Topic: Birth Defects

Diagnosing bipolar disorder is a notoriously inexact science. The disorder's characteristic combination of symptoms-bouts of depression...
Pregnant Pause, in recognition of International FASD Awareness Day will see a large gathering of men and women dressed up to look 'pregnant' and...
Drinking during pregnancy can result in a child being born with a range of disorders known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The most severe of...
Men in baby blue T-shirts and women in pink shirts took a "pregnant pause" in downtown Regina on Wednesday.. . With balloons tucked under T-shirts...
By Lila Havens, Staff Writer, myOptumHealth Content provided by. . Every year, there are tragic stories about young athletes who died suddenly ...

Surgeon general warns expecting moms not to drink

This year about 40,000 babies nationwide will be born suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome. The disorder can hurt a baby's brain, damage the heart...
Today, the Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The...

Tears to my eyes

New York, NY - An order signed on June 15, 2010 by Justice Sandra Moss, has paved the way for the settlement of of hundreds of Paxil birth defect cases pending against GlaxoSmithKline, GSK. No Paxil birth defect cases have been tried since ...
CHERUBS, a local charity based here in the Triangle for almost 15 years is the world's oldest and largest organization for families affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH).   CDH is a devastating birth defect that occurs when the diaph