World Birth Defect Day was observed Sunday, as the CDC and other agencies seek additional means of preventing birth malformations.…
A Depakote lawsuit has ended in a $15 million verdict for a mother and son who blame the boy’s split spine on the epilepsy drug’s side effects.…
Treating birth defects costs the U.S. healthcare system as much as $23 billion every year, and accounts for one out of every $20 dollars spent on hospitalizations, according to a CDC study.…
A Depakote trial ended during jury deliberations when the parents of a child born with spina bifida reached an undisclosed settlement with drug manufacturers.…
A jury has awarded $15 million to a 12-year-old who was born with birth defects after her mother used Depakote during pregnancy.…
The CDC warns that a quarter to a third of reproductive-age women in the U.S. use painkillers, putting themselves at an increased risk of having a child with birth defects.…
A new report indicates that neural tube birth defect rates have declined as more pregnant women have been prescribed folic acid supplements.…
The FDA says scientific evidence is too thin to make sweeping recommendations regarding the use of painkillers during pregnancy.…
Investigators say they cannot find a cause for a cluster of birth defects in a part of Washington state. Critics say they did not investigate thoroughly enough.…
This month is National Birth Defects Month and health officials are urging women to take folic acid to prevent malformations.…
