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BioIVT researchers examine potential link between HIV integrase inhibitor drugs and neural tube defects during pregnancy
19 Aug 2019 04:01 GMT
… an increased risk of neural-tube defects (NTDs). NTDs are birth defects of the brain …
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Epilim: Hundreds of babies exposed to medicine known to cause birth defects
09 Aug 2019 17:57 GMT
… medicine known to cause serious birth defects. Officials are accused of … evidence the medicine could cause birth defects such as spina bifida, … Epilim will have a birth defect and up to 40 … born with spina bifida or neural tube defects if she continued taking …
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Link between DTG antiretroviral medication and birth defects exaggerated – WHO
23 Jul 2019 12:26 GMT
… possible link between DTG and birth defects of the brain and spinal … cases of such so-called neural tube defects, out of 426 women who … , reveal that the risks of neural tube defects are significantly lower than initial …
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Risk of neural tube defects slightly higher for babies of women on HIV therapy containing dolutegravir
23 Jul 2019 02:59 GMT
… New England Journal of Medicine.
Neural tube defects are abnormalities affecting the brain … in 2014 to track birth outcomes, including neural tube defects, among children born to … suggested a potential risk for neural tube defects among infants whose mothers …
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Toddler born with rare birth defect faces lifelong challenges 2 years after risky surgery
22 Jul 2019 09:03 GMT
… born with encephalocele, a neural tube defect that causes part of … Ebrar was born with the neural tube defect encephalocele, which causes part … would not likely survive after birth. But she did. … believes the number of birth defects is slightly lower in …
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Hospital's in utero surgery repairs baby's birth defect
20 Jun 2019 19:39 GMT
… child's spinal birth defect while she was still in … when a fetus' neural tube does not fully close, affecting … lower leg strength. The birth defect occurs in approximately 1,645 … quot;By successfully repairing the defect before birth, we're allowing …
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Cleveland Clinic surgical team performs its first in utero fetal surgery to repair birth defect
19 Jun 2019 13:13 GMT
… to repair a spina bifida birth defect in a nearly 23- … .
Spina bifida is a birth defect that is most often discovered … spine and occurs when the neural tube does not fully close, … "By successfully repairing the defect before birth, we're allowing …
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Sadness, grief but no regrets: Cecilia Anthony explains what it really means to have a late termination
18 Aug 2019 19:27 GMT
… couple their baby had anencephaly, an extreme birth defect where a baby does … case, the foetus had a neural tube defect which meant the brain and … had to have register the birth," she said.
"We …
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UK government to consider fortifying flour with folic acid to combat neural tube defects
13 Jun 2019 17:09 GMT
… has been estimated that 200 birth defects caused by folic acid deficiency … by reducing the incidence of anencephaly and spina bifida.
“This relatively … 46 percent reduction in neural tube defects. In Australia, neural tube defects fell by 14 percent …
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Consultation launched on adding folic acid to flour to cut birth defects
13 Jun 2019 06:44 GMT
… predict that around 200 birth defects a year could be … in life and a birth defect diagnosis is devastating for … by reducing the incidence of anencephaly and spina bifida.
“This … associated with increased risk of neural tube defect-affected pregnancy.
“With so …
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