birth defects
Video: South Sudan buries reports on oil pollution, birth defects
World
February 13, 2020
Video: South Sudan buries reports on oil pollution, birth defects
PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open…
Epilepsy drug behind up to 4,100 ‘severe birth defects’ in France
Health & Fitness
April 20, 2017
Epilepsy drug behind up to 4,100 ‘severe birth defects’ in France
The epilepsy medication valproate is responsible for "severe malformations" in 2,15
First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City
Health & Fitness
July 25, 2016
First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City
New York City has reported its first case of a baby born with the birth defect microcephaly related to exposure…
Can scientists prove Zika virus is causing birth defects?
Health & Fitness
February 22, 2016
Can scientists prove Zika virus is causing birth defects?
Scientists suspect an outbreak of the Zika virus is behind a surge in a rare birth defect in Brazil. But…
Back to its roots: how Zika may threaten Africa
Health & Fitness
February 15, 2016
Back to its roots: how Zika may threaten Africa
Florzinha Amado is eight months pregnant and trying to stay calm about whether the Zika virus infection she contracted at…
More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government
Health & Fitness
February 14, 2016
More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government
More than 5,000 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on…
Pregnant women told to avoid countries with Zika outbreaks
Health & Fitness
January 18, 2016
Pregnant women told to avoid countries with Zika outbreaks
Pregnant women should avoid traveling to Latin America and Caribbean countries that have outbreaks of a tropical illness linked to…