Taking epilepsy drugs when pregnant may NOT raise risk of birth defectsÂ
It was previously feared anti-seizure drug lamotrigine could raise the risk of having a baby with a cleft lip, a cleft palate or a club foot, Ulster University researchers said. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Sees No Link Between Common Epilepsy Drug, Certain Birth Defects
Large review found no greater risk of clubfoot, cleft palate, in babies of moms-to-be who used lamotrigine (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Sees No Link Between Common Epilepsy Drug, Certain Birth Defects
Large review found no greater risk of clubfoot, cleft palate, in babies of moms-to-be who used lamotrigine
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Birth Defects, Epilepsy (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cleft Surgery Boosts Economy in Developing NationsCleft Surgery Boosts Economy in Developing Nations
Born in Ghana with a cleft lip and palate, baby Kodjo was on the brink of being drowned in a river by his family in a religious sacrifice until a passing villager intervened. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 25, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine News Source Type: news
Breakthrough made in cleft lip and palate research
Leading scientists have identified an important gene that is associated with cleft lip and palate. Experts say the discovery is a step closer to understanding how this birth defect arises, and will help in the development of medical approaches to prevent the disfiguring condition. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 24, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Kenya: Smile Train, Miss World Kenya in Partnership to Raise Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness
[Nation] Out of the 3,400 babies born in Kenya every day, three are diagnosed with a birth defect that affects their faces, experts have said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - March 17, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Risk of oral clefts in children born to mothers taking Topamax (topiramate)
[03-04-2011] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing the public of new data that show that there is an increased risk for the development of cleft lip and/or cleft palate (oral clefts) in infants born to women treated with Topamax (topiramate) during pregnancy. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - March 11, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Uganda: Why Babies Are Born With Clefts
[Monitor] Approximately 1,000 babies are born with cleft lip and palate in Uganda. In many cases, there is no known cause for the condition, although it can be rectified with surgery. A cleft is a gap or split in the upper lip and or palate (roof of the mouth). The cleft may occur as an isolated cleft lip, isolated palate or in combination- lip and palate. The cleft lip and palate combination constitutes the majority of the oral-facial clefts. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - February 22, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Rwanda: 50 Undergo Specialised Surgery At Rwanda Military Hospital
[New Times] Fifty Rwandans with complex medical conditions that required macro-vascular reconstruction, scar revisions, resection of tumours and cleft palate corrective surgery this week underwent surgical procedures conducted by a team of doctors from the United States, Canada and Germany. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 15, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nasoalveolar molding use for cleft lip, palate reduces the number of surgeries and cost of care
Patients with complete unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate (U/BCLP) who were treated with nasoalveolar molding (NAM) required fewer surgeries and a reduction in overall healthcare costs compared to similar patients who did not have NAM treatment, according to a study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 9, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nigeria: Rotary to Perform Lip Surgeries On 100 Children
[Daily Trust] A team of 17 medical workers from the US, Canada and Australia will arrive Nigeria on January 8 to perform free surgeries to correct cleft lip and palate in 100 children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 22, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Children with specific birth defects at increased risk for abuse
Children born with cleft lip or palate and spina bifida are at an increased risk for abuse before the age of two, according to researchers. The researchers found that compared to children without birth defects the risk of maltreatment in children with cleft lip and/or palate was increased by 40 percent and for children with spina bifida, the risk was increased by 58 percent. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 10, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Increased Risk for Abuse for Children with Specific Birth Defects
Children born with cleft lip or palate and spina bifida are at an increased risk for abuse before the age of 2, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) - The results were published in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - December 10, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Increased Risk for Abuse for Children with Specific Birth Defects
Research shows children born with cleft lip or palate and spina bifida at increased risk for abuse before the age of 2 (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - December 10, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
UTHeath study: Children with specific birth defects at increased risk for abuse
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Children born with cleft lip or palate and spina bifida are at an increased risk for abuse before the age of 2, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
