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Fathers-to-be who smoke could harm their baby
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Fathers-to-be better quit smoking as it does not only harm you but your baby as well. A new research has linked paternal smoking to increased risk of congenital heart defects.
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Antiepileptic drugs could lead to birth defects
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): A group of researchers have found that a common drug for treating epileptic seizures if used by pregnant women can lead to birth defects.
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J-K: Centre for children with birth defects sets up in Udhampur
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr. 04 (ANI): Now, parents, especially of children with birth defects, can breathe a sigh of relief here as an early intervention centre has been set up in Udhampur District Hospital.
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Low carbohydrate intake may lead to increased risk in birth defects
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jan. 25 (ANI): A new study infers effects of low carbohydrate intake on pregnant women. It states that women who are pregnant or are planning to be should avoid diet that reduce or eliminate carbohydrates.
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Air pollution leads to lower IQ, psychiatric problems in children: Study
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): A shocking new study revealed the significant association between air pollution and birth defects.
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How air pollution exposure during early pregnancy can harm babies
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): A new study adds to growing evidence that exposure to air pollution before conception or even during the first month during pregnancy increases the risk of birth defects in children.
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This protein may be new weapon against cancer, birth defects
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): A team of researchers has come up with an artificial protein that may block malignant properties of cancer cells as well as correct certain birth defects.
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Study finds impact of exposure to benzene during pregnancy
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): In a bid to study the health impacts related to living near fracking sites where contaminants, including volatile organic compounds, are released, researchers at the Universite de Montreal Public Health Research Institute studied a group of pregnant women
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Kids with facial birth defects more prone to anxiety, depression
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 29 (ANI): Kids aged 8 to 10 years with facial defects by birth showed highest levels of anxiety, depression and difficulties in peer interactions when compared to youth with craniofacial defects in middle and high schools.
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Exposure to this chemical can put your baby's hormones at risk
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): Attention mothers-to-be! Exposure of dioxin - a highly toxic compound - has been linked to an increase in certain levels of hormones in women and their breastfeeding children that puts them at higher risk of birth defects, cancer and neurodevelopment d
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Antibiotics may up birth defects in newborns
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): Beware would-be-mothers as a study has recently found that certain antibiotics during pregnancy may increase risk of major birth defects in your newborn.
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Common household chemicals lead to birth defects in mice: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): A recent study has found a connection between common household chemicals and birth defects.
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