SALT LAKE CITY – A multistate study led by researchers at the University of Utah has revealed that the risk for childhood cancer is moderately increased among children and young adolescents with ...
ST. PAUL - Healthy life choices can help prevent birth defects, the Minnesota Health Department says. The department, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and the Minnesota March of Dimes are ...
A new study led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed a potential shift in our basic knowledge of the origins of birth defects, which affect about 3 percent of babies born in the United ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Babies conceived using assisted reproductive technology have higher ...
New testing in maternal hyperoxia — giving extra oxygen to pregnant people — shows that prenatal interventions might yield ...
LOS ANGELES -- Consuming opioid pain relievers such as codeine, oxycodone or hydrocodone just before pregnancy or early in pregnancy increases the risk of certain birth defects, especially congenital ...
Valproic acid, also known as Depakote, may boost the chance of certain defects. June 10, 2010— -- Using the antiseizure medication valproic acid (Depakote) in the first trimester of pregnancy ...
Metformin use by men in the three-month period before they conceived a child was linked to a 40% higher risk of birth defects in the offspring, according to a study published Monday in the journal ...