among American veterans, the Vietnamese, and their descendants.

The researchers, however, were unable to include data on maternal health, prenatal care, genetics and a host of other factors that have been shown to increase the risk of birth defects because that information was not publicly available.

The health implications of hydraulic fracking for natural gas remain understudied, however, some findings point to birth defects and low birth - weight babies