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Girl, 6, Struggling After Heart Transplant, Cardiac Arrestwhere she'd been abandoned with a congenital heart condition that rendered the left side fingers. Read about a runner with a congenital heart condition who needed surprise open-heart problems, said Dr. Ralph Mosca, a congenital heart surgeon at NYU Langone Hospital. Sometimes
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Baby's Skull Rebuilt 'Like a Jigsaw Puzzle' to Fix Fused Bonesrecalling the "terrifying" moment she heard her baby needed skull surgery. Ryan was diagnosed with craniosynostosis, a birth defect that causes the bones of his skull to close prematurely. "A baby's head is composed of different bones with spaces in
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Hospital, High School Help Fla. Teen Awaiting Heart Transplant Attend Graduation`transplant for six months at Shands Children's Hospital at the University of Florida at Gainesville. She was born with congenital heart disease, her mother said. While Taylor had several corrective surgeries as a toddler, her condition worsened around
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New Greens to Power Up Your SaladWhole Foods staple. A one-cup serving delivers 80 percent of your daily requirement of folate, which helps prevent certain birth defects and keeps your heart healthy. It also packs 2 grams of filling fiber, 4 milligrams of iron (needed for forming red blood
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Housing Advocates Debate Work Requirements to Ease Affordable Housing Crisishave a community service requirement for able-bodied households of eight hours a week. Washington, 54, was born with a birth defect called Osteo-genesis Imperfector, known as "brittle bones." He has been a resident in a public housing property for
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Toddler Born Without a Windpipe Gets Artificial Tracheatrachea made from her own stem cells. Hannah Warren, 2½, was born with tracheal agenesis, a rare and usually fatal birth defect . She had spent her entire life in a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, unable to breathe
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FDA Approves Morning Sickness Drug Once Feared Unsafewomen filed hundreds of lawsuits claiming the pill caused birth defects . Gilbert Godin, chief executive officer of Duchesnay USA concluded that Bendectin didn't increase the baseline risk for birth defects , which is one in 33 babies, according to the Centers for
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Birth Defects Plague Iraq, But Cause Unknownrise in Iraqi birth defects has left parents research the birth defects and co-authored were born with congenital heart defects , spina caused a rise in birth defects , said department increased number of birth defect reports submitted
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Fabio the Dog Heads to New Orleans for Rehab After Old Owner Cut Off Legsdogs scooting around in specially-designed wheelchairs. "We have everything under the sun in disabilities, ranging from birth defects , trauma, dogs that were hit by cars, shot by guns, run over by vehicles," said Kim Dudek, founder of Dag's House
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Surrogate Mother Flees Halfway Across US to Save Baby From Intended Parentscarrying a baby for another couple took an emotional turn for a Connecticut surrogate whose ultrasound showed a fetus with birth defects . Her life was turned upside-down as she coped with pleas and even a monetary offer from the intended parents to abort while
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No Challenge Too Big for Girl Born Without Eyes or Nosethink: I don't need easy, I just need possible." No one knows why Cassidy was born without eyes and a nose, a rare birth defect that likely occurred during the first two weeks of gestation. "Her heart and brain are normal," said her mother, Susan
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Why You Should Buy Fair Trade Flowers this Valentine's Daycertification program. "The result was very high levels of cancer, particularly cervical cancer in the industry and also lots of birth defects ," Rice said. According to Rice, farms which want their flowers to be certified by his brand must set aside 10 percent
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Folic Acid Before Pregnancy Linked to Lower Autism Risk, Study Finds
Credit: Getty Images Folic acid has been recommended to pregnant women for years, usually as a way to prevent birth defects such as spina bifida . But a new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association found it may
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Congenital Defect And Heart Disease?things that affect the risk. For developing heart disease and we think those are much more important than any history of congenital heart defects or surgery. But we're concerned about the patients that have had multiple surgeries. Because sometimes it's
and we think those are much more important than any history of congenital heart defects or -- surgery. But we're concerned about the patients that have had multiple surgeries. Because sometimes it's a little bit harder -
Preventing Birth Defectscloser look at birth defects and expecting some sort of birth defect . They account child having birth defects it is the first and manageable birth defect . Heart defects a lot of that birth defects Just different
America -- -- diapers -- we Begin with a closer look at birth defects and -- expecting mothers and tribal -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about one in every 33 children is born in the US with some sort of birth defect . They account for 20% of all infant deaths -- that it talk about all of this is -- man -- Delivers many babies is -- more it's doctor thanks so much for being here. I would imagine what -- the most difficult parts of your job is having that discussion with expecting parents. About their child having birth defects it is -- the first thing that we -- -- is. Here's a beating heart. And we can see it's so early. And then I have -- segued into. You know there could be a problem. In the development. Along the way. Do we want to do testing do you want to know what happens it happens and the numbers you -- by the real numbers. One and 33 or 300. So it's it's really out there hasn't changed very. In its alarming when you look at the numbers on their face and now is it true though that many of these birth defects . Actually develop early on in the presence. Most of the the birth defects and they should be broken down into like three different categories structural meaning that you can see it spine and -- thingsabout some of the common -- the taxis. -- the most common birth defect is that involved the heart the heart is this incredible. Complicated structure when you think about it. So a lot of themmost of them are manageable cleft -- manageable club foot and manageable birth defect . Heart defects and heart surgery and and everything now without that opening -- Has really progressed. We have about thirty seconds left but it seems like -- support is key to write you tell. An expecting mother obviously they want information but they also want to support the family and that's -- -- when we sure do. Aren't great interesting information because I think so often we confuse a lot of that birth defects -- Just different -- disorders so it's it's good to know what's out there and sort of inspecting. Doctor thinks is always good thing we've appreciated doctor -- to audience again with birth defects don't -- you can also follow ABC news now FaceBook and Twitter. -- -- -- -
Diabetic Mothers Pose Birth Defect Riskwith diabetes are more likely to have birth defects . They studied thousands of mothers and found three to four times more birth defects in infants born to women with diabetes pregnancy also had some increased risk for birth defects . In their babies but this was largely
that infants. Born to mothers with diabetes are more likely to have birth defects . -- -- -- -- -- They studied thousands of mothers and babies in the US and found three to four times more birth defects in infants born to women with diabetes. Women who develop diabetes just during pregnancy also had some increased risk for birth defects . In their babies but this was largely linked to the mother's obesity levels. Studies suggest blood sugar levels matter most in early -
Congenital Heart Disease & Rhythm Risks?If you're an adult who had congenital heart disease surgery as an infant child. It's very important specialists particularly somebody who has expertise in adult congenital heart disease. And be able to play you in the proper direction
If you're an adult who had congenital heart disease surgery as an infant -- child. It's very important to have regular followup. And the reason is is that even after surgical repair there is an increased risk of a -- as that may happen at any point in adolescence and adulthood. So it's very important to seek help from specialists particularly somebody who has expertise in adult congenital heart disease. And -- be able to play you in the proper direction in terms of future testing and any treatment to help -
Big Birth Problems for Obese Womenmothers of babies with birth defects and compared them to of sixteen types of birth defects . Children born to the causes behind the birth defects are unknown but doctors found that many of the birth defect risks decreased slightly
that babies born to obese mothers may be more likely to suffer birth defects . Researchers studied more than 101000 mothers of babies with birth defects and compared them to mothers of healthy children. They found that obesity was linked to an increased risk of seven out of sixteen types of birth defects . Children born to obese women had a 40% increased risk for heart defects and more than double the odds of spine of -- and the causes behind the birth defects are unknown but doctors suspect. That the higher rates of diabetes in obese mothers may play year old. When they -- -- diabetes from the equation they found that many of the birth defect risks decreased slightly. Despite these findings pregnant women should never go on a diet without first talking to a doctor because dieting -
Congenital Heart Disease & Rhythm Risks?
Dr. Maginot answers the question: 'Congenital Heart Disease & Rhythm Risks?'
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Drugs and Birth Defects
Our first guest is doctor lots Schwartz who is. At the Magee women's research institute. At the center for research on health care at the University of Pittsburgh and she joins us this morning from Pittsburgh we welcome you doctor Schwartz. Thank you. Now a new study in the annals or is the
