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09/12/2018 / By Janine Acero

Meds for your head are bad for their heart: ADHD medication during pregnancy linked to birth defects, heart deformities

Pregnant mothers who take medications to treat ADHD during pregnancy expose their babies to an increased risk of developing congenital heart defects, according to a new study. The data collected from more than four million American and Nordic women by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital show that the risk for having babies with heart deformities […]

10/26/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Pharmaceutical use during pregnancy resulting in premature births, birth defects, and massive costs to insurers

The European Medicines Agency will go over the evidence concerning the harmful effects of an epilepsy pill on unborn babies and decide if the warnings are sufficient enough. The drug, sodium valproate, has been connected to nearly 20,000 babies born with disabilities ever since its introduction in the 1970s, reported the DailyMail.co.uk. Also known as […]

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