Zika virus is spreading fast in Puerto Rico, infecting as many as 50 pregnant women per day and raising the risk of birth defects, US health officials said Thursday.
Jul 7, 2016
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New research, published today in The Lancet, reveals that Zika virus has been detected in the brain tissue of a deceased 2-month-old baby in Brazil who was diagnosed with microcephaly, in the brain tissue of two newborns ...
Jun 30, 2016
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Zika virus infection cannot be accurately diagnosed in newborns solely on the basis of microcephaly screening, according to the largest study of its kind to date published in The Lancet. The findings suggest that signs and ...
Jun 30, 2016
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Just when it seemed that missing cases of microcephaly in Colombia were straining the credibility of the Zika virus' connection to the birth defects, the latest report from Colombia includes five new cases of microcephaly ...
Jun 28, 2016
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(HealthDay)—At least 10 pregnant women in the Dallas area have been infected with Zika, Texas officials confirmed Wednesday.
Jun 23, 2016
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The risk of birth defects among twins may be higher among mums who haven't used fertility treatment—which is known to increase the chances of a twin birth—than among those who have used it, finds US research published ...
Jun 20, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Adding folic acid to corn masa flour could help reduce birth defects among Hispanic babies in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Jun 17, 2016
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The World Health Organization said Friday that $122 million (108 million euros) is needed to fund an 18-month anti-Zika battle plan that will focus on women of child-bearing age.
Jun 17, 2016
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In the 1950s, thalidomide (Contergan) was prescribed as a sedative drug to pregnant women, resulting in a great number of infants with serious malformations. Up to now, the reasons for these disastrous birth defects have ...
Jun 17, 2016
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The Zika virus has been linked to birth defects in the fetuses and babies of six women in the United States who were infected while pregnant, US health officials said Thursday.
Jun 17, 2016
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