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FDA Warns Johnson and Johnson of Topamax Side Effects
According to the Food and Drug Administration, Topamax should be closely monitored for increases in depression and potential mood changes that may result in an increase of suicidal thoughts. Topamax is a migraine and anticonvulsant medication linked to an increased risk of birth defects, specifically oral. Oral birth defects include cleft lip and cleft palate and occur in the first trimester of pregnancy when the lip or palate fails to fuse properly during development. A pregnant woman taking Topamax during the first trimester is 20 times likely to risk their child developing an oral birth defect than a woman not taking the medication, says Reuters. The FDA warns pregnant women that they are at risk of having a baby develop the facial anomalies when exposed to dangerous drugs such as Topamax. While Topamax has an FDA-approved seal to treat seizures and migraine headaches, it is being used off-label by doctors…
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Michigan Parents Warned of Co-Sleeping Dangers
According to ABC News, in Saginaw County, Michigan, health officials are trying to warn parents about the potential hazards of ‘co-sleeping,’ or sleeping together with small children. This warning comes following the death of yet another local child. A 13-month-old girl died with sleeping together with her father. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for parents to sleep together with young children. Health officials have always urged against it due to the potential hazards, including injury and unintentional death. Local medical examiner Kanu Virani noted that the girl had passed away on January 18th, 2011 due to compression asphyxia. The girl’s death certificate states that she died while co-sleeping with her father on a sofa. Child birth educator Nancy Butterfield of Covenant Healthcare (and also works together with the Infant Mortality Coalition) notes that approximately 3 or 4 children are killed every year in Saginaw County due to co-sleeping with a…
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