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Health

Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Increases Autism Risk

Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Increases Autism Risk

Pregnant women taking valproate, a drug used to treat epilepsy, may significantly increase their...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 15:46
Vitamin D Is Good For The Heart

Vitamin D Is Good For The Heart

A new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 14:00
New Study Links Exposure to Hairspray to Genital Birth Defects

New Study Links Exposure to Hairspray to Genital Birth Defects

Pregnant women who are exposed to hairspray are more likely to have a baby with genital birth...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 16:15
Research Shows Possible Health Risks for Children Born through Fertility Treatments

Research Shows Possible Health Risks for Children Born through Fertility Treatments

According to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, birth defects...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 17:15
Fertility Treatments Linked to Birth Defects, CDC Study Says

Fertility Treatments Linked to Birth Defects, CDC Study Says

Women considering fertility treatments should know that there might be a risk of birth defects....
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 17:00
Infertility Treatment Babies Have More Birth Defects

Infertility Treatment Babies Have More Birth Defects

One of the largest studies ever conducted in the U.S. shows that infants conceived from...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 16:00
Assisted Reproductive Technology May Raise Risk For Birth Defects

Assisted Reproductive Technology May Raise Risk For Birth Defects

Babies conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) may be two to four times more likely...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:01
No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women

No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently altered their recommendations for pregnant women with...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 20:25
Update: Panel Calls FDA Ruling On BPA “Inadequate”

Update: Panel Calls FDA Ruling On BPA “Inadequate”

Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 13:13
Smoking Results in Lower Quality of Life As Well

Smoking Results in Lower Quality of Life As Well

Smoking not only shortens life but it also lowers quality of life, according to a Finnish study...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:31
Pediatricians Urge Doubling of Children’s Vitamin D Doses

Pediatricians Urge Doubling of Children’s Vitamin D Doses

Infants, children and adolescents should get double the recommended amount of vitamin D because of...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 14:41
Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Researchers found a safer method to diagnose Down’s syndrome and several other genetic disorders, a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:47
National Children's Health Study Aims to Find Ways to Lower the Cost of Health Care

National Children's Health Study Aims to Find Ways to Lower the Cost of Health Care

The National Children’s Study, the largest nationwide study of the effects of genes and the...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 14:30
The Largest Human Health Study To Be Launched In The United States

The Largest Human Health Study To Be Launched In The United States

The largest human health study ever conducted in the United States is about to be launched. The...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 14:40
The Most Amazing Study Ever Announced by NIH

The Most Amazing Study Ever Announced by NIH

U.S. health officials announced on Friday that the largest study of U.S. children ever performed...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 22:37
Child-Sized Heart Pump Useful Until Transplant

Child-Sized Heart Pump Useful Until Transplant

A miniaturized heart pump was able to help keep eight out of nine critically ill children alive...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:22
Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows

Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows

It appears that people are becoming more aware of the fact the smoking is not healthy according to...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 15:45
FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Say It Poses Health Risks

FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Say It Poses Health Risks

A preliminary report by the FDA declared the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:30
Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court

Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court

The largest US drug-store chain by sales, Walgreen Co., is seeking an emergency injunction to...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 14:45

Palin Promises to Be A Friend, An Advocate of Families with Disabled Kids

In her acceptance speech as the Republican vice presidential nominee, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 14:30

The Baby Bottle Chemical May Be Banned

The National Institutes of Health’s National Toxicology Program released its final report on baby...
» read full story September 06th, 2008 - 16:36
Baby Bottle Chemical Bysphenol A Not So Safe Anymore, Report Says

Baby Bottle Chemical Bysphenol A Not So Safe Anymore, Report Says

Following the release of a report conducted by the Food and Drug Administration showing that the...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 14:30
Study: Arsenic In Drinking Water Could Lead To Diabetes

Study: Arsenic In Drinking Water Could Lead To Diabetes

Who would have thought that even water might lead to type 2 diabetes. It’s not exactly the water,...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 13:29
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Could Result in Birth Defects As Well

Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Could Result in Birth Defects As Well

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that women who develop diabetes before...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 15:08
FDA Approves Depakote to Treat Epileptic Seizures, Migraine…

FDA Approves Depakote to Treat Epileptic Seizures, Migraine…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Depakote...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 13:50
Epilepsy Drug Topamax Could Increase Birth Defect Risk

Epilepsy Drug Topamax Could Increase Birth Defect Risk

British researchers report in the July 22 issue of the journal Neurology that pregnant women who...
» read full story July 22nd, 2008 - 12:30
Preemies Could Face Problems Later in Life As Well

Preemies Could Face Problems Later in Life As Well

Being born before term has long been linked to neurological and cardiovascular defects, even...
» read full story July 17th, 2008 - 15:57
Possible Autism-Related Breakthrough

Possible Autism-Related Breakthrough

The results of a recently completed study say that certain autism cases are caused by gene defects...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 17:13
Middle Eastern Families Shed Light On Autism's Genetics

Middle Eastern Families Shed Light On Autism's Genetics

Harvard researchers looked at the genetic makeup of large Middle Eastern families in search for...
» read full story July 10th, 2008 - 22:28
Vitamin D May Reduce Risk of Death

Vitamin D May Reduce Risk of Death

A new study by Austrian researchers published in the June 23 edition of the Archives of Internal...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 11:06
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Science

Fertility Treatments Increase Birth Defect Risks

Fertility Treatments Increase Birth Defect Risks

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has conducted a study regarding the risk of birth...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 19:08
US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

A genetic research on more than 100 families prone to autism by Harvard researchers shed new light...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 11:58
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Specials

Autism Associated With Wet Weather

Autism Associated With Wet Weather

Children in U.S.’s wettest climates stand more chances to suffer from autism, according to a study...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 14:10
Female Shark Reproduces through Virgin Birth

Female Shark Reproduces through Virgin Birth

Scientists reported on Friday that a female blacktip shark, dubbed “Tidbit”, who resided in a...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 22:46
Genetic Test Could ID Down Syndrome, Safer than Current Tests

Genetic Test Could ID Down Syndrome, Safer than Current Tests

Pregnant women may find out whether their baby is likely to be born with Down syndrome or other...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 15:47
New York Tries to Make People Quit Smoking with Horrifying Images

New York Tries to Make People Quit Smoking with Horrifying Images

Smokers in New York will have to face the truth about the harmful effects of smoking on their...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 17:00
FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks

FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks

A preliminary report by the FDA declared the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 14:04
Flu Shots while Pregnant Cut Risk of Infections for You and Your Baby

Flu Shots while Pregnant Cut Risk of Infections for You and Your Baby

Mothers-to-be should consider getting a flu shot while pregnant in order to protect their newborns...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:40
Baby Bottle Chemical Bisphenol A Once Again under Fire

Baby Bottle Chemical Bisphenol A Once Again under Fire

The Department of Health and Human Services’ National Toxicology Program on Wednesday released a...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 14:31
Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation

Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation

In an attempt to lower the number of people becoming addicted of cigarettes and also that of the...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 15:26
Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Men suffering from Vitamin D deficiency appear to be more predisposed to heart attack, new...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 11:21
FDA: Transplant Drugs CellCept and Myfortic Carry Fetal Risks

FDA: Transplant Drugs CellCept and Myfortic Carry Fetal Risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a statement on Friday warning that certain...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 11:29
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Technology

IBM Held Responsible For Dumping Toxic Wastes

IBM Held Responsible For Dumping Toxic Wastes

Over 90 current and former New York residents filed on Thursday a lawsuit against IBM, claiming...
» read full story January 04th, 2008 - 15:08
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