Sentences with phrase «of potential birth defects»

Pregnant women are especially vulnerable to Zika infection because of potential birth defects.

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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.

Roughly a year after Brazilian doctors and researchers first suspected a link between a spate of alarming birth defects and the Zika virus, a cadre of potential vaccines are now headed for testing in humans.

The Zika virus, possibly linked to serious birth defects in Brazil, has the potential to spread within the Americas, including parts of the United States, according to an international team of researchers who track the spread of infectious diseases.

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.

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.

Our Areas of Interest IFATS current scientific areas of interest relate to facilitating the development of treatments for excess body fat, the generation of new fat tissue for reconstruction after cancer or birth - related defects and the use of adipose tissue as a source of mesenchymal stem cells that have the potential to regenerate and repair different body tissues.

Thankfully, one of my girlfriends, Thy N. Le, Pharm.D., pharmacotherapy specialist and program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York and a mother, began the conversation early on with me about which skin care ingredients to avoid due to their potential teratogenic effects (birth defects).

Researchers looked at the potential effects of passive smoking on newborn death, congenital birth defects and miscarriage.

Another coccidial organism, Toxoplasma, is of particular concern to pregnant women because of the potential to cause birth defects in newborns.

There are many other potential causes of cataracts in dogs, such as birth defects, infection, radiation (usually from prolonged radiation therapy for cancer of the head), etc. but discussion of these causes is beyond the scope of this review article.

The FDA has required the maker of Depakote to include a strong black box warning alerting doctors and patients to the potential for life - threatening side effects associated with Depakote use including serious birth defects such as anencephaly (brainless babies) and spina bifida.

The jury ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and found the drug company had «failed to warn the stay - at - home mother of the risks associated with Topamax and potential birth defects.»

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