The quail is a small, unassuming bird that glides rather than flies and prefers to hide under bushes than to perch on top of ...

More than 40% of the 225 scientists and public health workers at the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) were put on administrative leave earlier this month ...

Legislators and health experts are seeking to combat a common birth defect with one simple ingredient added to staple foods.

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Researchers investigating a widely used medication have uncovered an unexpected cellular process that may interfere with ...

Neural tube defects, such as Spina bifida, are one of the leading congenital disorders (affecting about one in 1,000 live births worldwide) and are associated with the junctional neurulation. Though ...

August 24, 2010 — Exposure to acyclovir or valacyclovir in the first trimester of pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for major birth defects, according to the results of a large, ...

SAN JUAN -- Two of the most commonly used drugs for treating hyperthyroidism were linked to birth defects when used in early pregnancy, though they have differing effects, researchers reported here.

Two of three women of childbearing age in the United States are at heightened risk for birth defects due to at least one environmental or lifestyle factor — but these factors are modifiable, new ...

The VA provides disability compensation for birth defects to the children of women Vietnam veterans, but not to the children ...

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