SALT LAKE CITY – A multistate study led by researchers at the University of Utah has revealed that the risk for childhood cancer is moderately increased among children and young adolescents with ...

A new study led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed a potential shift in our basic knowledge of the origins of birth defects, which affect about 3 percent of babies born in the United ...

SHAH ALAM – Cyclopia, a rare birth defect characterised by the presence of a single eye and the absence of a nose, is a severe developmental anomaly. This condition occurs in approximately one in ...

ST. PAUL - Healthy life choices can help prevent birth defects, the Minnesota Health Department says. The department, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and the Minnesota March of Dimes are ...

LOS ANGELES - Consuming opioid pain relievers such as codeine, oxycodone or hydrocodone just before pregnancy or early in pregnancy increases the risk of certain birth defects, especially congenital ...

A Congenital Heart Walk will be held in Gilbert on Sept. 21 at Gilbert Regional Park. It is one of 33 heart walks held across the country for an issue the CDC says is the most common type of birth ...

At least 10 babies — possibly more than 12 — have been identified with what doctors believe to be a new syndrome related to exposure to fentanyl in the womb. All of the infants have distinctive ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. According to the US Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects in ...