Birth defect

He is a reformed alcoholic, a failed former baseball prospect, and a failed husband (twice). All those things are very much a part of who Clint Hurdle is today, but they are not why a large and loving family is worried about him.

Marshfield Clinic genetic counselor honored (Marshfield News Herald)
The birth of a perfectly formed healthy baby is never a guarantee....

Does life as one knows it have to end when a woman becomes pregnant? With one in 33 babies born with a birth defect in the U.S., paranoia is understandable.

Farmer mulls amputation to fix calf with six legs (EARTHtimes.org)
Hebertsfelden, Germany - After the birth of a calf with six legs, a farmer in Germany is mulling whether to pay a vet to amputate the two extra limbs, which hang uselessly from the animal's rump. Veterinarian Anton Santner said Wednesday the beast in... ...

The problem blamed in the death of a Chicago marathoner is rarely dangerous and people who have it shouldn't stop exercising, heart experts said. "People are not dying in the streets because they have mitral valve prolapse," said Dr. Phillip Watkins a cardiologist with a Birmingham, Ala., center that specializes in treating the problem. The condition is a birth defect that affects 2 to 5 ...

Genetic, not environmental factors, may be behind severe heart defect (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): American researchers have found that Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), a...

On October 14, 1993 President Clinton Proclaimed October as National Down Syndrome Awareness Month in efforts to promote and educate the public to this genetic birth defect that affects 4000 babies a year. ...

Reasons for Not Getting Pregnant
It is a well known fact that woman after the age of 35 have a harder time getting pregnant and is at a higher risk for having a child with a birth defect. Times don't get really difficult until after age 40. Pregnancy is still possible, ......

CINCINNATI - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), a severe cardiovascular malformation that is difficult to treat and often lethal, is caused primarily by genetic factors, according to a new study by researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Severe Heart Defect Likely Caused By Genetic Factors (Science Daily)
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a severe cardiovascular malformation that is difficult to treat and often lethal, is caused primarily by genetic factors, according to a new study. Families having children with HLHS carry a significant recurrence risk of HLHS or related heart defects....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated in 2006 that congenital rubella syndrome has been eradicated in the United States. CRS is a birth defect, caused by the rubella virus, which can lead to deafness and blindness. The MMR vaccine is recommended to protect against measles, mumps and rubella.

Double celebration for in heart twin (The News and Star)
THIS time last week Wigton twin Helen Marney had just returned home following complex surgery to repair a life-threatening hole in her heart. Although she was born with a heart murmur, doctors did not discover th...

A study of nearly 500,000 by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in the September 18, 2007, Annals of Internal Medicine, found that nearly 50% of women taking a prescription drug that could cause birth defects did not receive warnings to avoid pregnancy.

Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were......

Coherex Medical, Inc., a privately held medical device company, today announced it will soon begin

Personal story is motivation for American Heart Association Start! Heart Walk 2007 (MLive.com)
"Since Liberty was our first child, we knew she was napping a lot, but we didn't know what normal was," said Melodie Malone of Jenison. Her parents really noticed her fatigue on a camping trip where Liberty would be playing hard then need to nap....

FRIDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- American women of childbearing age commonly take prescription drugs that can cause birth defects, but only about half are receiving contraceptive counseling from their doctors or other health care providers, a new study finds.

Motorcycle ride will raise funds for rare illness (Newsday)
On the night Jake Zane was born four years ago, he appeared to his new parents to be a perfectly healthy baby. The next day, however, doctors at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset started finding things that weren't quite right. ...

As in: if you're planning on being pregnant, watch those medications you're on, as they could cause birth defects. One would think that communication between a doctor and patient who is pregnant would be the top priority. ...

Women aren't warned of birth-defect risk
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Doctors aren't doing a very good job of warning young women to avoid getting pregnant when they are taking prescription drugs that can cause birth defects, a new study suggests....