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- 2013.05.10: New Report in Washington State Finds That Multiple Toys and Common Products Contain Toxins Harmful to Children
- 2013.05.08: After 40 Years, FDA Prepares to Issue Review On Safety of Antibacterial Ingredient Triclosan
- 2013.05.06: New Study: Increased Exposure to BPA and Phthalates May Cause More Birth Defects Among Babies in India
- 2013.04.26: California Judge Issues an Injunction to Stop BPA From Being Placed On a State List of Reproductive Toxicants
- 2013.04.24: New Study Highlights Environmental Threat Posed By Mountaintop Removal Mining
- 2013.04.22: New Report Finds That Infant Mortality Rate in the United States Is Declining For the First Time in Years
- 2013.04.19: Officials in Wichita, Kansas Try to Encourage Residents to Take Actions That Are Less Polluting
- 2013.04.17: California's Governor Advises Chinese On Ways to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution
- 2013.04.15: Teenage Girl With Spina Bifida Follows Her Passion of Raising Bulls for Rodeo Riding
- 2013.04.12: Environmental Groups Aim to Convince Major Retailers to Phase Harmful Chemicals Out of Their Products
- 2013.04.10: United Nations World Health Organization Claims That Air Pollution Is Far More Damaging to Human Health Than Previously Thought
- 2013.04.08: FDA Approves For Use a Morning Sickness Drug Pulled 30 Years Ago Due to Claims of Birth Defects
- 2013.04.05: Environmental Groups Prepare to Sue Coal Companies and Rail Company in Washington For Coal Contamination
- 2013.04.03: Worldwide Movement Seeks to Phase Out Use of Mercury-Filled Amalgam for Dental Filings
- 2013.04.01: New Study Finds That Women Exposed to Traffic-Related Smog Early in Pregnancy More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
- 2013.03.29: Across the Nation, Law Enforcement Is Cracking Down on Physicians Who Illegally Prescribe Painkillers
- 2013.03.27: NYU Researchers Seek Toenails From New Jersey Residents to Determine Spread of Chromium Leak
- 2013.03.25: North Carolina Environmental Department Sues Progress Energy to Stop Water Contamination From Coal Ash Ponds
- 2013.03.22: New Study Finds That Antipsychotics Have Significant Side Effects and Little Benefit
- 2013.03.20: Environmental Groups Sue West Virginia Companies Over Pollution From Mountaintop Removal Mining
- 2013.03.18: Obama Administration Signals That It May Delay Implementing Greenhouse Gas Rules For New Power Plants
- 2013.03.15: New Study Finds Slightly Higher Risk of Premature Birth For Pregnant Women Who Take Antidepressants
- 2013.03.13: Writers Offer Tips For How to Avoid Health Hazards in Cleaning Products
- 2013.03.11: New French Study Finds That Women Who Take Certain HIV Drugs Are More Likely to Have Children With Birth Defects
- 2013.03.08: Surrogate Mother Defies Would-Be Parents' Wishes and Flees the State to Avoid Abortion
- 2013.03.06: South Carolina Legislator Introduces State Bill That Would Screen All Newborns For Heart Defects
- 2013.03.04: Mother Strikes Back at Critics Who Blame Pregnant Women For Their Children's Birth Defects
- 2013.02.28: New Study Finds That Toxins Released From Pavement Sealant Pose Risks to Plants and Animals
- 2013.02.25: New U.N. Report Finds That Increase in Cancer, Birth Defects May Be Linked to Rise in BPA, Phthalates
- 2013.02.25: New Study Finds That Number of Drug Overdose Deaths Has Risen 11 Straight Years, Fueled Largely By Prescription Drug Overdoses
- 2013.02.22: European Union to Consider Partial Ban on Pesticides After Surprising Drop in Bee Population
- 2013.02.20: A New Study Finds That Pregnant Women Who Take Depakote Are More Likely to Have Children With Autism and Developmental Delays
- 2013.02.18: New Reports Find That Antidepressants Are Contaminating Streams in Europe
- 2013.02.15: New EPA Report Finds That in Arizona, Emissions From Mines Increased in 2010 and 2011
- 2013.02.13: Health Officials Express Concerns That "Safer" Electronic Cigarette May Contain Many Hidden Dangers
- 2013.02.11: New Study Finds That Older Mothers, In Vitro Fertilization, Responsible For a Rise in Birth Defects
- 2013.02.08: New Reports Find That Children's Health Risks Have Risen in the Past 30 Years Due to Toxin Exposure
- 2013.02.06: New Study Finds That Certain Antidepressants Are Linked to an Irregular Heartbeat
- 2013.02.04: Officials in Yakima, Washington Find That Rates of Anencephaly Are Higher Than Expected
- 2013.01.30: Super Bowl-Bound Quarterback Raises Awareness of Camp For Children With Heart Defects
- 2013.01.29: New Studies Find That BPA May Be Even More Dangerous to Human Health Than Previously Thought
- 2013.01.28: UK Study Finds That Antidepressants Are Overprescribed
- 2013.01.25: China's "Hazardous" Air Pollution Levels Pose a Threat to Health and a Risk of Birth Defects
- 2013.01.23: Arkansas Institutions Dedicate Themselves to Spreading Awareness About Birth Defects
- 2013.01.21: Patriot Coal Reaches Modified Settlement Agreement to Reduce the Harm of Mountaintop Removal Mining
- 2013.01.18: Kettleman City Poised to Become the New Location for Los Angeles Sewage Disposal
- 2013.01.16: Bottled Water May Contain More Harmful Chemicals Than Tap Water
- 2013.01.14: New Study Finds That Antidepressants May Stimulate New Brain Cells
- 2013.01.11: The Annual List of Nation's Dirtiest Power Plants Reveals Which Plants Emit the Most Toxins
- 2013.01.09: National Birth Defects Prevention Month Aims to Spread Information About Lifestyle Changes That Can Help Avoid Birth Defects
- 2013.01.07: New Swedish Study Finds That SSRIs Are Not Linked to a Higher Risk of Stillborns, Baby Deaths
- 2012.12.28: Residents Near Toxic Waste Sites Fear the Effects of Hurricane Sandy
- 2012.12.26: New Study Provides Information On a More Accurate Test for Diagnosing Birth Defects
- 2012.12.24: Epilepsy Drug "Market" to Increase to $3.7 Billion By 2016
- 2012.12.22: New Study Finds That High Summer Temperatures Could Increase the Risk of Babies Being Born With Congenital Cataracts
- 2012.12.20: New Study Finds That Pregnant Women Exposed to Solvents at Work Have a Higher Risk of Having Children With Birth Defects
- 2012.12.18: Adults Bullied at Work More Likely to Take Antidepressants, Which Could Lead to More Birth Defects
- 2012.12.14: New Study Finds That Physicians Rarely Inform Pregnant Women of Environmental Toxin Dangers
- 2012.12.12: Family of Seven-Year-Old With a Birth Defect the Latest to Sue Manufacturer of Zoloft
- 2012.12.10: New Study Finds That Children Born to Mothers Exposed to High Levels of Traffic Pollution Are More Likely to Develop Autism
- 2012.12.07: EPA Starts Regulating Industrial Laundries With the Goal of Preventing Toxic Emissions
- 2012.12.05: Researchers Are a Step Closer to Determining How the Human Cytomegalovirus Causes Birth Defects
- 2012.12.03: Canadian Supreme Court Certifies Class For First Class-Action Lawsuit Against Paxil Involving Birth Defects
- 2012.11.30: Researchers Find That For Women With Mild to Moderate Depression, Not Taking Antidepressants During Pregnancy May Provide the Best Outcome
- 2012.11.28: Patriot Coal Becomes the First Mining Company to Agree to Phase Out Mountaintop Removal Mining
- 2012.11.26: Brazilian Blowout and Other Salon Treatments Continue to Harm Workers While Facing Little Government Oversight
- 2012.11.23: New Study Locates Two Parts of the Human Genome That Could Be Responsible For Premature Skull Closure
- 2012.11.21: Canadian Environmental Group Issues Report Showing Link Between Toxins in Men's Grooming Products and Health Problems, Including Birth Defects
- 2012.11.19: New Study Finds Connection Between Genome That Causes Birth Defects in Kidneys and Mental Illness
- 2012.11.16: High School Senior With Cerebral Palsy Crowned Homecoming King
- 2012.11.14: New Study Finds That Families Are Exposed to High Levels of Toxins in Their Food
- 2012.11.12: New York Department of Health to Determine Whether Manufacturing Site Toxins Could Be the Source of Local Birth Defects
- 2012.11.09: As Hydraulic Fracturing Activity Increases, Criticism of Its Harmful Effects on Human Health Grows
- 2012.11.07: Researchers to Study Fetal Heart Development in Hope of Finding Treatment For Heart Defects
- 2012.11.05: New Study Provides More Evidence That Certain Antidepressants Increase the Risk of Miscarriage and Birth Defects
- 2012.10.26: New Center For Studying Birth Defects the First to Open in Europe
- 2012.10.24: California City Faces Millions in Fines For Allegedly Failing to Comply With Regulations For Hazardous Waste Dumping
- 2012.10.22: New EPA Data Shows Coal Ash Sites Have Violated Drinking Water Standards in 37 States
- 2012.10.19: New Study Finds That Certain Antidepressants Increase the Risk of a Brain Bleed
- 2012.10.17: New Study Finds Extremely High Levels of Birth Defects in Iraqi City Following the Iraq War
- 2012.10.15: New Study Finds That More Teens Are Abusing Prescription Drugs, Which Could Mean More Babies Born With Birth Defects
- 2012.10.12: New Study Finds That Mothers Who Take Certain Antidepressants May Help Their Newborns With Acquiring Speech
- 2012.10.10: Illinois Environmental Groups Seek Order for Power Plant Company to Clean Up Pollution from Coal Ash Ponds
- 2012.10.08: New Study Finds That Pregnant Mothers Who Eat Organic Are Not Less Likely to Have Sons With Hypospadias
- 2012.10.05: FDA Approves of Plan to Inform Women Who Have Received Organ Transplants of the Higher Risk of Giving Birth to Babies With Birth Defects
- 2012.10.03: New Study Finds That Risk of Birth Defects Has Declined For Babies Conceived Through Assisted-Reproduction Techniques
- 2012.10.01: New Study Finds That Cell Phone Toxins Are Lower Than They Once Were
- 2012.09.29: New Study Provides More Evidence of BPA's Link to Birth Defects
- 2012.09.27: Report Finds That Wealthier Communities Get More EPA Money to Clean Up Toxic Brown Fields Than Poorer Communities
- 2012.09.25: FDA to Study Amount of Arsenic in Soil Where Rice Is Grown
- 2012.09.24: New Study Finds That Drug Linked to Birth Defects Might Help Treat Deadly Lung Cancer
- 2012.09.21: Article Suggests That Indoor Pollution May Cause More Health Problems, Birth Defects Than Outdoor Pollution
- 2012.09.19: Minnesota Pub Provides Pregnancy Tests to Raise Awareness of Alcohol-Related Birth Defects
- 2012.09.17: Brigham Young Students Find a Potential Cause For Birth Defects and Cancer
- 2012.09.14: Manufacturer of Atrazine Reaches a Settlement Agreement in Eight-Year-Old Lawsuit
- 2012.09.12: Family in Popular Reality Show Learns to Adapt to Baby Born With a Birth Defect
- 2012.09.10: Doctor Points to Studies Suggesting That Acupuncture As Effective at Treating Moderate Depression As Antidepressants
- 2012.09.07: Top Ten Most Polluted States Pose a Threat of Greater Birth Defects
- 2012.09.05: German Manufacturer of Pregnancy Drug Linked to Birth Defects Issues First Apology in Fifty Years
- 2012.08.31: Study Finds That Toxins in Certain School Supplies Are at Dangerously High Levels
- 2012.08.29: New Study Finds Pregnant Women Who Receive Standard Flu Shots Are Not More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
- 2012.08.27: Researchers Locate the Gene "Switch" That Accounts for Variations in Birth Defects for Those With DiGeorge Syndrome
- 2012.08.24: United States Embarks On $43 Million Effort to Clean Up Contamination from Agent Orange
- 2012.08.22: Study Finds That Antiepileptic Drugs Are Frequently Prescribed to Treat Bipolar Disorder
- 2012.08.20: Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Remove Harmful Toxins From Products By 2015
- 2012.08.17: European Study Finds That Number of Babies Born With Heart Defects Decreased
- 2012.08.15: Chevron Oil Refinery Fire Sheds Light on History of Health and Safety Violations
- 2012.08.13: California Is Seeking to Pass Its Own Safer Chemicals Act
- 2012.08.10: New Study Finds That Toxins From Mountaintop Mining Affect Water Quality Even Far Downstream
- 2012.08.08: American Heart Association Warns That Babies With Heart Defects Need Earlier Screening For Developmental Disorders
- 2012.08.06: The Safe Chemicals Act Passes Out of Senate Committee, Heads to the Senate Floor
- 2012.07.27: Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Two Decades of Toxic Waste From an Indiana Steel Mill
- 2012.07.25: Light Therapy Treatments May Lessen the Need for Prescription Medicines and Decrease the Risk of Birth Defects
- 2012.07.23: New Study Finds That Women Exposed to Toxic Metals During In Vitra Fertilization Treatment Have Less of a Chance of Pregnancy
- 2012.07.20: Australian Woman Gets Multi-Million Dollar Settlement in Thalidomide Lawsuit
- 2012.07.18: Senator Chuck Schumer Calls for the FDA to Impose Clearer Warning Labels on Prescription Medications
- 2012.07.16: New Studies Find That Parents With Certain Occupations Are More Likely to Have Children With Birth Defects
- 2012.07.13: An Australian Study Focuses On the Link Between Antiepileptic Drugs and an Increase in Falls and Fractures
- 2012.07.11: Scientists Locate Multiple Genes Responsible for Osteoarthritis
- 2012.07.09: A Danish Study Finds That Pregnant Women Who Received the H1N1 Vaccine Were Not More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
- 2012.07.06: Study From Italy Finds That Certain Disinfectants Used to Treat Tap Water Could Cause Birth Defects
- 2012.07.05: Montana Judge Permits Wrongful Birth Suit to Move Forward in Case Where Baby Was Born With Cystic Fibrosis
- 2012.07.02: Stanford Researchers Develop a Blood Test That Can Reveal Fetal Birth Defects
- 2012.06.29: California Governor Issues Directive That Could Lead to Decrease in Flame Retardant Chemicals
- 2012.06.27: Senate Defeats Attempt By "Dirty 30" to Repeal New EPA Regulations
- 2012.06.25: Health Advocacy Group Warns About Dangers of Beauty Salons to Minority Female Workers
- 2012.06.22: The EPA Updates Its Smog Rules After Facing Pressure from Lawsuits
- 2012.06.20: California Health Officials Find That the Rates of Kettleman City Birth Defects Are On the Decline
- 2012.06.18: Study Finds That An Antioxidant Treatment Reduces the Risk of Baby Blindness
- 2012.06.15: "Dirty 30" Senators Trying to Repeal EPA Rules on Toxic Pollutants
- 2012.06.13: Experts Find That the Chemical in Spray Tans May Cause Cancer and Birth Defects
- 2012.06.11: In Britain, More People Reject Plastics Due to Concerns About BPA and Phthalates
- 2012.06.08: FDA Rejects Efforts By Manufacturers of High-Fructose Corn Syrup to Change the Name to Corn Sugar
- 2012.06.06: New Center for Spina Bifida Research Formed With the Purpose of Preventing All Cases of Spina Bifida By 2022
- 2012.06.04: Israeli Supreme Court Rules That Children With Birth Defects Cannot File Wrongful Birth Lawsuits
- 2012.05.25: Study Finds That Race and Socioeconomic Conditions Matter When It Comes to Levels of Flame Retardants in the Bloodstream
- 2012.05.23: Members of Appalachian Communities to Protest Mountaintop Removal Mining
- 2012.05.21: Study Finds That Women With Epilepsy Suffer a Higher Rate of Accidental Pregnancies
- 2012.05.18: Three Studies Add More Evidence of the Link Between Atrazine and Birth Defects
- 2012.05.16: Researchers Find That Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Can Result in Problems Generations Later
- 2012.05.14: New Study Finds That Children With Birth Defects More Likely to Develop Childhood Cancers
- 2012.05.11: Researchers Find That Male Fertility Treatments Are More Likely to Cause Birth Defects
- 2012.05.09: United States Ranks 25th On List of Safe Places For Babies to Be Born
- 2012.05.07: New Study Finds That More Newborns Than Ever Suffer From Narcotics Withdrawal
- 2012.05.04: Premature Birth Puts 15 Million Babies' Lives At Risk Each Year
- 2012.05.02: Study Finds That Gardening Products Contain Dangerous Levels of Toxins
- 2012.05.01: Birth Defects in British Neighborhood Linked to a Banned Chemical Used For Herbicides
- 2012.04.27: Health Professionals State That One of the Best Ways to Reduce Risk of Birth Defects Is For Women to Plan Pregnancies
- 2012.04.25: Researchers Find That Allergies May Protect You From Environmental Toxins
- 2012.04.23: Study Finds That Babies Conceived Through In Vitro Fertilization Are More Likely to Have Birth Defects
- 2012.04.20: Researchers Find a Link Between a Parasite and Severe Birth Defects
- 2012.04.18: EPA Establishes New Air Pollution Limits for Hydraulic Fracturing
- 2012.04.16: Study Finds That Children Exposed to High Levels of High-Fructose Corn Syrup More Likely to Develop Autism
- 2012.04.13: Argentinean Farmers Sue U.S. Tobacco Companies For Promoting Pesticides That Cause Birth Defects
- 2012.04.11: Study Finds That Many Nail Polishes Across California Fail to Advertise Their Chemicals
- 2012.04.09: Study Finds That Obese Women More Likely to Have Children Who Develop Autism
- 2012.04.06: Australian Scientists Find Connection Between Nature and Nurture With Congenital Birth Defects
- 2012.04.05: Maryland State Senate Bans Arsenic-Based Chicken Feed
- 2012.04.04: Researchers Find That Caucasians More Likely to Be Prescribed Antidepressants Than Other Racial Groups
- 2012.03.30: Australian Findings Show That Magnesium Sulfate Therapy Can Cut the Rate of Premature Births By One Third
- 2012.03.28: New Study Finds That Pregnant Women Exposed to Higher Levels of Smog More Likely to Have Children With Anxiety and Depression
- 2012.03.26: Study Finds That Physicians Are Not Doing Enough to Warn Pregnant Women About Environmental Toxins
- 2012.03.23: Widespread Concern That the Keystone XL Pipeline Extension Could Cause Health Problems and Birth Defects
- 2012.03.21: Kansas Poised to Pass a Bill That Would Shield Physicians from Wrongful Birth Lawsuits
- 2012.03.19: FDA Will Soon Announce Whether It Intends to Ban BPA in Food and Beverage Packaging
- 2012.03.16: Environmental Groups Sue the EPA Over Pollution from the Mississippi River Basin
- 2012.03.14: New Study Finds Toxic Levels of Chemicals Hidden in Costume Jewelry
- 2012.03.12: Netherlands Study Finds That Babies of Mothers Who Take Antidepressants Have Slower Head Growth
- 2012.03.09: Contaminants Found On Land Near Orange County, California Office Building That Are Linked to Cancer and Birth Defects
- 2012.03.07: New Group Dedicated to Stopping Mountaintop Mining Visits Washington, D.C.
- 2012.03.05: More People Trying "Green" Cleaning Products In Order to Avoid Hazardous Chemicals That Cause Cancer and Birth Defects
- 2012.02.28: Obama Administration Allows Streamlined Permits for Mountaintop Mining, Despite Evidence of Birth Defects
- 2012.02.24: FDA Advisory Panel Approves of Qnexa for Weight Loss Usage Despite Evidence That It Causes Birth Defects and Other Health Problems
- 2012.02.22: Study Finds That "New Car Smell" May Lead to Higher Risk of Cancer, Birth Defects
- 2012.02.19: Researchers Develop a New Prenatal Blood Test to Help Pinpoint Certain Birth Defects
- 2012.02.16: Study Finds That Babies With Birth Defects Who Are Delivered During Hospital Off Hours Do Not Suffer More Than Babies Born on Weekdays
- 2012.02.14: Louisiana Family Becomes the Latest to Sue Zoloft Over Birth Defects
- 2012.02.12: Research Shows That Pregnant Women Who Undergo Chemotherapy in the Second Trimester Are Not More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
- 2012.02.10: Leaf Blower Exhaust and Dust Clouds Cause Health Problems, Birth Defects
- 2012.02.08: Study Finds That Pregnant Women With Diabetes Are Four Times More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
- 2012.02.06: Researchers Find That Pregnant Women Who Take HIV Medication Are More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
- 2012.02.04: Woman's Testimony About Child With Birth Defects Sways Virginia Senators
- 2012.02.01: Nebraska Senator Introduces Bill Warning About the Health Dangers of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
- 2012.01.27: EPA Provides $21 Million to San Joaquin Valley to Help Clean Up Polluted Air
- 2012.01.25: Pregnant Women Who Use Asthma Medication Not Substantially More Likely to Have a Child Born With Birth Defects
- 2012.01.23: New Study Claims That Even Slight Amounts of Alcohol During Pregnancy Could Result in Birth Defects
- 2012.01.20: Folic Acid Awareness Week Meant to Help More Mothers Understand Benefits of a Good Diet During Early Pregnancy
- 2012.01.18: New Indiana Coal Mine May Not Be Regulated Well Enough to Prevent Health Problems, Birth Defects
- 2012.01.16: Imported Orange Juice Found to Contain Chemical Known for Causing Birth Defects
- 2012.01.13: Doctors in Iraq Claim That U.S. Chemical Weapons Responsible for Birth Defects in Fallujah
- 2012.01.11: Soil Vapors in Upstate New York Believed Responsible for Rise in Birth Defects
- 2012.01.09: Unusual Dry Weather in SF Bay Area Leads to Greater Air Pollution, Health Problems, and Birth Defects
- 2012.01.06: Researchers Uncover Reason Why Women With Diabetes More Likely to Have Children With Birth Defects
- 2012.01.04: New York Teacher Sues Over Toxic Exposure After Learning Baby Suffers From Severe Birth Defect
- 2012.01.02: USDA-Approved Genetically Engineered Crops May Result in More Birth Defects
- 2011.12.30: Report Finds That Two Girls Who Were Born Weighing Less Than a Pound Are Now Thriving
- 2011.12.28: New EPA Mercury Rule Will Curb Pollution, Lower the Rate of Birth Defects
- 2011.12.26: City of Boston Considering An Ordinance That Would Curb Diesel Pollution
- 2011.12.23: 1 in 50 of British Babies Born With Birth Defects, Higher Than Previously Thought
- 2011.12.21: Parents Who Had Childhood Cancer are Not More Likely to Have Children With Birth Defects
- 2011.12.19: New Study Finds That Pregnant Women Who Take Certain Painkillers are Slightly More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
- 2011.12.16: EPA Finds That Hydraulic Fracturing is Responsible for Groundwater Contamination
- 2011.12.14: New EPA Rule Reducing Mercury Emissions Set to Be Finalized Mid-December
- 2011.12.12: Cancer Study Researchers Suggest That Toxin Exposure in Utero Could Be a Cause of Breast Cancer
- 2011.12.09: Families Across the United States to Sue Maker of Zoloft for Not Warning About Birth Defects
- 2011.12.07: Richmond, Virginia Pediatrician Aims to Combat Autism Through Diet
- 2011.12.05: Fresno Attorney Seeks to Help Kettleman City Residents Relocate to a Less Toxic Environment
- 2011.11.28: Study Finds Hidden Chemicals in Common Household Cleansers That Can Cause Birth Defects
- 2011.11.25: Under Pressure, Wisconsin Power Plants Reduce Harmful Emissions That Cause Birth Defects
- 2011.11.23: Americans With Birth Defects from Thalidomide File Suit to Compel FDA to Release Names of Doctors Who Prescribed the Medication
- 2011.11.21: Researchers Develop a Breath Test to Determine the Level of Toxins in Our Environment
- 2011.11.18: Assistant Professor at Tufts Creates Living Tissue in Order to Study Birth Defects
- 2011.11.16: New Jersey Teens Raise Money for Operation Smile to Correct Birth Defects
- 2011.11.14: EPA Releases a List of the Top Ten Mercury Pollution States
- 2011.11.11: U.S. Senate Defeats an Attempt to Delay Implementation of New EPA Rules for Power Plants
- 2011.11.09: Pregnant Women May Soon Be Able to Take a Simple Blood Test to Determine Whether Baby Will Have Birth Defects
- 2011.11.07: Researchers Discover Two Genes Responsible for Causing Heart Defects in People With Down Syndrome
- 2011.11.03: Parents Who Were Never Informed of Birth Defects During Genetic Screening are Turning to Wrongful Birth Lawsuits
- 2011.11.01: People Born With Birth Defects Caused by Thalidomide File Suit Against Its German Manufacturer
- 2011.10.28: New Study Suggests That the FDA is Underestimating the Risks of Contaminated Seafood to Pregnant Women and Children
- 2011.10.26: Hypertension in Pregnant Mothers Linked to a Greater Likelihood for Birth Defects
- 2011.10.24: Researchers Find That Mothers With High Levels of BPA in Their System More Likely to Have Daughters With Behavioral Problems
- 2011.10.21: Obesity Drug Manufacturer Plans to Make Drug Available Only to Women Over 55 Years Old
- 2011.10.19: Citizens Groups in West Virginia Try to Block Permit for Mine That Could Lead to More Birth Defects
- 2011.10.17: Researchers in Norway Find That Toddlers Whose Mothers Took Folic Acid Have Better Speaking Skills
- 2011.10.14: Study Finds That Mice With Certain Genetic Mutations More Likely to Produce Offspring With Birth Defects After Taking Folic Acid
- 2011.10.12: FDA Warns Users of Celexa That Maximum Dosage Could Lead to Health Problems
- 2011.10.10: New Study Finds That Pregnant Women Who Live in Areas With Heavy Traffic More Likely to Give Birth Prematurely
- 2011.10.07: Heavy Metals Used in Tattoo Ink May Be a Source of Birth Defects
- 2011.10.05: Older Fathers More Likely to Pass On Genetic Abnormalities Linked to Lower IQs, Study Shows
- 2011.10.03: Pregnant Women Who Eat a Healthy Diet Are Less Likely to Have Children With Birth Defects
- 2011.10.01: China Reports a Substantial Increase in Birth Defects Over a 15-Year Period
- 2011.09.29: Researchers Discover Brain Pathway That Could Lead to New Treatment for Mental Disorders
- 2011.09.27: House of Representatives Votes to Stop EPA From Implementing Rule That Would Curb Mercury Pollution
- 2011.09.23: March of Dimes Receives $3.3 Million from Macy's to Spread Awareness About Birth Defects
- 2011.09.21: Humanitarians Speaks Out About the Harmful Legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam
- 2011.09.19: Washington Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Admit Scientific Evidence Showing Birth Defects in Anderson v. Akzo Nobel Coatings
- 2011.09.16: Recent Studies Reveal That Older Fathers More Likely to Have Children With Mental Health Disorders
- 2011.09.14: Are Midwives Held to the Same Standard as Physicians When a Birth Goes Wrong?
- 2011.09.12: Could President Obama's Decision to Postpone New Ozone Rules Result in More Birth Defects?
- 2011.09.09: SUNY Researchers Working to Develop a Folate Diagnostic Test for Women
- 2011.09.07: California Toxic Waste Company Agrees to a Large Settlement After Causing Birth Defects in Local Community
- 2011.09.05: Federal Panel Recommends a Congenital Heart Disease Screening Test for Newborns
- 2011.08.26: Cape Cod Residents Protest Electric Company's Use of Herbicide on Nearby Right of Way
- 2011.08.24: Kentucky Camp for Cerebral Palsy Avoids Closure, While Brother Makes His Sister a "FrankenKindle"
- 2011.08.22: Poll Results Show That Voters in Appalachian States are Heavily Opposed to Mountaintop Mining
- 2011.08.19: Families With an Autistic Child Have a One in Five Chance of Having Another Child With Autism
- 2011.08.17: Babies Born With Birth Defects are More Likely to Develop Childhood Brain Tumors
- 2011.08.15: New Study Finds That Pregnant Women in California Have Highest Levels of PBDEs Worldwide
- 2011.08.13: FDA Warns Pregnant Women That Taking Diflucan Could Result in Babies Born with Serious Birth Defects
- 2011.08.11: Massachusetts Mothers Form "Stroller Brigades" to Promote Awareness of Toxic Household Products
- 2011.08.09: Toxic Exposure in the Womb May be Responsible for Certain Adult Diseases
- 2011.08.06: National Cerebral Palsy Week in Australia Seeks to Celebrate Achievement, Promote Awareness
- 2011.08.03: Kentucky Legislator Criticizes Study Linking Mountaintop Mining to Increased Birth Defects
- 2011.08.02: 9-11 Rescue Workers Protest Findings That Show No Link Between Ground Zero Toxins and Cancer
- 2011.07.29: Chemicals Released into Atmosphere by Arctic Ice Melt May Cause More Birth Defects
- 2011.07.27: Danish Study Shows That Fetal Screening Has Led to Reduced Numbers of Babies with Down's Syndrome
- 2011.07.25: California Latinos Sue EPA to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites
- 2011.07.22: Los Angeles Environmental and Public Health Groups Sue EPA to Control Smog
- 2011.07.20: A New Study Finds That Secondhand Smoke Can Cause Birth Defects
- 2011.07.18: Chinese Study Finds Correlation Between Coal Inhalation and Birth Defects
- 2011.07.15: Autism May be Linked to Fetal Exposure to Antidepressants, Other Environmental Factors
- 2011.07.13: New Study Using Mice Finds That Calorie Restriction May Prevent Birth Defects
- 2011.07.11: EPA Issues New Standards for Power Plant Pollution
- 2011.07.08: Review of Study Contradicts Findings That Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer
- 2011.07.06: Study Finds That Pregnant Women Who Take Paxil or Prozac Have a Slightly Higher Risk of Birth Defects
- 2011.07.04: Chemicals in Salons Pose Health Risk to Customers
- 2011.06.24: Japanese Nuclear Disaster Could Be Repeated in the United States
- 2011.06.22: Appalachian Counties with Mountaintop Mining Recorded More Birth Defects
- 2011.06.20: Pregnant Women May Not Need to Take Folic Acid in Pill Form
- 2011.06.17: Study Finds That Roundup Herbicide Causes Birth Defects
- 2011.06.15: Medical Errors Can Lead to Cerebral Palsy, Other Birth Defects
- 2011.06.13: New Study Finds That Larger Doses of Epilepsy Drugs Can Cause Birth Defects
- 2011.06.10: Canadian Researchers Find High Levels of Toxic Metals in Cosmetics
- 2011.06.08: Diagnoses of Children with Developmental Disorders on the Rise
- 2011.06.06: High-Fat Diet Can Result in More Stillborns, Birth Defects
- 2011.06.03: Certain Antibiotics Safe to Take During Pregnancy After All
- 2011.06.02: Obama Administration Aims to Limit Mercury Emissions
- 2011.06.01: Northern Irish Researchers Seeking Cure for Baby Blindness
- 2011.05.27: A Year After Oil Spill, Gulf Coast Residents Reluctant to Eat Seafood
- 2011.05.25: New Research Links Cell Phones to Cancer, Birth Defects
- 2011.05.23: Jessica Alba Urges Congress to Pass the Safe Chemicals Act
- 2011.05.20: Chemicals Pose Risk to Nail Salon Workers
- 2011.05.18: New Epilepsy Drugs May Have Lower Birth Defect Risk
- 2011.05.16: Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Linked to Low IQ in Children
- 2011.05.13: Study Shows BPA Reduced by Eliminating Packaged Foods
- 2011.05.11: Studies Confirm Birth Defect Risks of Topamax
- 2011.05.09: Study Shows Children Conceived in Winter Have Greater Autism Risk
- 2011.05.06: Doctors Call For Increased Regulation of Toxic Chemicals
- 2011.05.04: Valproate, Antiepileptic Drugs Linked to Lower IQ
- 2011.05.02: Crude Oil Chemicals May Increase Risk of Congenital Heart Disease
- 2011.04.29: Radiation, Health Concerns After Nuclear Disaster in Japan
- 2011.04.27: Study Confirms Higher Birth Defect Rate in Corpus Christi
- 2011.04.25: Study Reports Increasing Medication Use Among Pregnant Women
- 2011.04.22: Recent Studies Link Prenatal Pesticide Exposure to Lower IQ
- 2011.04.20: State Officials Investigate Increase in Birth Defects in Southeast Texas
- 2011.04.18: MSNBC Article Discusses Birth Defect Risks, Benefits of Taking Antidepressants
- 2011.04.15: Valproic Acid Linked to Spina Bifida, Other Birth Defects
- 2011.04.14: Maine Bans BPA From Children's Products Due to Health Risks
- 2011.04.13: Dilantin Use Linked to Increased Birth Defect Risk
- 2011.04.08: To Buy Organic? Pesticide Exposure Linked to Birth Defects
- 2011.04.07: Wall Street Journal Highlights Topamax, Opioid Birth Defect Risks
- 2011.04.05: FDA Concerned About Birth Defect Risk of Obesity Drug Qnexa
- 2011.04.03: Radiation From Nuclear Plants Can Increase Risk of Birth Defects
- 2011.04.02: New Report Spotlights Disease and Birth Defect Clusters
- 2011.04.01: Research Finds Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk of Birth Defects
- 2011.03.27: Use of Opioid Painkillers Linked to Serious Birth Defects
- 2011.03.26: Valproate Commonly Prescribed Despite Increased Risk of Birth Defects
- 2011.03.23: New Studies Confirm Topamax May Increase Risk of Birth Defects
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