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.
’Tis the season that brings to mind auld acquaintances, and Roaccutane (isotretinoin), the acne drug, is fully deserving of the biggest Drug of the Month welcome.
The US and Britain are planning to add folic acid to foods to reduce the risk of spina bifida babies. But new research shows this is only half the story, and that women low in B12 could also be mo ...
I have had hepatitis C for 26 years and, recently, have been under great pressure from my hospital doctors to agree to combined inteferon/ribavirin treatment.
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The breast cancer drug tamoxifen may cause birth defects. ...
At the top of its product information sheet, Schering announces that 'alfa interferons, including PEG-Intron, cause or aggravate fatal or life-threatening neuropsychiatric, autoimmune, ischemic and infectious disorders'.
Teflon®, DuPont’s trademarked heat-resistant coating, is now everywhere. On any given morning, you may well encounter it while curling your hair, ironing your clothes, wearing your clothes, cooking your breakfast or sitting on your sofa. All the...
Although it's an established fact that high doses of vitamin A can be toxic, it seems they can also cause defects in the unborn baby. ...