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New study: Fallujah birth defects reach epidemic levels

Fallujah - New research set to be published this week shows birth defects of newborn babies in the Iraqi city of Fallujah have reached epidemic proportions since the city was annihilated six years ago by the US military.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 18 comments

Canadians are not folate deficient according to study

There is good news for pregnant Canadian women, folate deficiency is virtually nonexistent in Canada. Folic acid deficiency is one of the leading causes of neural tube birth defects.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 2 comments

Psychotropic drugs can cause birth defects

Copenhagen - Research in Denmark has produced alarming findings regarding major psychotropic drugs, whose side effects may include birth defects and withdrawals.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 21 comments

Ill Winds Blowing At BP Oil

The start of hurricane season may give BP even more uncertainty in its attempts to cap the Gulf of Mexico oil spill at the Deepwater Horizon rig.

In the Media by Andrew Boggs - 14 comments

Op-Ed: After Years of Use, The Dangers of U.S. Munitions Are Obvious

The use of chemical munitions -- such as Depleted Uranium (DU) and White Phosphorous -- in Fallujah in 2004 by the U.S. military appears to be linked to rising birth defects in Iraq and slowly killing thousands upon thousands of our own troops

In the Media by Bill Lindner - 3 comments

Researchers Prevent Deadly Genetic Disease In Zebrafish

By injecting a customized "genetic patch" into early stage fish embryos, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were able to correct a genetic mutation so the embryos developed normally.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 4 comments

Chinese Birth Defects May Be Caused By Pollution

Could pollution be the cause of birth defects in China? The country is blaming the heavy pollution for damaging children. Some of the world's most polluted cities lie in China so it stands to reason that pollution could be a key factor in this matter.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 4 comments

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'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

Livestock virus prompts UK fears

A disease that causes birth defects and miscarriages in livestock is found on English farms, but farmers warn of "under-reporting".

Diet drug may cause long-term health problems, FDA says

The highly-anticipated weight-loss pill, Qnexa, may cause heart problems and birth defects in pregnant women, U.S. officials say, as the drug goes for FDA approval.

Fresh campaign over epilepsy drug

A woman who claims her children had birth defects because of the epilepsy drug Epilim starts a new campaign after losing funds for her legal battle last year.

'Toxic trio' found in California salon nail polish

Some nail polishes commonly found in California salons and advertised as free of a so-called "toxic trio" of chemicals have high levels of agents linked to birth defects, state chemical regulators said Tuesday.