Birth Defects News Headlines

• Surprising Culprit In The Search For Causes Of Diabetic Birth Defects
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Bhopal gas victims demand treatment of children with birth defects
  The Earth Times - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:44 EST
  
• New genetic causes of facial clefts identified
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:21 EST
  
• Reports tally high cost of birth defects
  MSNBC - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:50 EST
  
• Experimental Prenatal Test Helps Spot Birth Defects
  MedicineNet - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Birth defects big cause of infant death, study finds
  Reuters - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:17 EST
  
• Obese woman unaware of pregnancy until near birth
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:47 EST
  
• Hospitalizations For Birth Defects: Statistics
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Birth Defects Cost Hospitals More Than $2.5B Annually, Study Finds
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Low Birth Weight Possible Reason for Teenage Depression
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:53 EST
  
• Neutrophils Need Glucose-6-Phosphatase-Beta
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Risk Of Birth Complications Varies Between Racial Groups
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Hospitalization For Birth Defects: Heart, Circulatory Problems Account For One-third, US
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Mom's gum disease ups risk of premature birth
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:36 EST
  
• Risk Of Birth Complications Varies Between Racial Groups
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Fertility Treatment Raises Defect Risk
  Washington Post - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:54 EST
  
• NOTCHing Up Heart Development
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• NOTCHing Up Heart Development
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Boy given £6.6m for birth injury
  BBC - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:38 EST
  
• AP/International Herald Tribune Examines Practice Of Mainland Chinese Women Traveling To Hong Kong To Give Birth
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Modern Love: My Triplets Were Inseparable, Whatever the Risks
  New York Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:17 EST
  
• Clues To Why Graves' Disease Attacks The Eyes
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Studies Examine Exercise Effect On Breast Cancer Risk, Racial Disparity In Preterm Birth, Dairy Fat And Fertility Outcomes
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Shedding Light on the Risks of Being a Second Twin
  ABC News - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:55 EST
  
• Study Sheds Light On Risks Of Being A Second Twin
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• 3-D Ultrasound Identifies Women At Risk For Impending Preterm Birth
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Mother of 'dead' baby gives birth
  BBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:45 EST
  
• Pre-pregnancy douching may curb early birth risk
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:37 EST
  
• Low-carb diets lead to birth defects?
  MSNBC - Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:54 EST
  
• Study Uncovers Clues For Why Graves' Disease Attacks The Eyes
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• After Scrutiny, Preemie Lung Treatments Turn Out To Be Safe, Effective
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Pope speaks out against "designer babies"
  Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:08 EST
  
• After Scrutiny, Preemie Lung Treatments Turn Out To Be Safe, Effective
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Low Birth Weight May Predict Depression In Teen Girls
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Birth Weight, Gestation Period May Be Linked To Depression, Chronic Pain
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Vital Signs: Childbirth: Cutting Caffeine Not Found to Affect Birth Weight
  New York Times - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:21 EST
  
• More UK women prefer later pregnancies: official data
  The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:11 EST
  
• Study Sheds Light On Risks Of Being A Second Twin
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Second-born twin at small increased risk
  The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:31 EST
  
• Risk Of Preterm Birth Appears To Vary By Season; Women Who Conceive In Spring Are Most Vulnerable
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Size Of Brain Areas Does Matter -- But Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Survival rates for tiniest babies holding steady
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:43 EST
  
• Fertility therapies raise birth defect risks a bit
  MSNBC - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:22 EST
  
• Liposuctioned Fat Stem Cells To Repair Bodies
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Molecular autopsy detects genetic defects
  The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:50 EST
  
• Nutritional Supplement Given After Birth Improves Learning And Behavior In Rats Exposed To ...
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Birth weight pre-eclampsia 'link'
  BBC - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:53 EST
  
• Health Tip: Side Effects of Birth Control Pills
  MedicineNet - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Liposuctioned Fat Stem Cells To Repair Bodies
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Low birth weight ups risk for pre-eclampsia
  The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:22 EST
  
• Some birth control pills linked to blood clots
  MSNBC - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:25 EST
  
• 3-D Ultrasound Identifies Women At Risk For Impending Preterm Birth
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Women Who Conceive In Spring Are Most Vulnerable To Risk Of Preterm Birth
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Vaccine might protect against birth-defect virus
  Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:52 EST
  
• Plastics In Common Household Items May Cause Fertility Defects
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Genetic Hearing Loss May Be Reversible Without Gene Therapy
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Some newer birth control pills need ban: group
  Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:19 EST
  
• Low Birth Weight And Childhood Abuse Linked To Psychological Problems Later In Life
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Plastics In Common Household Items May Cause Fertility Defects
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Bowel disease linked to pregnancy problems
  Reuters - Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:44 EST
  
• Baby as small as pen when born to go home
  Reuters - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:18 EST
  
• Baby as small as pen when born to go home
  Reuters - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:20 EST
  
• Low birth weight, abuse up depression risk
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:36 EST
  
• Cesarean procedures without reason are health risk, says Canadian study
  The Earth Times - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:16 EST
  
• Marker That Identifies Energy-producing Centers In Nerve Cells Can Help Track Metabolic Changes ...
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• 'Child machine' row in Japan
  BBC - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:48 EST
  
• Mayo Clinic Research Shows Young People Who Died Suddenly And Inexplicably Had Genetic Heart Defects
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Many Young People Who Died Suddenly And Inexplicably Had Genetic Heart Defects, Study Finds
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Fetal Nucleic Acid Technology Offers Potential Alternative To Amniocentesis
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• After first cesarean, risks go up in next pregnancy
  Reuters - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:18 EST
  
• Zimmer Holdings And ISTO Technologies Announce Start Of Neocartilage Clinical Trial
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Low Birth Weight And Childhood Abuse Linked To Psychological Problems Later In Life
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Black moms more likely for premature birth
  The Earth Times - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:50 EST
  
• Mayo Clinic Research Shows 35 Percent Of 49 Young People Who Died Suddenly And Inexplicably Had Genetic Heart Defects
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Breastfed Kids Enjoy Greater Social Mobility Than Bottle-fed Children
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Oldest women to give birth deceived clinic, paper says
  Reuters - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:56 EST
  
• Vaginal Birth Increases Risk Of Hemorrhage In Newborns, Study Finds
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Newborn Brains Grow Vision And Movement Regions First
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• New Test May Better Identify Certain Colorectal Cancer Types
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Vaginal Birth Increases Risk Of Hemorrhage In Newborns
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Newborn Brains Grow Vision And Movement Regions First
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Advisers Nix New Birth Control Rules
  ABC News - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:08 EST
  
• Scientists Reveal Secrets Of Homer's Cyclops To Help People With Holoprosencephaly
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• FDA scrutinizes birth control pills
  MSNBC - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:16 EST
  
• FDA Scrutinizes Birth Control Drugs
  Washington Post - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:32 EST
  
• Repeat preterm birth rates high in black women
  Reuters - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:29 EST
  
• Advisers Nix New Birth Control Rules
  Washington Post - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:14 EST
  
• Spring conception may up risk of preterm birth
  Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:25 EST
  
• Newer contraceptive pills may be deadly
  The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:45 EST
  
• Many doctors stay mum on controversial care: study
  Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:36 EST
  
• African-American Mothers More Likely To Deliver Prematurely, Missouri Study Finds
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Sister has cancer mother's baby
  BBC - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:32 EST
  
• Birth defects costs estimated at $2.5 billion a year
  CNN - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:53 EST
  
• Fertility Treatment Raises Defect Risk
  ABC News - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:39 EST
  
• Many doctors stay mum on controversial care: study
  Reuters - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:05 EST
  
• Many doctors stay mum on controversial care: study
  Reuters - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:05 EST
  
• FDA seeks panel's view on new standards for birth control drugs
  The Earth Times - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:11 EST
  
• Panel: No failure limits on birth control pills
  MSNBC - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:43 EST
  
• March Of Dimes Commits Additional $3M To Prematurity Research
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Rent-a-womb in India fuels surrogate motherhood debate
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:44 EST