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Study Finds Chemical was Linked to Birth Defects
A study has been published in Environmental Health that links exposure to tetrachloroethylene to birth defects. The chemical is also known as perchlorethylene (PCE)and is used as a solvent in drinking water occasionally. Less Than Zero ipod Dollman move Mio nome è Nessuno, Il move Rogue film The 4th Tenor dvdrip The study looked at eight towns in the Cape Cod Massachusetts area from 1969 to 1983. The water pipes in that area were coated with a vinyl that contained the PCE. The study found an increased risk of oral clefts and neural tube defects in children. There were 1,658 children born in that span; 61 had congenital anomalies. Galaxy Quest trailer Ann Aschengrau is a study researcher from the Boston University School of Public Health. She said, “The results suggest that the risk of certain congenital anomalies is increased among the offspring of women who were exposed to PCE-contaminated…
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Antidepressants linked to newborn heart defects
The Jazz Singer full movie Cherry Crush trailer Use of certain antidepressants during the first three months of pregnancy may cause a slightly increased risk of giving birth to babies with heart defects. The 4th Tenor video Sweet and Lowdown dvdrip Caved In movie Steel Dawn movie Danish researchers found that septal heart defects, or malformations in the wall separating the right side of the heart from the left, were more common in women taking antidepressants in their first trimester. While some of these heart defects resolve on their own, others require surgery. Wicked Little Things hd The risks were seen in a class of medications known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), such as sertraline (Zoloft and Lustral) and citalopram (Celexa). Women who took more than one SSRI early in their pregnancy had a risk four times higher than those who didn’t. However, this risk is relatively low: 246…
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Babies with small heads at risk of cerebral palsy
Children born with smaller-than-normal head size should be screened for cognitive problems such as cerebral palsy, new guidelines suggest. Special Dead movie Edmond movie This according to new guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society. The report appears in the Sept. 15 issue of Neurology Schindler’s List Arabian Adventure buy Go movie download I Spy buy . Next psp Albino Farm download Bulworth hd Heartbreakers movie Achilles’ Love film National Geographic Explorer full movie The condition is known as microcephaly and affects more than 25,000 newborns in the United States each year. Microcephaly is not a problem by itself but children born with the condition are at greater risk of developmental delays mental retardation and cerebral palsy. According to the report, 40 percent of children with microcephaly also have epilepsy and 20 percent have cerebral palsy. Therefore, these children should be screened aggressively. Wimbledon…
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