(HealthDay)—Beyond its known links to birth defects and other problems, the Zika virus may also trigger cases of epilepsy in infants, warn experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Apr 17, 2017
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A new study has found a link between neurological birth defects in infants commonly found in pregnant women with diabetes and several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. ...
Apr 10, 2017
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E-cigarettes are touted as a safer alternative to tobacco cigarettes, but they could pose alarming risks to children in utero, Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found.
Mar 22, 2017
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A group of researchers has found that three siblings born with cleft lip and palate share a common gene mutation associated with the birth defect.
Mar 21, 2017
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U.S. health officials say men from three Florida counties shouldn't donate sperm because of the risk of spreading Zika.
Mar 13, 2017
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On the heels of a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that Zika has increased the rate of birth defects in the United States, Florida health officials on Thursday reported three more cases ...
Mar 3, 2017
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Pregnant women infected with the Zika virus last year were 20 times more likely to bear children with birth defects than those who gave birth prior to the epidemic, US health officials said Thursday.
Mar 3, 2017
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Children exposed to Zika virus in the womb may face complex health and developmental problems as they grow older, according to discussions at a National Institutes of Health workshop. A summary of the proceedings, authored ...
Feb 20, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Severe birth defects cause about one in every five infant deaths in the United States. Now, new research finds that the odds for one of these tragic events rise if a newborn is covered by Medicaid rather than ...
Jan 26, 2017
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A new Université de Montréal study in the British Medical Journal reveals that antidepressants prescribed to pregnant women could increase the chance of having a baby with birth defects.
Jan 18, 2017
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