Posts tagged birth defects

• Residents of NJ town at risk for liver/kidney damage, birth defects from contaminated water wells

  Paul Napoli | May 30, 2012 2:05 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  New Jersey environmental and health officials will hold a meeting next week to discuss homes in Passaic County that have water wells contaminated with a dangerous chemical known to cause liver...

• Prenatal exposure to widely used insecticide linked to brain development defects

  Paul Napoli | May 01, 2012 8:09 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A new study has found that prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos (CPF) insecticide is associated with defects in the development of certain parts of the child’s brain. “Even low to...

• U.S. docs rarely test for parasite that causes miscarriage, premature birth and birth defects

  Paul Napoli | April 22, 2012 12:53 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Scientists have identified the strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite most often associated with miscarry, premature birth and birth defects, but testing of pregnant women in the United States...

• FDA Warns Antifungal Diflucan (fluconazole) Used During Pregnancy Can Cause Birth Defects

  Paul Napoli | August 03, 2011 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  August 3, 2011 Government regulators say women who take high doses of the antifungal medication Diflucan (fluconazole) during the first trimester of pregnancy may be at risk of harming their unborn...

• New Report Says Roundup Pesticide Causes Birth Defects

  Paul Napoli | June 08, 2011 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  June 8, 2011 Researchers say that the ingredient in Roundup®, the World’s best selling weed killer, causes birth defects. In a report critical of European regulators and herbicide...

• FDA: Drug Prescribed for Epilepsy and Migraines Causes Oral Birth Defects

  Paul Napoli | March 06, 2011 3:41 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  March 4, 2011 A drug prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy and prevention of migraines can cause cleft palate and cleft lip birth defects. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced...

• FDA Inquiry Halts Walgreens Sales of “Do It Yourself” Gene Test

  Paul Napoli | May 14, 2010 12:31 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Deerfield, IL based Walgreen Co. has decided not to sell a controversial “gene kit” after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the device needs agency approval. Pathway Genomics,...