Medications
France's Sanofi faces class action suit over epilepsy drug
An association of French women who took an epilepsy drug during pregnancy said Tuesday they would launch a class action against its maker, Sanofi.
Dec 13, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In Colombia, deformed babies quadrupled amid Zika crisis: CDC
Four times the number of babies born with skull deformities linked to Zika virus were reported in Colombia this year following the outbreak of the mosquito-borne infection, said a US government report Friday.
Dec 9, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Another Miami neighborhood now zika-free
(HealthDay)—The Little River section of Miami is no longer an area where local Zika infection is active, Florida health officials reported Friday.
Dec 3, 2016
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Genetics
Researchers find chemical tag that locks chromosomes together during meiosis
Chromosomes perform an intricate dance inside the nuclei of cells undergoing meiosis (dividing into sperm and eggs). One stumble can lead to infertility, miscarriage, birth defects or tumor formation.
Dec 1, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika and glaucoma linked for first time in new study
A team of researchers in Brazil and at the Yale School of Public Health has published the first report demonstrating that the Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants who were exposed to the virus during gestation.
Nov 30, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Link found between epilepsy drugs and birth defects
A joint study conducted by researchers from the universities of Liverpool and Manchester has found a link between birth defects and certain types of epilepsy medication.
Nov 29, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists develop new mouse model to aid Zika virus research
Researchers have developed a new mouse model that could be used in Zika research to better understand the virus and find new treatments, according to a study published in PLOS Pathogens.
Nov 17, 2016
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Health
Bulk of world's child deaths in just 10 countries: study
Sixty percent of the 5.9 million children under five who died last year were in just 10 countries in Africa and Asia, an evaluation of global infant health revealed Friday.
Nov 10, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are Colombia's missing microcephaly cases linked to a pesticide in Brazil?
Since the appearance of Zika in Colombia more than a year ago, public health officials have awaited a surge in the number of newborns with microcephaly—a surge that has yet to materialize. The current total of 56 cases ...
Nov 4, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bolivia reports first three Zika-linked microcephaly cases
Bolivia has detected its first three cases of microcephaly caused by the Zika virus, local media reported Wednesday, citing health authorities.
Nov 2, 2016
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