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Prevent Birth Defects: Health Officials Urge All Women Of Bearing Age To Take Folic Acid
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 11, 2017 09:00 AM ESTHealth officials recommend that all women of childbearing age should take a daily supplement of 400 to 800 micrograms of folic acid.
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Dad's Alcohol Intake, Lifestyle Can Affect Unborn Babies
By Brian McNeill | May 19, 2016 06:04 AM EDTDuring pregnancy, mothers are at a delicate stage and normally this would mean certain changes and limitations as far as their lifestyle is concerned. That would include proper dieting and nutritional intake among others but would-be fathers are not totally spared from such.
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Zika Virus Really Causes Birth Defects In Unborn Infants, CDC Confirms
By Chris Bale | Apr 14, 2016 04:37 AM EDTAfter a long study about Zika virus and its connection to microcephaly, it is now official that the virus is indeed causing the birth defect that affects the infant's brain, according to the health officials.
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Brazil to begin Sterilizing Mosquitoes with Gamma Rays to combat Zika
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 23, 2016 11:28 AM ESTBrazil will be combating Zika by sterilizing the mosquitoes that transmit the virus with gamma rays.
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WHO: Guillain-Barré Syndrome is on the Rise, no link to Zika
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 13, 2016 10:48 AM ESTThe WHO is reporting that cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome are on the rise in five Latam countries.
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White House Asks Congress for $1.8 billion to Fund Zika Research
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 08, 2016 10:42 AM ESTPresident Barack Obama is asking Congress to set aside more than $1.8 billion to fund research for Zika.
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World Health Organization Pronounces Zika Virus As International Emergency
By Jenn Loro | Feb 03, 2016 08:49 AM ESTWith the ‘extraordinary’ surge of Zika virus infections, an emergency convention of WHO health experts finally declared Zika an international health emergency.
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Zika can Travel to Asia, Africa, WHO Says
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 02, 2016 09:35 AM ESTThe Zika virus that has been spreading throughout the Americas could travel to Asia and Africa, the WHO said.
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Zika Vaccine could be Ready before 2016 Ends
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 29, 2016 11:34 AM ESTA zika vaccine could be available for emergency use before the end of 2016, a Canadian scientist said.
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WHO says Zika is ‘Spreading Explosively’ throughout the Americas
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 28, 2016 09:27 AM ESTThe Zika virus is "spreading explosively," the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.
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President Obama Calls for more Research on Zika as the Virus Continues to Spread
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 27, 2016 09:30 AM ESTPresident Barack Obama is calling for more research on the mosquito-borne Zika virus that has been linked to a birth defect.
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WHO Expects Zika to Spread throughout the Americas
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 25, 2016 09:37 AM ESTThe World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Zika outbreak will most likely spread throughout the Americas with the exception of two countries.
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Rare Birth Defect Is Causing Babies To Be Born With Intestines OUTSIDE: CDC
By Peter R | Jan 22, 2016 01:36 PM ESTThe stomachs and liver can also protrude outside in some cases, CDC warns.
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Link Between Zika Virus and Birth Defect is Strong, CDC reports
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 14, 2016 11:28 AM ESTThe CDC reported the link between the Zika virus and microcephaly is strong.
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Taking Antibiotics Early on in Pregnancy does not lead to Birth Defects, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 30, 2015 04:18 PM EDTA new Canadian study found that two of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for pregnant women do not increase their risk of birth defects.
