For many families the end of summer brings end of season vacations followed by preparing for the upcoming school year. But for those with congenital heart defects (CHD), back to school issues can mean much more than where to find the coolest notebooks since their heart condition can have an impact on the student’s performance […]
Review of contract files found design & construction defects, as well as serious structural damage at Baghlan prison complex in Afghanistan
I received the following email communication today from my contact within SIGAR (Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction) regarding ongoing issues and concerns at Baghlan prisons complex in Afghanistan – built with millions of dollars in US taxpayer funds: Classification: DECLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Today, SIGAR released a safety alert letter on the $11.3 million Baghlan […]
Lack OF Folic Acid (vitamin B-9) And Birth Defects.
Recently I read about a man and his lifelong battle with complications from spina bifida. What is spina bifida and what can cause it? Spina bifida: a developmental defect in which the newborn baby has part of the spinal cord and/or coverings (neural tube) exposed through a gap in the backbone. Meaning: the bony […]
Study:Birth defects more in boys than in girls
According to Samanthi Abheywardana, author of ‘Australian report’ that birth defects have been found to be more common among boys than girls. The most commonly occurring defect is hypospadia, an abnormally placed urinary opening in the male urethra. Though conditions affect both sexes, but are more prevalent in boys that include congenital heart diseases, oesophageal […]
Stem cells may fix breast defects.
For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed. The approach is still experimental, but holds promise for millions of women left with cratered areas and breasts that look very different from each other after cancer surgery. It also […]
Pollution Causes Birth Defects to Soar in China
BIRTH defects in Chinese infants have soared nearly 40 per cent since 2001, a government report said, and officials linked the rise to China‘s worsening environmental degradation. The rate of defects had risen from 104.9 per 10,000 births in 2001, to 145.5 in 2006, affecting nearly one in 10 families, China’s National Population and Family […]
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