Posts tagged birth defects

• End of Summer Blues? Depression, Paxil, and Birth Defect Concerns

  Andrew D'Arcy | September 23, 2011 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsAtlantic City, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Today will officially end summer and mark the first day of fall in 2011. While many welcome the return to routine and cool relief to summer’s blazing temperatures, there are millions of...

• Undisclosed Chemicals in Perfumes Cause Allergies, Asthma, and Other Health Problems

  Mike Ferrara | May 13, 2010 8:18 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  According to a report recently released by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, perfume companies do not list an average of 14 ingredients in their fragrance products, even when these...

• First Paxil/Birth Defect Case Gets Major Win for the Plaintiff

  Mike Ferrara | October 18, 2009 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  This week in Philadelphia, jurors ruled 10-2 that the drug company GlaxoSmithKline behaved negligently in connection with its antidepressant Paxil, which allegedly caused birth defects in...

• Weed Killer in the Drinking Water Causes Birth Defects & Cancer; Use a Filter at Home

  Mike Ferrara | August 24, 2009 9:30 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The weed killer atrazine, sold under numerous brand names including AAtrex, is most often used on corn in farming states, but it is also commonly applied to lawns, gardens, parks and golf courses....