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Genesis Foundation supporting children with Congenital Heart Defects: one
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Each year in India, more than 200,000 children are born with a defect in their hearts. Out of these approximately 70,000 are critical defects meaning that these children need medical intervention within the first year of their life to survive.
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Valproic acid keeps nervous system cells from growing and dividing correct
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): A study reveals how epilepsy and migraine drug causes birth defects. Valproic acid, a drug used to treat epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar disorder can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy.
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World Birth Defects Day: WHO seeks to raise awareness, intensifies measure
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization has defined birth defects as structural or functional anomalies (for example, metabolic disorders) that occur during intrauterine life. They can be identified during pregnancy, at birth and at times, detected only later. Birth d
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Mother's diabetes can cause birth defects: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Maternal diabetes, even when controlled with insulin and blood sugar levels are kept mostly in check, can cause permanent damage to the fetus and birth defects, according to a recent study.
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Study finds mothers' diabetes may lead to birth defects
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): A study has found that maternal diabetes, even when controlled with insulin and blood sugar levels are kept mostly in check, can cause permanent damage to the fetus.
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Commuters are inhaling unacceptably high levels of carcinogens
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study found that average California commuters are likely inhaling chemicals at levels that increase the risk for cancer and birth defects.
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Unacceptably high levels of carcinogens inhaled by commuters
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): The findings of new research suggest that average commuters in California are potentially inhaling chemicals at levels that increase the risk of birth defects and cancer.
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Study assesses cancer diagnosis in children with birth defects
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Children with birth defects are at increased risk of cancer, according to a recent scientific study.
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Study focuses on assessing cancer diagnosis in children with birth defects
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): Scientific studies suggest that children with birth defects are at increased risk of cancer. However, it has not been assessed whether the type of cancer, the age at which they are diagnosed or the extent of cancer spread at the time of diagnosis, is diff
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To Max the pup in Malaysia, with love from vets in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], April 30 (ANI): Max had a rare birth defect, which needed an operation as he battled for life in Malaysia. About 3,000 kms away, a team of doctors in Kerala's Wayanad, carried out a tele-guided surgery (TGS) on Max, saving the life of the two-month old pup.
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Study reflects how stress in pregnant mothers affect babies
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Maternal stress, anxiety, and depression go a step higher if a fetus is found to have congenital heart disease. But this level of anxiety in pregnant mothers can lead to impaired development in key brain regions of the babies before they are born.
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Stress in pregnant mothers can affect babies' hearts, says study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): According to recent research, knowing that your unborn fetus has congenital heart disease can cause pronounced maternal stress, anxiety, and depression that can lead to impaired development in key brain regions of the babies before they are born.
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