The Pregnancy Blog

About 11 percent of the 4 million babies born in the U.S. each year have been exposed to alcohol or illicit drugs in the womb, according to a June 2006 report by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. If removed from the home by child protection, these children tend to remain in foster care longer, and chances are very low that they will be reunited with their parents. However, a groundbreaking study led by Joseph P. read more…

Tammy Feldman always assumed that once she and her husband were ready to have a baby, she would simply stop using birth control and get pregnant. For many of her friends, it really was that simple. But for Feldman, like millions of others, the road to pregnancy was difficult… read more…

Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (Swiss: BSLN) announces that it has opened a clinical phase III study on alitretinoin in the U.S. The “HANDEL” trial is the first ever multi-centered, controlled clinical study for patients with severe chronic hand eczema performed in the U.S. read full article…

Healthy Living: Steroids to prevent birth may decrease baby's … MSNBC - Dec 20, 2008 … weeks after her first course of treatment, they continue getting steroids every two weeks until the baby is born or they reach 33 weeks of pregnancy. …

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First and only approved peginterferon in combination with ribavirin for previously untreated children with chronic hepatitis C addresses unmet medical need KENILWORTH, N.J., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP read more

It’s that time of year – cold and flu season. You’ve come down with one of these minor ailments, but as a breastfeeding mother, you’re reluctant to take medication for fear it will cross into your breast milk. Rest assured, however, there are some drugs that are safe to take, as well as non-drug options available to help you get through these situations… read more…

NEW YORK (AP) – Healthy people should have the right to boost their brains with pills, like those prescribed for hyperactive kids or memory-impaired older folks, several scientists contend in a provocative commentary. College students are already illegally taking prescription stimulants like Ritalin read full article

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its approval, Accutane has been labeled as being in pregnancy category X, meaning it should not be used during pregnancy. However, due to persistent reports of birth defects read full article