...keep focusing on ways to bring the mortality rate down, such as promoting the use of folic acid to reduce congenital birth defects.Clemson president has heart surgeryCLEMSON, S.C. - Clem son University President Jim Barker is recovering from...
...car accident or illness that prevents them from returning to what they once did. Some are adults who were born with a birth defect or learning disability. We have a lot of people who have mental-health issues. We help anyone who has a barrier...
...grant to establish a center to coordinate research on birth defects and disabilities.University spokesman Steven Powell...Potential areas of research include the causes of birth defects and developmental disabilities, blood disorders such...
...In the 1700s and 1800s, people who were not considered "normal" were used as sideshow attractions. People with birth defects were used and made fun of simply for being different. Now, that's considered inhumane. Change came about because someone...
...Cradle Care will be held in conjunction with National Birth Defects Month from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday.The event...Center, 1833 Broad St., for information on pregnancy, birth defects and infant care.One in eight babies is born prematurely...
...concerns about two safety issues that plagued the diet pill Qnexa the first time around: potential heart problems and birth defects in women who become pregnant while taking the drug.Consumer prices see modest climbWASHINGTON - Consumer prices rose...
...teammate of Tiger Woods at Stanford who had to sue the PGA Tour for the right to use a golf cart. Martin suffers from a birth defect in his right leg known as Klippel Trenaunay Weber syndrome, a circulatory disorder that leaves the threat of losing...
...fanboys. Yeah, you guys, the ones who flooded my inbox with e-mails after I trashed Zack Snyder's 300 , wishing birth defects on my unborn children and suggesting that my husband isn't -- ahem -- keeping me satisfied. Yes, I've read...
...children with mitochondrial disorders do not have autism, said Edwin Trevathan, director of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the CDC. And while a physician would have to weigh the risks and benefits of immunizing...
...Safety and environmental justice issues demand no less. Janette Sherman, M.D., Alexandria Va. (Editor's note: The writer is a retired physician specializing in chemicals and nuclear radiation that cause cancer and birth defects.)
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