Additional side-effects of angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) include:
Chorion villus sampling, that wonder prenatal diagnostic test that supposedly avoided the problems of amniocentesis, could be causing severe limb deformities, particularly when carried out very ea ...
Early amniocentesis the prenatal test for Down's syndrome is so dangerous that Dutch researchers may abandon their trials into the procedure because it is not "ethically justified" to continue. ...
Pregnant women who use margarines and other processed foods that contain trans fatty acids derived from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils may be seriously damaging the development of their children.
Most cough suppressants sold at the pharmacy contain dextromethorphan and now this seemingly benign ingredient has been found to be a possible cause of birth defects. ...
For the few people in any doubt, the risks of smoking carry on into later life and quitting smoking will help you to live longer no matter when you give up. ...
Q Since the concerns about the safety of computer VDUs [video display units] some 10 years ago, has there been more recent research that continues to voice health worries, or have new developments made VDUs less hazardous?
Levels of pesticides found in our bodies are dangerously above those reckoned to be safe and could be responsible for many cancers and the epidemic of infertility. ...
Women who are exposed to organic solvents while they are pregnant have a 13 fold risk of giving birth to a baby with a serious congenital malformation, such as spina bifida. The women who are at g ...
The long hours and the chemicals used in perms and hairsprays may be putting hairdressers at risk of producing small babies.